A relationship where you love without losing yourself. You do not erase yourself to fit the other person, and that attitude becomes your very charm. It is a time when affection is expressed clearly, so do not hold back your heart; show it generously in words and gestures.
A throne holding a sunflower
Queen of Wands: Card Meaning
Queen of Wands: Card Meaning
Reading It Upright and Reversed
Queen of Wands · Minor Arcana · Wands · Queen
The Queen of Wands sits on a throne carved with lions, a staff in one hand and a sunflower in the other, looking straight ahead. Upright, it means confidence that is proud of its own place and a warmth that draws people in.
The queen sits in a relaxed pose with her legs slightly apart, gazing straight ahead. In her right hand is a staff with sprouting leaves, in her left a sunflower with yellow petals wide open, and lion heads are carved on the back and arms of the throne. At her feet a black cat sits quietly, facing us.
The sunflower that turns its head to follow the sun stands for a nature that faces the light, and the cat at her feet for an unseen intuition and an eye that sees through people. Because the two share one picture, the card is warm yet never a pushover. Queen cards read both as a situation and as a person with that temperament.
What kind of person does the Queen of Wands point to?
Someone who brightens the atmosphere yet always says what they want to say. They look after others well, have a gift for connecting people, and with clear likes and dislikes, they do not talk behind your back. They also have a knack for gauging someone’s character at first sight. Read as the state of the person who drew the card, it means a time when you accept where you stand and can say aloud what you want, so it is a good moment to bring out what you have wanted to do.
Queen of Wands: Love
Upright
Reversed
The people your partner meets or their past relationships keep bothering you, and your mind is noisy. The more you interrogate, the narrower the relationship gets. Rather than questioning them, look first at where your own spirit has been crushed lately, and you will find the thread.
Queen of Wands: Money
Upright
Your own eye and taste turn into earnings. Opportunities that come through people are especially fruitful, and a place where someone vouched for you leads to a real deal. Your hand for spending what you earn is generous too, so money circulates well.
Reversed
A time when comparing yourself to others makes it easy to overspend. The more you spend to show off, the shorter the satisfaction. Open this month’s card statement and mark the items you spent for others to see, and the leaking hole soon appears.
Queen of Wands: Work
Upright
A time perfectly suited to a role lifting colleagues’ spirits. You deliver your own work and soothe the team’s mood, so trust builds. You shine especially when representing the company outside or dealing with clients.
Reversed
A colleague’s success weighs on you and collaboration grows awkward, or your drive is crushed and you cannot get into the work. Let emotional words sleep for a day, and change direction by asking a capable colleague to share one secret.
| Card | Queen of Wands — Minor Arcana · Wands · Queen |
|---|---|
| Suit | Wands — Element: Fire. Passion and work — it shows where the will to act is reaching. |
| Rank | Queen — A mature energy that embraces and governs from within. |
| Upright Keywords | Confidence · warm drive · drawing people in |
| Reversed Keywords | Jealousy · passion gone cold · pushing too hard |
Queen of Wands Upright
Confidence · warm drive · drawing people in
If it lies upright, the strength of someone who knows their place clearly shines. Eyes gather on their own without raising your voice, and you can bring up what you want without minding others. This confidence does not crush others but puts those beside you at ease, so people gather of their own accord and help arrives before you ask.
What gives this card its character is the warmth steeped in its driving force. It moves forward without leaving a wound on anyone, is generous with praise and never blurs its principles. Read as someone around you, it means a person at the centre of things who is friendly, decides quickly and looks after their own people to the end. Lay your situation out to that person without hiding anything, and the knot comes loose.
Queen of Wands Reversed
Jealousy · passion gone cold · pushing too hard
Reversed, the bright warmth curls inward and turns into comparison. What others have achieved looks especially big, your place feels shabby, and that feeling clings to the end of your words like a thorn. Envy is proof that you still want it. Pick out among the many sides of the person you envy the one thing you truly want, and the feeling turns into a goal.
It also shows as drive going out and energy lacking. Hobbies you enjoyed no longer excite you and meeting people feels like too much. Or, trying to fill the cooled emptiness with forced strength, you end up pushing those around you. At such times, rather than squeezing out results, doing once more a tiny version of something you used to enjoy is the shortcut back to energy.
Something to Try the Day This Card Appears
Today, hold back just once from your habit of putting yourself down. When praised for something you did well, do not wave it away; just accept it with thanks. And send a text first to an acquaintance you have not heard from lately. Warmth you give comes back to you in the end.
Cards from Other Groups
Wands: 14 Cards
Ace of Wands
Two of Wands
Three of Wands
Four of Wands
Five of Wands
Six of Wands
Seven of Wands
Eight of Wands
Nine of Wands
Ten of Wands
Page of Wands
Knight of Wands
Queen of Wands
King of Wands
A card read on its own means something slightly different from one placed beside other cards. If something is on your mind these days, pick four cards to read on, and if you are curious about your inborn nature, open a Saju reading as well.