Waite–Smith, Wands
Queen of Wands
What you can see
A seated queen holds a leafy staff and a sunflower. Lions decorate the throne, and a dark cat sits in front.
What Waite says
Waite links the living branches of the suit with vitality and describes this queen as especially magnetic. His meanings include friendliness and affection, with some less favourable readings dependent on neighbouring cards.
Waite · Part III, §2 · printed p. 172 ↗In the Thoth deck
Waite’s courts are King, Queen, Knight and Page. Thoth has Knight, Queen, Prince and Princess, so a rank does not carry straight across. See both ways to match them.
Edition and image credits
Pamela Colman Smith, illustrations in The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, Rider 1922 reprint, first published 1910. The scans keep the printed borders and page marks, with no cropping or recolouring.