Queen of SwordsRider-Waite-Smith (RWS) Tarot Meaning

Queen of Swords card from the Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) tarot deck

Number: Queen of Swords · Arcana: Minor Arcana — Swords

Clarity
Independence
Unbiased Truth

Upright meaning

Sadness and separation borne with real dignity — mourning, privation, a hard absence endured.

Reversed meaning

Malice and bigotry, or an artifice and prudery that masks real deceit.

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