relationship;
egotism
obstructing
a
correct
career choice;
insensitivity towards your coworkers; a lack of self control
undermining your social relationships; unreliable professional
behavior; financial dishonesty; pursuing a life of sexual perversity
and immorality; using emotional hysteria to control others;
alienation from your authentic inner self; suffering confusion over
personal or financial problems; living with a lack common sense in
your daily life.
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THE QUEEN OF SWORDS
Queen of the Thrones of Air
Water of Air
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
A sad and stern faced Queen sits on a throne of solid grey stone
inscribed with the face of a youthful angel and the image of a
butterfly. Grayish clouds billow up towards her side and the wind
is rising in the trees as though a storm is gathering. She wears a
golden crown decorated in a butterfly motif and sits upon a throne
holding an erect sword in her right hand. She is robed in grey and
blue and her left hand is raised as though beckoning someone to
approach and be heard. A solitary eagle soars in the clear blue sky
high above her symbolizing the loftiness of her thoughts. Her sad
visage suggests some past loss, perhaps that of a child whose
angelic face decorates the side of her throne so the memory over
her loss remains with her always.
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MEDITATION
The rational analytic skills of intellectual Air element blended with
the polished diplomatic and relationship abilities inherent in
emotional Water support this Queen not only in the lofty flights of
her reason but in her uncanny ability to cut through the veil of lies
that cloud most people’
s perception and strike to the heart of truth
buried within the many issues that confront her. As a judge, she
cannot be deceived and dispenses her justice or mercy without
emotional involvement letting the facts of the matter be the sole
arbiter
of
her
royal
judgment. This
Queen’
s
talent
for
discrimination and analysis and her ability to be objective towards
her own emotions make her a force to be reckoned with for she has
an acute emotional control and clarity of thought and perception
that allows her to cut away falsehoods and find the truth of any
matter, especially one that involves her personally.
INTUITIVE CLOUDS
When the Queen of Swords appears she may indicate you, another
person close to you, someone who may enter your life, an aspect of
your own personality or an aspect of yourself that needs to be
recognized and developed or asserted. She may also represent a
situation you find yourself in.
When Appearing Upright and Representing a Person
The Queen of Swords is a mature, highly intelligent and quick
witted woman - someone who is highly rational, keenly perceptive
and confident in all she undertakes. She has excellent political
skills and is highly adept at balancing conflicting points of view so
they resolve in a position that furthers her own personal ends. She
is a woman of strong character - an independent thinker who is
uncompromising and realistic. As a woman she is acquainted with
sorrow but has the emotional control, strength and dignity not to let
her painful inner emotional landscape color her reason and royal
judgment.
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When The Queen of Swords is revealed Upright in your reading,
its meaning(s) may correspond to: being perceptive as to who are
your real friends; acting with intelligence; a need for financial
independence; the strength to bear sorrow; self-confidence on the
job; strength of character when facing adversity; a need to make a
mature career choice; a need for greater rationality and emotional
control.
When Appearing Reversed and Representing a Person
Reversed, the Queen of Swords is a weak, dishonest, narrow
minded, vicious and intolerant woman. She can be maliciously
clever and cruelly manipulative and delights in using gossip to
embarrass and discredit other people. She is given to extreme
jealousy and paranoia and can deal with people in a very
unreasoning and unjust manner.
When Appearing Reversed and Not Representing a Person
When The Queen of Swords is revealed Reversed in your
reading, its meaning(s) may correspond to: a need to move away
from a past sorrow; cruelty towards the person who loves you
most; being too narrow minded in evaluating your career choices;
bigotry and intolerance towards others; becoming a victim of
gossip in the workplace; acting with malice towards all; jealousy
over a rival getting the better of you; perpetrating injustice in
society; possessing a manipulative nature when it comes to money;
a failure to find love due to your perverse character.
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THE QUEEN OF PENTACLES
The Queen of the Throne of Earth
Water of Earth
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
Amid the opulent splendor of Nature the Queen of Pentacles sits
alone on her solidly built throne in a lush natural setting amid fresh
greenery and fruit laden vines and flowering bushes over which
extends a canopy of roses. Her throne is decorated with images of
fruit trees, rams heads, angels, embryos and other fertility symbols.
