April 4, 2010 - The Queen of Wands

Each of the Queens of the Tarot has her own particular beauty and it would be hard for me to pick one.  The Queen of Wands though, always brings a smile to my face.  I love that he holds the budding branch and sunflower in her hands.  She is in touch with the natural world.  She sits on a throne flanked with stone lions which brings to mind the Strength card, maiden and animal nature in peaceful coexistence.  Before her is a black cat.  Desert on one side, ice on the other, she balances between these two disparate realms with complete equanimity.  I relish her easy calm, her sense of complete peace with who she is.  All the queens have this self-possession, but there is something about this woman clothed in yellow, the color of the solar plexus, the color of personal power claimed.

The Queen of Wands is an attractive woman.  She is appealing and popular, is warm and outgoing, and has great sex appeal.  She is wholehearted, loaded with enthusiasm, is open and sincere and doesn't hold anything back.  The Queen of Wands is energetic.  She  is vigorous and strong and radiates health and vitality.  This Queen is also cheerful, with a warm and sunny disposition.  She can shake off the blues easily.  Oh how I would love to be this queen.  And maybe the card is telling me to claim the attributes of this Queen as mine.

In the Jane Austen Tarot, the Queen of Wands (Lady of Candlesticks) is represented by Elizabeth Bennett at the end of the novel, Pride and Prejudice.  At the beginning of the book, Lizzie is more of a Maiden, raw potential but not yet realized.  By the end of the book she has been tempered by experience,  burnished by joys and sorrows.  This Lizzie can see at last the best qualities in Mr. Darcy and realizes that these are the qualities that will make for a happy marriage.  It takes time, experience, and maturity for Elizabeth to see past appearances, to look beyond her assumptions, to see what is as opposed to what she thinks is.

What Would Jane Do?
"While circumspection is oft-times the wisest approach, if you have researched the facts thoroughly, speak and act with confidence.  Candid and open ways delight all worthwhile candidates for your attention and affection.  Observant, witty, and brave women are rare and valued.  Openness is an essential quality of your vitality.  Just be sure that you have, indeed, researched your facts before announcing your conclusions to all and sundry.  That will spare you the embarrassment that is sure to follow if you mistake your candor and good sense for omniscience." p. 76