Wow, must be a Court Card kind of day. Let's get to it!
We've seen the Queen of Swords before. The image on this card shows a woman with her arms out to either side, one palm facing up and the other facing down. Beside her are two Swords, the one on the right is floating in front of her downward-facing palm with the point also facing down, and the one on the left is point-up and has pierced her upward-facing palm. She wears a golden crown made of double-edged blades, and she is surrounded by golden butterflies, one of the symbols of the element of Air in this deck. The keywords for this card are just, honest, straightforward, and sharp.
We've seen our King of Wands before, too. The card image shows a man standing tall and proud, wearing a golden robe and a crown of golden peacock feathers, holding his staff of office in his right hand and raising his left hand in a gesture of power and greeting. He is stepping forward with confidence, eyes gazing directly at the viewer. The keywords for this card are commanding, inspiring, uniting, and creating.
It is said that the Queen of Swords is the Minor Arcana equivalent of the Justice card of the Major Arcana, and that makes sense for she is honest and strives to play by the rules always, even if those rules are not in her favor. This Queen does not nurture; instead she shows us how to be independent, to hone and sharpen the intellect, and to practice the art of choosing with knowledge, all in order to deal successfully with the challenges presented to us by life.
The King of Wands is about status and honor that bring both personal achievement as well as contributions related to creativity, knowledge, and quality of life. This King effectively combines the passion of Fire with the stability and wisdom of Air. He is a charismatic leader who inspires others and who thrives on challenges and because he is fascinated with the ideas of others, he is not afraid of trying new things.
We've got two Court Cards today, a perfect chance to play with Elemental Dignities. First, our Queen of Swords. The rank of Queen corresponds with Water and the suit of Swords represents the element of Air, so we will be thinking about Water being affected by Air. Water is passive, and represents cold that binds and wet that adapts. Air is active, and represents heat that separates and wet that adapts. Both of these elements are wet, but one is passive and the other is active. Thus they are neutral, which means our Queen is good at analyzing without the interference of emotions, but can also be merciful or caring by putting analysis aside.
Our King of Wands has the rank of King, which corresponds with Air and the suit of Wands, which corresponds with Fire, so we will be thinking about the element of Air as affected by Fire. Air is active, and represents heat that separates and wet that adapts. Fire is also active, and represents heat that separates and dry that shapes. Both of these elements are active and hot. These two elements have a common or joint focus and can build each other up. This combination is what makes our King of Wands so attractive to his followers, who are eager to follow his idealistic and passionate lead.
Both the Queen of Swords and the King of Wands have something in common: the element of Air (Swords and the rank of King). This commonality strengthens all the correspondences to the element of Air in this reading, both the desirable and undesirable correspondences, and it increases the ability of both the Queen and the King to manifest. This is indeed a power couple because of that Air commonality. My goal today is to access each of their desirable traits and allow the inspiration of Fire to move me, while keeping that bucket of Water around just in case the flames become too hot. The element of Air and the workings of my mind and intellect will guide me.
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