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Queen of Swords

When I look at this Queen I feel cold. For a long time I thought she was a kind of woman that doesn’t know how to be affectionate and caring. Recently I pulled this card for my daily reading and I want to share my experience with this card with you. I hope my interpretation will help you understand the energy of this Queen and her meaning.

1. She is realistic…

She doesn’t believe in prince Charming. She is too smart for that. She doesn’t believe in lived happily-ever-after. She knows what she wants from the relationship may it be sex, money or American citizenship.

2. She is pragmatical…

She doesn’t let this romantic dust fool her. She’ll run a background check and get the credit report of her suitor. She is using her head even when emotions are involved

3. She is comfortable being single

She is not afraid to be lonely. She takes pride in her independence and enjoys living her life as it is.  Usually you may find these women doing men’s jobs – running corporations and having their own businesses.

4. She gets what she wants

She will never let herself suffer in a relationship. If she has doubt she asks questions. If she feels she is treated badly she walks away. Because again she is too smart to cry over a guy.

As Guidance:

You might better turn into that ice Queen, start using your head and clear judgement. Show your expertise, don’t be naive, think the situation through. Don’t cook for your boyfriend let him take you out! You can marry him after you make sure he doesn’t owe 20 million in credit debt. It is okay to act like a bitch in this situation. You should become more distant emotionally.

 

What does the Queen of Swords mean to you?

A Pack of Cards for Alice

‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking Glass” are the books of fantasy and that fantasy is built around games – cards and chess. So it makes Alice’s story one of the best themes for making playing card decks. What about Tarot?

I was sure that Alice’s journey would fit nicely into the Fool’s journey in Tarot. It was of no surprise to me to find out a few ‘Wonderland’ Tarot decks on the web. All of them are inspired by the original book, their artwork is stunning though different.

The people who are actually familiar with Tarot will notice how the same character of the book represents different tarot  archetype in various decks.

My assumption will be that the first ‘Wonderland’ Tarot deck was designed by Christopher and Morgana Abbey in 1989. This deck was based on the original illustrations by John Tenniel. It has suits of Oysters, Flamingos, Hats and Pepper mills (instead of the conventional Pentacles,Wands, Cups and Swords) and also includes Tweedledee and Tweedledum as the Lovers.

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All the other decks that I’ve come across are either not yet published or self-published.

May be you will be interested in buying one of those. I feel like creating a Wonderland deck of cards can be a lot of fun!

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Designed and illustrated by Karen Mahony and Alex Ukolov, Baba Studio

Date:2011

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Designed by Rodney Howington

Date: 2012

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Alice in Wonderland Tarot

Country:Korea, Taiwan

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Project Deck from Mike Mann