Queen of Swords, Waite-Smith tarot, 1909

Court card · Swords · Air

Queen of Swords

Thoth: Queen of Swords

In a reading

A perceptive, independent person who speaks plainly; the call to be honest even when it is hard.

Upright: Independence, clear thinking, honesty
Reversed: Coldness, bitterness, harshness

Correspondences

Suit: Swords · element Air
Thoth title: Queen of Swords
Golden Dawn title (Book T): Queen of the Thrones of Air
Astrology: Water of Air; rules 20° Virgo – 20° Libra
Sephirah: בינה Binah (3), Understanding
Court names: Waite: Queen · Thoth: Queen · Golden Dawn: Queen

Card image: Pamela Colman Smith, Rider-Waite tarot, 1909 (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).