She lovingly gazes upon the single pentacle which rests upon her
lap. A brown rabbit, the symbol of her fecundity and fertility,
emerges out of the undergrowth and makes its way across the
meadow. The traditional colors of the four elements – Fire – Earth
–Air and Water – form a harmonious color tapestry throughout the
image of this resplendent Queen symbolizing that all aspects of
natural life fall under her dominion.
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MEDITATION
The regenerative force of life as manifested in the eternal cycles of
Nature demonstrates to the wise that no such majesty could exist
without the fertile power of the Divine Feminine that we see
symbolized in the Queen of Pentacles. She combines Water and
Earth with the perfect receptivity and energy necessary to be the
Queen Mother of all life. She is the fertile water that flows in the
depths of the Earth unseen and hidden and ever nourishing all life
out of the silence in which she dwells in her secret realm. In the
recognition of her Divinity and in paying obeisance to it, we attain
to the highest level of spiritual understanding.
INTUITIVE CLOUDS
When the Queen of Pentacles appears in a reading she may
indicate you, another person close to you, someone who may enter
your life, an aspect of your own personality or an aspect of
yourself that needs to be recognized, further developed or asserted.
She may also represent a situation you find yourself in.
When Appearing Upright and Representing a Person
The Queen of Pentacles represents a shrewd, intelligent, sensible
and down to earth woman who is highly intelligent – a true Earth
Mother. She is also someone who loves splendor and personal
display and can be creative in many ways as she makes good use
of her many talents. She is charitable and kind of heart and is
generous with her gifts - a truly noble and trustworthy soul but one
who at times is prone to mistaking others true motives and being
over generous to those who are in her sphere of influence.
When Appearing Upright and Not Representing a Person
When The Queen of Pentacles is revealed Upright in your
reading, its meaning(s) may correspond to: a time of fertility;
choosing a career in which you can fully utilize your innate
intelligence and creativity; putting your inherent talents and
abilities to good use in the workplace; sensibility towards the needs
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of others; adopting a practical, down to earth attitude in dealing
with this difficult situation; having nobility of soul; generosity;
trustworthiness; exhibiting financial shrewdness in a current
transaction; having a charitable and kind hearted nature when in a
leadership role; a realization that you really want to be a mother.
When Appearing Reversed and Representing a Person
This card represents a suspicious and erratic woman who is narrow
in outlook and mistrusts all that she doesn't understand. She is
selfish and miserly when it comes to her family and friends but is
very free spending in matters concerning her self. She possesses
little creative ability and often neglects important duties or pushes
them off onto her reluctant subordinates.
When Appearing Reversed and Not Representing a Person
When The Queen of Pentacles is revealed Reversed in your
reading, its meaning(s) may correspond to: a current time of
infertility; frustration in your career; selfishness in your social
relationships; a fear of failure at work; mistrust and suspicion of
those who support you; negligence in raising your children; having
a suspicious attitude towards other people; the avoidance of
financial responsibility; emotional dependency; consistent neglect
of your duties; a rejection of motherhood; having a too narrow
outlook on life; being a manipulative personality;
living as an
erratic and selfish individual who uses people for her own gain.
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The Kings
Kings represent the Fire element. The Fire King stands ready for
action - to go forth and assert his Will; the Water King awaits his
subjects so he may dispense compassionate advice; the Air King
sits before us that we may approach and hear his judgment and the
Earth King revels in his sensual garden of earthly delights.
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THE KING OF WANDS
King of the Spirits of Fire
Fire of Fire
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
The King of Wands sits upon a golden throne decorated with
symbols of the Fire element - lions and salamanders. The
salamanders are portrayed consuming their own tails. Around his
neck hangs a lion necklace and upon his head beneath a red cap of
maintenance sits a golden crown shaped into an ornate flame like
design. His royal robes are colored red- orange and are trimmed in
flaming yellow cuffs. He wears a green cowl; his cloak is colored
yellow and is decorated with black salamanders. His slippers are
dyed green and in his right hand he holds a single flowering Wand.
