Queen of Swords

Honest and clear.

What Queen of Swords can mean for your day

In tradition, a queen sits upright, sword raised, one hand held out. She tells the truth kindly but plainly. Today, say what you mean.

Try: Give one piece of honest, kind feedback.

Where it sits in the deck

Tarot is a deck of 78 picture cards. 56 of them, like this one, are about everyday life. They come in four groups, called suits, a bit like playing cards.

Swords: thoughts, words and hard truths. In tradition, the suit of Air.

Court cards are people, or a side of you. Page: the beginner, curious and keen. Knight: the doer, all action. Queen: the one who understands it from the inside. King: the one who's in charge of it.

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