Queen of Wands is a card of the Minor Arcana, suit of Wands in the Thoth Tarot. In a reading it speaks of magnetism, confidence, royalty and warmth. In the Golden Dawn system it corresponds to the sephirah Binah, the element Fire and 21° Pisces – 20° Aries in astrology.
magnetism · confidence · royalty · warmth · autonomy
What does Queen of Wands mean?
Show your strength with calm and warmth: you can influence the situation with your presence.
Everyday meaning
A charismatic, warm, self-assured woman or person, or the ability to lead with affectionate authority. It points to charm, generosity and serene strength.
Psychological meaning
Energy received and sustained: self-confidence, warmth, the ability to support others without losing yourself. It can stiffen into pride.
Initiatic meaning
Water of Fire, the He of Yod, referred to Binah: fire made fluid and constant. She rules from 21° Pisces to 20° Aries, joining the Neptunian sensitivity of Pisces to the impetus of Aries.
The shadow side
Ill-dignified, she becomes vindictive, tyrannical, jealous, quick to nurse a grudge.
Queen of Wands reversed
The Thoth Tarot is traditionally read without reversed cards: the reader judges from the cards around it whether a card is well or ill dignified. This is its ill-dignified or blocked reading:
Wounded self-esteem, possessiveness, pride; or energy held back for fear of shining.
Queen of Wands in love, work and spirit
In love
A warm and passionate partner; a relationship founded on trust and passion.
At work and career
Charismatic leadership, confident management, creative projects.
In spiritual practice
The guarded flame: the inner fire fed with constancy.
Kabbalah, astrology and the Hebrew letter of Queen of Wands
Binah · Fire · 21° Pisces – 20° Aries
Crowley on Queen of Wands
The Queen of the Thoth deck, crowned with the winged disk, sits in contemplation amid flames, with a leopard at her side and a thyrsus topped by a pine cone: the force of fire controlled and serene.
Frequently asked questions
What does Queen of Wands mean in the Thoth Tarot?
Show your strength with calm and warmth: you can influence the situation with your presence.
What does Queen of Wands mean in love?
A warm and passionate partner; a relationship founded on trust and passion.
What does Queen of Wands mean for work and career?
Charismatic leadership, confident management, creative projects.
What does Queen of Wands mean reversed?
The Thoth Tarot is traditionally read without reversed cards: the reader judges from the cards around it whether a card is well or ill dignified. This is its ill-dignified or blocked reading: Wounded self-esteem, possessiveness, pride; or energy held back for fear of shining.
What are the Kabbalah and astrology correspondences of Queen of Wands?
In the Golden Dawn system Queen of Wands corresponds to the sephirah Binah, the element Fire and 21° Pisces – 20° Aries in astrology.