His throne is supported by a concrete slab and sits upon the blazing
dessert sands. To his left and attending him is a lone salamander
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who acts as his sentinel and whose keen vision serves as an early
warning of any danger that might approach the King. There is no
top to his throne and it appears to extend upwards into the sky
symbolizing that the fiery creative force which flows through him
proceeds from a higher ground of being.
MEDITATION
As Fire of Fire the King of Wands expresses in his character the
essence of the Fire element and the realization of the creative
function of consciousness – that function which unites the inner
world of Spirit with the outer world of Nature and allows the
creative energy to flow from the higher ground of being upon
which all consciousness rests through the self consciousness of the
individual and into the natural world.
INTUITIVE CLOUDS
When the King of Wands appears he may indicate you; another
person close to you; someone who may enter your life or an aspect
of your own personality or an aspect of your own personality that
needs to be recognized and further developed or asserted. He may
also represent a situation you find yourself in.
When Appearing Upright and Representing a Person
The King of Wands is a friendly, loyal, trustworthy, honest and
conscientious person who is generous and kind and loves family
life and traditional ways. He is a just, generous and enterprising
King who is high-principled and passionate - a perfect gentleman
who comes from a noble lineage. The King is a decisive leader
who combines an adventuresome spirit with a creative and
innovative approach to problem solving. Sometimes, though, he is
a bit too hasty and rushes into things without sufficient
forethought. He is always alert and when stirred into action acts
with great energy and resolve. Failure is not an option to the King
of Wands and this card often represents a self confident and
ambitious person who has attained success through the sheer force
of their personality.
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When Appearing Upright and Not Representing a Person
When The King of Wands is revealed Upright in your reading, its
meaning(s) may correspond to: success in the matter of your
inquiry; loyalty; trustworthiness; honesty; kindness; generosity;
strength; passion; nobility; understanding; self confidence; political
success; high moral principles; decisiveness; having an ambitious
nature; being innovative; being just in your judgments; alertness;
possessing an enterprising and adventuresome spirit; marital
fidelity.
When Appearing Upright and Representing a Person
The reversed King symbolizes a selfish, ruthless, ill natured and
intolerant person who is deeply prejudiced and lacking in sincere
feeling for others. He can be a severe and unyielding man, often
overbearing, and cruel and despotic. He is unyielding in his
judgments and is a man who allows no opposition to his decisions.
He is quick tempered, often violent, and constantly plot
s to destroy
those who oppose his will.
When Appearing Reversed and Not Representing a Person
When The King of Wands is revealed Reversed in your reading,
its meaning(s) may correspond to: a lack of success in the matter of
inquiry; a penchant for tyranny; cruelty; selfishness; ruthlessness;
severity; intolerance; prejudice; a lack of feeling for others; being
quick tempered and prone to violence; possessing an unyielding
will and a foul nature; marital infidelity.
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THE KING OF CUPS
"The Lord of the Waves and Waters
Fire of Water
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
The King of Cups sits on his throne holding a scepter in his right
hand and a golden Cup in his left. His throne is grey and
constructed of solid rock with a headrest shaped as a sea shell.
Miraculously, the throne floats easily upon the waters even though
the sea swirls restlessly around it. The King sits calmly in the
middle of this turbulent sea and appears about to dip his foot into
the energetic waters that surround him. Around his neck he wears
a fish amulet and to his left a sea snake pokes his head out of the
rolling waves. In the background a ship tries to make headway as
it battles against tumultuous seas. The King wears a deep blue
outer garment accented with a bright yellow cloak trimmed in red.
A bright red scarf is draped over his left shoulder. On his left
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hand he appears to be wearing a signet ring, which along with the
scepter is a symbol of his royal authority. In his right hand he holds
a large golden cup, a symbol of the depths of his emotional
sensitivity towards others. The King of Cups is open to all who
approach him and treats those who enter his life with kindness and
consideration
while
exercising
his
royal
powers
in
a
compassionate, just and sensitive manner.
MEDITATION
As the active fire aspect of the water element, the King of Cups
expresses the virtues and strengths of a true ruler who unites