What Does the Queen of Clubs Mean? A Cartomancy Guide

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Plus, what the Queen of Wands means in tarot

Co-authored by Maryana Lucia Vestic, MFA, M.Phil.

Last Updated: September 10, 2025 Fact Checked

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Queen of Clubs Meaning

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Interpretation

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Birth Card

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Cartomancy vs. Tarot

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Queen of Wands Meaning

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Queen of Clubs Tattoo

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If you don’t have tarot cards, it’s still possible to do a tarot card reading using a deck of playing cards, which is called cartomancy. Keep reading to find out what the Queen of Clubs symbolizes in cartomancy. We’ll also explore its counterpart in tarot, the Queen of Wands, with the help of psychic astrologer Stina Garbis and astrologer Jessica Lanyadoo.

What does the Queen of Clubs mean?

The Queen of Clubs is associated with intelligence, passion, and creativity. She represents the feminine archetype (or the feminine aspect of the reader). The Queen of Clubs loosely corresponds to the Queen of Wands in tarot, which is linked to energy, confidence, ambition, and leadership.

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Queen of Clubs Meaning in Cartomancy

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The Queen of Clubs symbolizes intelligence, passion, and creativity. She represents the feminine side of the reader (or a woman in their life), in addition to confidence, emotional maturity, composure, and a generous social nature. The queen is seen as a powerful force when pursuing goals, but can be prone to emotional insecurity.
- Description: The Queen of Clubs playing card features an image of a queen that includes the black suit symbol of a club (or stylized clover). She wears a crown, along with royal attire that varies in terms of designs, colors, and patterns.
- Reigns over: Art, conversation, imagination, intuition, journalism, language, law, literature, music, reading, writing.^{[1]
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- The Queen of Clubs is associated with the zodiac sign Leo.
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Stina Garbis is a psychic astrologer who specializes in personal tarot card and astrological readings as well as business consultations.

Jessica Lanyadoo is an astrologer and psychic medium with over 30 years of experience helping individuals cultivate emotional intelligence and navigate life with clarity.

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How to Interpret the Queen of Clubs in a Reading

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The Queen of Clubs is a positive sign in love. She can inspire the reader to boldly pursue love and relationships by putting themselves out there and making the first move. They can focus on self-confidence, beauty, and self-love when looking for love or when committing themselves to another person in an existing relationship.
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Career & Money The Queen of Clubs is associated with taking action in one’s career. She is linked to creativity, which may mean a shift to an artistic career path or goal. The Queen of Clubs encourages the reader to take chances, whether finding a new job or starting their own business.
- She is also a positive sign of money management and possible investments.
The Queen of Clubs represents a practical, down-to-earth lifestyle. She indicates a balanced approach to health, well-being, and self-care, including rest, diet, and stress management. The Queen of Clubs is also associated with finding the proper support needed where health issues are concerned.

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Queen of Clubs as a Birth Card

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Having the Queen of Clubs birth card means you have a strong intuition. Like other queen cards, the Queen of Clubs is linked to service and a receptive nature. Those with the Queen of Clubs birth card are often drawn to careers that include publishing, secretarial, or psychic-focused work. They’re fiercely independent, though can sometimes experience fear and indecision when it comes to love and friendships.^{[2]
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- Birthdays: January 28, February 26, March 24, April 22, May 20, June 18, July 16, August 14, September 12, October 10, November 8, December 6.^{[3]
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- You can determine your birth card by adding the numbers in your birthdate. For example, if your birthday is January 19, 1999, it appears as 01-19-1999. Add 0 + 1 +1 + 9 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 39. Reduce 39 to 3 + 9 =12. In a standard deck of 52 playing cards, the Queen of Clubs is the 12th card, so it corresponds to the number 12.
- Birth cards symbolize central parts of a reader’s personality, including their life path and future potential. Birth cards offer insights into strengths, weaknesses, and themes throughout life.

