Water of Fire, its fluidity and color. The letter Heh: the Queen receives, excites and transmits the energy of the Knight — a steady, magnetic flame. A warm strength that attracts, ruling gently but firmly.
The Queen sits enthroned upon fire, which her power has commanded to take the form of geometric light. Her crown is surmounted by a winged globe and gives off flaming rays; her long hair of fine gold streams over her chain mail. In her left hand is a wand with a cone, an allusion to the mysteries of Bacchus; beside her sits a leopard, on whose head she has laid her other hand. In her face is the ecstasy of a woman whose mind is absorbed by the mystery hidden below her breast.
🔥Throne of geometric light — her power has commanded fire to take form: calm dominion over the element
🍇Wand with a Bacchic cone — an allusion to the mysteries of Bacchus; the reception and regulation of fiery energy
🐆Leopard beneath her hand — tamed force; a magnetism that attracts and subdues gently
🌊Water of Fire, the letter Heh — the fluidity and color of the element; the second stage of creation that passes the energy onward
♓♈Decan 21° Pisces — 20° Aries — she rules the Zodiac at the boundary of Pisces and Aries: a steady, magnetic flame
Interpretation
The Queen of Wands is the watery part of Fire, its fluidity and color. In the Tetragrammaton she corresponds to the first letter Heh: the Queens complement the Knights — they receive, excite and pass onward their primordial energy, being the second stage of creation. Hence they are depicted seated upon thrones: they are appointed to perform a particular function. She rules the Zodiac from the 21st degree of Pisces to the 20th degree of Aries.
She is marked by adaptability, persistent energy, a calm dominion that she knows how to turn to her own advantage, increasing her own attractiveness. She is kind and generous, but brooks no resistance; she knows how to befriend and to love — but only on her own initiative. This is a steady, magnetic flame: a warm strength that attracts and warms, ruling gently but firmly.
The Queen usually symbolizes a woman, but sometimes a man — exactly who is meant, and about whom, is decided by the question and the position in the spread. This is the feminine aspect of the element of Fire: inspired, ready for boldness, initiative and risk, for ventures and adventures. This is pride and self-confidence, independence, the ability to be carried away and kindled, the confident execution of what was conceived.
This deck's emphasis is on temperament and passion: impulsiveness, energy, the art of seducing and beguiling. In Waite the foreground is business qualities (often an entrepreneur or a boss); Thoth lays stress on magnetism and ecstatic burning. Both are commanding, but Waite's governs, while this one kindles.
The Queen is the Heh of the fiery family: she receives the onslaught of the Knight Knight of Wands (fire of Fire), their union is manifested by the Prince Prince of Wands (air of Fire), and embodied by the Princess Princess of Wands (earth of Fire). By the decan of Aries she adjoins the Emperor The Emperor and the Two-Three-Four of Wands Two of Wands. Her watery counterpart by rank is the Queen of Cups Queen of Cups (water of Water), a pure mirror, whereas here water soothes and regulates fire.
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Advice & forecast
✦ The card's advice
Lead by gentle persistence rather than by force: your strength is a steady, magnetic flame that attracts and warms, ruling gently but firmly. Use charm and the ability to kindle — it increases your attractiveness and turns the situation to your advantage. Be kind and generous, but love and befriend on your own initiative, brooking no resistance to your warmth. Do not, however, let your "broodings" give birth to a wild reaction: heat turned to harm tips the calm flame into caprice. Rule as an enchantress who kindles, not as a tyrant who bears down.
🔮 What the forecast holds
A steady influence through charm is coming, a warm power, the holding of fire. An attractive, commanding, generous nature enters your life (or manifests in you) — magnetism and a calm strength that befriends and loves on its own initiative. This is a time of pride and self-confidence, independence, the ability to be carried away and to execute confidently what was conceived; a time of magnetism, passion and beguilement. The forecast favors the one who leads by gentle persistence: a warm power will hold the fire and draw the right people in.
↓ Queen of Wands reversed
She has no less pride than the Knight, but without his inner nobility: pride turns into self-satisfied vanity and snobbery. Her inclination to "brood" gives rise to wrong decisions and wild reactions; easily misled, she shows herself foolish, stubborn and tyrannical, capable of insulting or taking revenge without weighty cause and of lashing out even at her best friends. Reversed, this is "not the time" to let yourself be carried away too far, to flaunt strength and self-sufficiency: heat turns to harm. Reversals here are conditional: the calm flame breaks into a capricious, vengeful flare.
The card in spreads
The same card reads differently depending on the spread and the question — compare real spreads:
Spread "Warm Power"
To understand how to lead the situation
«How do I get my way without force?»
Situation
Queen of Wands
What to avoid
Ten of Wands
Outcome
The Sun
The Queen of Wands in the situation — you have a steady, magnetic flame, a warm power that attracts gently but firmly. What to avoid Ten of Wands — Oppression: the temptation to break into force and pressure instead of charm. The outcome The Sun — the Sun: a generous success, if you lead with persistence and warmth. Use your magnetism, love and befriend on your own initiative, but do not let your "broodings" give birth to a wild reaction — kindle rather than bear down.
Spread "An Attractive Woman"
To understand a partner's nature
«What kind of person is this fervent woman?»
Who she is
Queen of Wands
Her passion
Lust
Where it leads
The Lovers
The Queen of Wands — an attractive, commanding, generous nature; magnetism and a calm strength that loves on its own initiative. Her passion Lust — Lust: a fervent burning, the art of beguiling and kindling. Where it leads The Lovers — the Lovers: a genuine union, if behind the magnetism there is a choice of the heart. Value her warm power and charm, but remember: wounded pride is capable of breaking into capricious vengefulness.
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Spread "Kindle and Hold"
How to sustain the fire in a bond
«How do I preserve the warmth between us?»
The onslaught
Knight of Wands
I
Queen of Wands
The support
Four of Wands
The onslaught Knight of Wands — the Knight of Wands: a swift, passionate surge that bursts in and departs. I Queen of Wands — the Queen: water of Fire, which receives that onslaught, soothes it and holds it by magnetism. The support Four of Wands — Completion: a solid home and harmony in which the fire does not burn out. Lead by gentle persistence, regulate the flame with charm rather than force — a warm power will hold what pure onslaught only inflames.
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How it differs from Waite
Rider-Waite-SmithQueen of Wands
vs
Thoth TarotQueen of Wands
The rank coincides here: the Queen of Wands exists in both decks. The difference lies only in the coloring. In Waite the foreground is her business qualities — self-assurance, intelligence and active energy; often this is an entrepreneur or a boss, a woman of affairs. Here the emphasis is shifted toward temperament and passion: magnetism, the art of seducing and beguiling, an ecstatic burning. Waite's Queen is a willful organizer, this one a fervent enchantress; both are commanding, but the first governs, while the second kindles.
WaiteThoth Tarot
ImageA queen with a sunflower and a black cat.A throne of light, a leopard, a wand with the cone of Bacchus.
EmphasisBusiness qualities: intelligence, confidence, activity.Temperament and passion: magnetism, beguilement, ecstasy.
RoleA willful organizer, a woman of affairs.A fervent enchantress who kindles and attracts.
Symbolism & correspondences
Water of Fire — the letter Heh of the Tetragrammaton, the reception and transmission of fiery energy. Decan: from 21° Pisces to 20° Aries. A throne of geometric light, a crown with a winged globe, a wand with a Bacchic cone, a leopard beneath her hand. In the I Ching — the 17th hexagram Sui: the consideration of an impulse and the smooth flow of action under the guidance of the creative mind.
Element
Fire
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Arcana
Minor
Suit
Wands
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