Queen of Spades

Playing cards

Classic reading: A widow with possible designs; a lady a single man will get engaged to in 14, 22, 23, 24 or 32; for a single woman or widow: a rival in love. Next to the Queen of Hearts and the Ace of Spades it measures the time until the wedding.

General meaning

Upright

widowrivalcold womanintriguecaution

↕ Reversed: A weakened rival, intrigue coming to light.

By topic

Love: rival in lovelady of engagementwidowjealousydangerous seduction
Friendship: false friendrivalgossipdistancejealousy
Family: widowstrict mother-in-lawharsh mothergriefconflict over assets
Career: strict bossrivalambitionintrigueprofessional coldness
Work: tough bossprofessional rivalintrigueambitious womancoldness
Studies: demanding teacheracademic rivalassessmenthigh standardsgrief
Money: wealthy widowinheritancefinancial intriguecontrol of assetslawsuit
Pets: cold ownergrieving an animalfarewellcontroldistance
Health: woman doctorgriefcoldnessanguishlong processes
Choices: cold judgementdistrust apparent helpseparate emotion and reasonintrigueclarity
Creative projects: cold partnercritiquerivalryintriguecontrol
Creativity: sharp critiqueartistic rivaldark workmelancholyhigh standards

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

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