The Meaning of the Queen of Swords in the Tarot System

Queen of Swords

General Meaning

A woman in a high position, with influence and authority; a patroness who furthers the querent's success. The Queen of Swords symbolizes an independent, wise and self-reliant woman. A progressive and sensible personality with an analytical mind. Often indicates women over the age of 30, though sometimes there are exceptions when a person has matured earlier. Such a person is not used to heeding the promptings of their inner voice. Their actions lack warmth of heart and kindness, because they prefer to make decisions as rationally as possible and weigh everything with the mind. Yet even this approach still allows them to achieve their goals. If the Queen of Swords appears in a spread, conflict situations are possible.

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The Queen of Swords Tarot Card in Different Tarot Decks

Meaning in Situations

This card is very well described by the phrase — on her own. Any situation connected with this card can be characterized by detachment, independence and autonomy. The time has come when you will have to answer for your own actions. If a period of solitude has set in for you now, you will learn to be self-reliant. You have reached your current excellent position thanks to your sharp mind and sense of honesty. At the moment, ambition and career come first for you. It is possible that right now you are in contact with a woman who has recently suffered great sorrow. If you asked about romantic relationships, now is not the right time for them. Your focus on rational thought has somewhat dulled your emotions.

The need to give someone advice or to act as a mediator in order to reconcile quarrelling parties; diplomacy. A meeting with the Queen of Swords.

Work

Growth; everything is moving in a better direction. A woman in uniform, a state post, a high position, intellectual work, science, etc.

Health

A successful operation, a tenacious fight for life.

Relationships

The interest is intellectual rather than emotional. There is a competitive spirit; these people find it interesting to talk to each other. Often a mother-in-law, a single mother, sometimes a widow.

Personality Type

Air, Libra. Dynamic, calculating, tactical, intellectual.

Advice and Warning

Advises joining the fight and reaching the goal. Warns against taking hasty positions.

Yes or No

"Yes." You will achieve your goal through diplomatic means.

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Reversed Card Meaning

Most likely a very serious ill-wisher has appeared in your life in the form of an imperious and vengeful woman. She is secretly trying to discredit you in order to block your way up the career ladder. If hard times have come for you now, that does not mean you should isolate yourself and give up positive emotions. Most likely, the person treating you with disrespect is trying to manipulate you.

Sorrow over some loss, secret affairs or intrigues, psychological blocks. A meeting with a reversed Queen of Swords.

Reversed Meaning: Work

Calculated embezzlement, insufficient analysis and miscalculations, the absence of a goal or the wrong goals.

Reversed Meaning: Health

Neuroses, thyroid disorders.

Reversed Meaning: Relationships

Heavy, harsh, coarse; the woman submits but stores up anger; the two cannot forgive each other.

Reversed Meaning: Personality Type

A spiteful home-wrecker. Quarrelsome, ruthless, categorical. Torments others with her misfortunes.

Reversed Meaning: Advice and Warning

Advises standing your ground categorically and firmly — but if you lack decisiveness, you will suffer. Warns that you may become the target of malicious gossip.

Reversed Meaning: Yes or No

"No." You will not reach the goal.