Swords · Air
Queen of Swordsfor Virgo · Love and Relationships
"Independence isn't the question. What you do next is."
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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 Virgo in Love and Relationships
The Analyst
Swords are the air suit, so the Queen of Swords sits in Libra. Libra sits directly beside Virgo, the one relationship a sign cannot see clearly because it is too close to get any distance on. What it asks for is this: write the sentence down and stop rewriting it. The difficulty is noticing it is being asked at all. Upright, this is the element held internally, by someone with nothing left to prove about it.
When reading about relationships through a Virgo lens, the Queen of Swords says that you feel like your partner is someone whose life you can improve, a problem you can solve (or prevent), and a person you check on more than you check in with. This has either led to a partnership where you catch things before they break, or to your care feeling like an obligation nobody asked for. The thing you're not saying out loud is the thing that matters most. The Virgo blind spot in it is the feeling of being useless, or of having wasted time on something that didn't hold up.
In practice that can look like an argument that had to happen. Whatever form it takes, it is held by someone who has been through it already.
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