Queens represent our sovereignty over our own experiences. Swords are the suit of communication and truth, and detail our struggles with our inner narrative/self-talk and mental health. The court cards of the suit of Swords show various ways we wield this power of the mind. Queens of Swords possesses great inner authority: they* know their truth, they own their story, and they do not allow themselves to be manipulated. Now, this is not to say that this Queen is illogical or will not listen to reason. But they would, for instance, not fall for an attempt at gaslighting. This would be wonderful archetype to call upon if your experience is being questioned or doubted in any way: Queen of Swords does not insist that you wage a fight against those who doubt you, but won’t let you second guess yourself. You know what you know! Your experience is your experience! This Queen also demands discipline regarding our own mental health. Because of the nature of sovereignty, they must patrol and maintain their own boundaries. So if you are engaging in behaviors that you know damn well cost you peace of mind (staying up til 2 AM on Twitter anyone?), Queen of Swords can come along to ask that you shore up those boundaries to keep order within their realm.

*I use they/them pronouns for all court cards, because gender is a construct!