Queen of Tarot

Card Meaning When Reversed

Over-kindness, weakness, Foolish exercise of generosity.

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Over-kindness, weakness, Foolish exercise of generosity.

Card Description

He is crowned with the papal tiara, and seated between the two pillars of Hermes and of Solomon, with his right hand he makes the sign of esoterism, and with his left he leans upon a staff surmounted by a triple cross. (Before him kneel two ministers.) He is the symbol of Mercy and Beneficence.

Card Meaning When Upright

The Past, passed by, Faded, Vanished, Disappeared;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

The Past, passed by, Faded, Vanished, Disappeared

Card Meaning When Reversed

Evil Reward, or Recompense.

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Evil Reward, or Recompense.

Card Description

Within a flowery wreath is a female figure nude save for a light scarf. She represents Nature and the Divine Presence therein. In each hand she should bear a wand. At the four angles of the card are the four cherubic animals of the Apocalypse. Above, the Eagle and the Man; below, the Lion and the Bull. It represents Completion, Reward.

Card Meaning When Upright

Sickness, Calumny, Criticism, Blame;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Sickness, Calumny, Criticism, Blame

Card Meaning When Upright

Folly, Expiation, Wavering;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Folly, Expiation, Wavering

Card Description

A man with a fool's cap, dressed like a jester, with a stick and bundle over his shoulder. Before him is the butterfly of pleasure luring him on (while in some packs a tiger, in others a dog, attacks him from behind). It signifies Folly, Expiation.

Card Meaning When Reversed

Flattery, Usury, Hypocrisy, Shifty.

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Flattery, Usury, Hypocrisy, Shifty.

Card Meaning When Upright

Arrival, Approach, Advance;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Arrival, Approach, Advance

Card Meaning When Upright

Hope, Confidence, Desire, Attempt, Wish;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Hope, Confidence, Desire, Attempt, Wish

Card Meaning When Upright

Realisation, Effect, Development;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Realisation, Effect, Development

Card Description

He is crowned (and leaning against a throne, his legs form a cross, and beside him, beneath his left hand, is a shield blazoned with an eagle). In his right hand he bears a sceptre similar to that of the Empress. His body and arms form a triangle, of which his head is the apex, so that the whole figure represents a triangle above a cross. He represents Realisation.

Card Meaning When Reversed

Crossed desires, Obstacles, Opposition, Hindrance.

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Crossed desires, Obstacles, Opposition, Hindrance.

Card Meaning When Upright

Widowhood, Loss, Privation, Absence, Separation;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Widowhood, Loss, Privation, Absence, Separation

Card Meaning When Reversed

Letter, Missive, Epistle, Message.

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Letter, Missive, Epistle, Message.

Card Meaning When Upright

A Spy, Overlooking, Authority;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

A Spy, Overlooking, Authority

Card Meaning When Upright

Confidence, Security, Honour, Good Faith;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Confidence, Security, Honour, Good Faith

Card Meaning When Upright

A fair Youth, Confidence, Probity, Discretion, Integrity;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

A fair Youth, Confidence, Probity, Discretion, Integrity

Card Meaning When Upright

Perfect Contentment, Felicity, Prosperity, Triumph;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Perfect Contentment, Felicity, Prosperity, Triumph

Card Meaning When Upright

Happiness, Content, Joy;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Happiness, Content, Joy

Card Description

The Sun sending down his rays upon two children, who suggest the sign Gemini. (Behind them is a low wall.) It signifies Earthly Happiness.

Card Meaning When Reversed

Death just escaped, Partial change, Alteration for the better.

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Death just escaped, Partial change, Alteration for the better.

Card Description

A skeleton armed with a Scythe (wherewith he mows down heads in a meadow like grass). He signifies Transformation, or Change.

Card Meaning When Reversed

Ambition, Desire, Passion, Aim, Longing.

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Ambition, Desire, Passion, Aim, Longing.

Card Meaning When Upright

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education;

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education

Card Description

A woman crowned with a high mitre or tiara (her head encircled by a veil), a stole (or a solar cross) upon her breast, and the Book of Science open in her hand. She represents Science, Wisdom, or Knowledge.

Card Meaning When Reversed

Abuse of Power, Overbearingness, Want of Fortitude.

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Abuse of Power, Overbearingness, Want of Fortitude.

Card Description

A woman crowned with crown and cap of maintenance, who calmly, and Without effort, closes the jaws of a furious lion. She represents Strength.