Queen of Wands: tarot card meaning

Queen of Wands is a court card in the suit of Wands, associated with the element of Fire. Drawn upright it speaks of mastery, inner authority, nurtured power; reversed, of emotion unmanaged, power turned inward.

Upright meaning

mastery, inner authority, nurtured power

Magnetic confidence and creative warmth -- a self-possessed presence that draws people and makes things happen.

Reversed meaning

emotion unmanaged, power turned inward

Possessiveness or a charisma turned inward -- the fire is there; make sure it warms rather than burns.

The suit of Wands belongs to Fire and to passion, initiative and growth.

In a three-card reading

In the past position Queen of Wands describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.