Mother in the Court Cards

Mother refers to the second letter of YHVH and Water. The Queens in the Court cards relate to Mother. Unlike the other court cards, which have different terms, it is always the Queen.

Queen of Wands – Golden Dawn

Queen of Wands – Golden Dawn

Adaptability, steady force applied to an object. Steady rule; great attractive power, power of command, yet liked notwithstanding. Kind and generous when not opposed.

Queen of Wands – Rider-Waite

Queen of Wands – Rider-Waite

Dark woman, countrywoman, friendly, chaste, loving, honourable. If the card beside her signifies a man, she is well disposed towards him; if a woman, she is interested in the Querent. Also, love of money, or a certain success in business.

Queen of Cups – Golden Dawn

Queen of Cups – Golden Dawn

She is imaginative, poetic, kind, yet not willing to take much trouble for another. Coquettish, good-natured, underneath a dreamy appearance. Imagination stronger than feeling. Very much affected by other influences, and therefore more dependent on good or ill-dignity than upon most other symbols.

Queen of Cups – Rider-Waite

Queen of Cups – Rider-Waite

Good, fair woman; honest, devoted, who will do service to the Querent; loving intelligence, and hence the gift of vision; success, happiness, pleasure; also wisdom, virtue; a perfect spouse and a good mother.

Queen of Swords – Golden Dawn

Queen of Swords – Golden Dawn

Intensely perceptive, keen observation, subtle, quick, confident, often perseveringly accurate in superficial things, graceful, fond of dancing and balancing. Ill-dignified, cruel, sly, deceitful, unreliable, though with a good exterior.