Queen of Swords

From Tarotpedia

[edit] History and Iconography

[edit] Suggested Divinatory Meanings

• Barrenness, separation, or widowhood
• The advice to “Know Thyself!”
• Wisdom, especially when based upon sad experience or sorrow
• Independence ... Self-autonomy, self-control, and self-reliance
• A woman making it in “a man’s world”
• Being honest (maybe brutally so) and astute
• Being austere or stern, even moralistic
• Note that grief, sorrow, and loss can make us wise and insightful, or it can make us emotionally barren, clinging to the rules of what is “right and wrong” without tempering our judgment with compassion.