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Queen of Swords

Tarot de Marseille

Essence: A woman with her sword raised, a clear and confident mind, she sees things as they are, isn't fooled by appearances, cuts away what's unnecessary

General meaning

Upright

↕ Reversed: Clarity that turns into an edge, coldness, words that hurt more than necessary, protecting herself so much she becomes isolated

By topic

Love

a woman who leads with her headisn't dazzled at first sighthealthy boundariesspeaking clearlyjudgement

Friendship

frankhonest friendclear boundarieslucid adviceno-frills loyalty

Family

a clearfirm womanboundaries at homespeaking clearlyfairnessorder

Career

lucid professionalanalysisindependencejudgementrational leadership

Work

analysisown judgementcutting what doesn't worklucid professionalindependence

Studies

critical thinkinganalysislucid teacherrigourjudgement

Money

good financial judgementanalysiscontrollucid decisionscutting expenses

Pets

fairclear treatmentboundarieslucid observationrational carerules

Health

mental claritymedical judgementboundariesobjectivityrational care

Choices

tell what's real from what you want to believeobjectivityboundariesclarityjudgement

Creative projects

editinglucid directionrefiningjudgementclarity of focus

Creativity

editinglucid critiquerefiningobjective eyeprecise writing

The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.

✨ 3 tips for combining it

1. With deceit cards, she won't be fooled. Example: Queen of Swords + The Moon is seeing what's behind it.
2. With Cups, healthy boundaries. Example: Queen of Swords + Two of Cups is loving with your head first.
3. With cold cards, watch out for isolating. Example: Queen of Swords + The Hermit is protecting yourself so much you end up alone.

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