Up: [[Wands]] Related: [[Hestia]], [[Bride]], [[Mandala]] Created: 2026-07-17 Updated: 2026-07-22 > [!Leaf] In Brief > Vibrant energy; confident creativity; inspiring others; champion of the human spirit > [!Leaf] What Matters Queen of Wands is the *soul of fire*. I love that phrase. It so accurately summons images of a life of confident and passionate creativity. To really understand this Queen, we need to recognize that she is not just fire (the suit of wands), but also water (all Queens). This makes her a wonderful combination of feminine intuitive wisdom and masculine energy expanded into active inspired vision. When the two elements are combined, they are alchemical, resulting in a transformation into steam. *Thoth Tarot* suggests that because of this, we need to see this Queen as representing both self-mastery and the process of self-reclamation. She is absolutely dedicated to the path of spiritual truth. The Queen of Wands has a magnetic, dramatic personality. She follows her passions, embraces challenges, and achieves what she wants. As *Hidden Realm Tarot* suggests, her motto might be *Anything worth doing is worth doing with gusto.* Her energy is focused on people and projects important to her; she has no use for superficial relationships or for people who are into half-measures or are fearful of living their dreams. But if you’re willing to make an effort, the Queen will be your number one cheerleader, inspiring you to live out your dreams through her own energy and excitement for life. There are many associations to the Queen of Wands: her love of home, desire to create beautiful surroundings, and her warm encouragement of others connects her to [[Hestia]]; she also shares the mastery of fire, light bringer and promise of spring and rebirth that is accorded to the Celtic goddess of fire, [[Bride]]. [[Alyssa Polizzi]] suggests she is also the archetypal image of the sorceress *whose liminal travels help to guide us into realms known and unknown*. > [!leaf] Shadow The Queen’s fire energy becomes problematic when it’s not balanced by water. She can become hot-tempered, domineering and overly dramatic. > [!Leaf] Actions 1. Nurture your creative fire by exploring either current passions or creative activities you enjoyed as a child. 2. Once clear about what you want, align with it and go for it. Be bold! 3. You are expending a lot of energy on your passions and in supporting others. Take time for regenerative silence. 4. Journal or freewrite responses to any of these questions or quotes: - In what activities or situations do I most feel like a conduit for something wanting to be expressed through me? - What is preventing my creative flow from being even more powerful? How can I remove the block? - What don’t people know about me… yet? > [!Orbit] Ralph Waldo Emerson > Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your own objective. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. > [!Orbit] Lalah Delia > She remembered who she was > And the game changed. > [!Orbit] Claude Monet > I had so much fire in me and so many plans. ![[Queen of Wands - RWS.webp|200]] *Rider-Waite-Smith* > [!Leaf] Symbols Lions on the throne — connection to strength and to an association, thousands of years old, between warrior goddesses and large cats, especially leopards and lions. Pyramids in background to left of throne — spiritual achievement Legs spread apart — Some Tarot authors interpret this position as sexually inviting. Others suggest that it is a common birthing position and can represent bringing forth creations, not just a child. Black cat — various interpretations from being in touch with darker shadow self, to independence, to playful energy that is close to consciousness Sunflowers — emblem of spirituality, joy, illumination; a [[Mandala]] Determined jaw and commanding posture — suggestive of intolerance for doubt and pessimism. Tarot author Paul Quinn suggests that this Queen *doesn’t deny negativity but transforms it by holding a vision of the possible.* White lilies and snowdrops — purity and rebirth > [!Leaf] My Art ![[Queen of Wands - my art.webp|300]] made on retreat in Merrickville, [[2021-09-23]] > [!leaf] Spread Idea From *Moon Shed*, a Substack publication by Alice Amritavani Brown Tend the inner hearth. A spread to keep inspiration alive. 1) what fuels my fire? 2) how can I give that more space? 3) a reminder for when the embers are low.