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Cartomancy vs. Tarot

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Cartomancy is a broad term used for any divination or fortune-telling using a set of playing cards. Psychic astrologer Stina Garbis explains that "a deck of playing cards is similar to the minor arcana of tarot, except it’s missing the face cards of the knight and page; instead of the knight and page, you have a jack.”^{[4]
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- Some interpret the Queen of Wands in tarot to be the closest equivalent to the Queen of Clubs playing card, but it’s not considered a direct correspondence.
- The cartomancy suits break down as follows:
  - Hearts: Emotions, love, family, and relationships.
  - Diamonds: Material wealth, finances, and news.
  - Spades: Challenges, obstacles, conflicts, and secrets.
  - Clubs: Intellect, communication, growth, and work.

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Queen of Wands Meaning in Tarot

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The Queen of Wands signifies strength, courage, and passion. She is associated with motherhood, fertility, helping others, and taking charge. She’s depicted similarly to the Queen of Clubs, as a crowned woman seated on a throne. She wears a yellow or orange gown and holds a sunflower in one hand and a wand in the other. Her throne is sometimes adorned with lions; she has a black cat seated at her feet.
- Upright meaning: Confidence, charisma, and passion.
- Reversed meaning: Insecurity, misdirected energy or frustration, negativity, jealousy, chaos, bitterness, and being unable to assert oneself.
- The suit of wands signifies energy, ambition, and success in creative or leadership roles.
- Astrologer Jessica Lanyadoo suggests staying "connected to your question” when performing a tarot card reading. When doing so, be sure to “visualize your question as much as possible because the cards are pictures."^{[5]
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  Expert Interview} When looking at the Queen of Wands card, take notice of any details that speak to you, like the colors of her dress, the direction she’s looking, or other aspects of the image.
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Love & Relationships The Queen of Wands represents a vibrant, passionate person who brings positivity to their relationships. She also signifies a zest for life and having the type of charisma that attracts relationships filled with excitement and connection.
- Upright: Passion, confidence, authenticity, and mutual respect in relationships.
- Reversed: Insecurity, lack of confidence, self-doubt, and jealousy.
- For those doing a tarot spread for guidance in a relationship, drawing the Queen of Clubs is considered a good omen for having a baby, as she is associated with motherhood.
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Career & Money In terms of career and money, the Queen of Wands symbolizes determination, leadership, confidence, and success. Drawing the card suggests that you’re a take-charge person who can excel in a leadership role. The Queen of Wands also encourages the reader to embrace their creativity when working to achieve their goals professionally and financially.
- Upright: Strong leadership, confidence, and financial success.
- Reversed: Negativity at work, lack of confidence, and low self-esteem.
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Health The Queen of Wands signifies having a positive, energetic outlook towards health. The card represents vitality and strength found through enriching activities and self-care that feed the body and mind. She acts as a reminder to focus on overall health and well-being through diet, exercise, sleep, and relaxation.
- Upright: Positive energy, vitality, and strength.
- Reversed: Self-doubt, lack of boundaries, and ignoring needs.
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Yes/No When reading tarot cards in a yes or no tarot reading, the Queen of Wands is thought of as a “yes.” She stands for the step the reader can take towards making their dreams a reality. The Queen of Wands doesn’t signify one absolute path to get to what the reader wants, but instead may surprise them with new and unexpected possibilities.^{[6]
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- Lanyadoo considers a yes or no tarot card reading something that occurs when a person “asks questions of the tarot that require a yes or no answer. Any question that kind of forces an answer like ‘yes, this will work’/‘no, this won't work’ or ‘yes, we'll get back together’/‘no, we won't get back together’ falls under a yes or no tarot reading.”^{[7]
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Queen of Clubs Tattoo Meaning

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Queen of Clubs tattoos represent intelligence, creativity, and strength. As an image, it’s also linked to power, wealth, and success. The Queen of Clubs tattoo can be a lasting reminder to follow your heart whenever it leads you in life. Some associate this tattoo image with having skill, using strategy, and taking risks when needed. She is a representation of a passionate spirit and the ability to manifest desires.
- The Queen of Clubs can also be linked to individuality, making personal choices, and viewing life as a game of chance.