Queen of Swords

Additional deck interpretation:

The Queen of Swords points you towards a path of growth resulting from being truthful and being able to give and receive honest advice as you continue your journey through the seventy-eight passageways of growth.

This is the level on your continuous cycle of change when painful endings and new beginnings pave the way for you to present your principals as you deal fairly with others while experiencing your own monumental life changes.


You might wonder why the Queen of Swords turned up in your reading! She may indicate that a significant person will enter your life who will bring change, an important event may occur, or something unexpected may surface. She may be trying to tell you something about yourself and your need to activate a dormant part of your personality.

The Queen herself may have experienced painful times and has learned not to reveal her emotions. She may carry her pain with her, but she has learned to adhere to her higher ideals. Since her head is not stuck in the clouds, she can see things clearly, determine the truth of a situation, deliver honest advice and will not sugarcoat her words.

This Queen is a savvy person who does not have time for nonsense, lies and excuses. She is direct and truthful, arriving at her point quickly and she will point out the painful truth regarding a situation. Since she is blunt with the words she speaks, she may seem cold and uncaring. But she is not trying to hurt you: she only wants to help you to see things clearly and logically.

Numerical Number 13: This number consists of: 1 (a new beginning) + 3 (rebirth and creating something new) = 4 (cleansed and purified and ready to build a new foundation). It is associated with transformation, the time when new ground will be broken to enable achievement of a personal or professional dream.

You are at the end of one cycle and about to start a new passage of rebirth which results in an important lifestyle change.

The Element of Air: The Queen of Swords is associated with the planet Uranus (the planet of the future and not the past) and the zodiac sign of Aquarius. The combination of Uranus in Aquarius brings you into the timing of truth.


Probable Outcome: You might like living alone and do not want to be in a relationship.

Perhaps you are on the verge of leaving a relationship because something painful was revealed that changed the relationship. Or you might be a widow and are still grieving from your loss.

You may need to stand up for yourself or seek wise counsel regarding a painful situation because something came out from behind the scenes and changed your lifestyle.

You might need to reach out to help a mother figure, family member, friend or client.

You may have thrown yourself into your career because do not want a relationship or you might be on the verge of making a job/career change because you are unhappy. Perhaps you are thinking of starting a new business because you do not want to work for others.

Possible Outcome: You might be done with living alone and are the verge of getting involved with others or looking for a new relationship. Perhaps you already started a relationship and are not looking back anymore.

You might manipulate someone and use your power to be in control of a situation because something was unveiled that you did not like.

You may be seeing a wise counselor who is helping you let go of the past.

Perhaps you recently helped a mother figure, family member, friend or client.

You may have decided that throwing yourself into your career is not working out after all - you need a relationship.

You might be starting a new job or may have started a new business.

Then again, you might not be able to channel the Queen of Swords' energies into your life. You probably think you need to control everything around you in order to feel safe because you do not trust others.

Timing: The Queen of Swords is related to an important thought that is turned inwards, then turned outwards to solve a problem. This event may occur in 1-3 days.