Swords · Air
Queen of Swordsfor Pisces · Money and Wealth
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Her right hand raises the weapon vertically and the hilt rests on an arm of her royal chair the left hand is extended, the arm raised her countenance is severe but chastened. Swords represents thoughts and the queen card represents maternal energy. Together the queen of swords represents a figure who upholds fairness. She has many different responsibilities and she must keep the peace between them-- so she is fair and in the pursuit of doing the right thing by all.
You are being called to be a judge in a situation, you must be rational and care for the outcomes of both parties. Romantically, perhaps you or your partner has responsibilities beyond just the relationship (perhaps a child or ailing parent they must attend to) and you must decide how to proceed. Perhaps you must decide between projects at work. Be strategic and calculated with your career moves. Do not be swayed by the emotional arguments of either side, listen to what you believe is true.
You are being judged harshly (by yourself or someone else). This judgment can stem from bitterness over an emotional event and it has led to a punitive energy. This person does not want what is best for both parties or for the truth to be revealed, but is instead swayed by what will make their own bitterness feel less intense.
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Queen of Swords for Pisces in Money and Wealth
The Dreamer
Swords are the air suit, so the Queen of Swords sits in Libra. Libra and Pisces are quincunx, two signs with nothing in common: no shared element, mode, or polarity. This card will not slot neatly into how Pisces already operates. What it wants is this: write the sentence down and stop rewriting it. It has to be done deliberately or it will not happen. Upright, this is the element held internally, by someone with nothing left to prove about it.
When reading about money through a Pisces lens, the Queen of Swords says that you feel like money is something you're afraid to look at directly, a problem you can solve by not thinking about it, and something tied to whether you deserve to take up space at all. This has either left you in financial chaos that someone else eventually rescues you from, or made you hoard quietly because scarcity feels like the only thing you can control. You have not looked at your full financial picture all at once, and the not-looking costs more than the looking would. The Pisces blind spot in it is the moment they have to stop being useful and admit they're drowning.
In practice that can look like reading the actual number, or a decision made on paper instead of in your head. Whatever form it takes, it is held by someone who has been through it already.
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