Welcome to Tarot for Scholars, a resource that helps you weave the deep wisdom of tarot into your daily life and work. In each post, we offer reflections and prompts for exploring your own inner world and unlocking the unique creative power of your scholarship.
Queen of Wands
About this card
A passionate, vibrant leader who radiates inner strength and confidence while building creative work in collaboration with others. The Queen of Wands is a person of any gender who glows with the warm, vibrant magnetism of a creative vision that inspires and empowers other people. She is guided by instinct and passion, her power derived not from coercive force but from the strength of her relationships and from the innate appeal of what she offers to the world.
Other interpretations
Margy’s cards, clockwise from top left: Radiant Tarot; New Chapter Tarot; Cosmic Slumber Tarot; Shining Tribe Tarot; Elemental Tarot; Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea; Spolia Tarot; Tarot of the Spirit.
Helen’s cards, clockwise from top left: Moon & Stars Tarot; Light Seer’s Tarot; Japaridze Tarot; Canes Arcanae; Star Spinner Tarot; Muse Tarot; Tarot of Mystical Moments; Forest of Enchantment Tarot.
Questions and prompts
Reflect on a time when you’ve felt magnetic in the past, whether to a room full of your fellow scholars, a class full of students, or even to a group of strangers. Recall how it felt. Where did your radiant power come from in that moment?
Which facets of your current work seem most attractive to others? When you talk about your work out in the world, what questions, details, anecdotes, or angles seem most effective at sparking others’ curiosity?
Imagine the thesis (or research question) of your current work as a torch you are carrying for others to follow. Who is following the torch, and where are you going? Let this imaginary scenario inform how you approach your work today.
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Yours in scholarship,
HELEN SWORD is a scholar, poet, award-winning teacher, and founder of the WriteSPACE, an international writing community with members in 30+ countries. Her research-based books, articles, and online tools empower scholarly writers to write more clearly, confidently, prolifically, and with greater pleasure.
Visit Helen’s website here.
MARGY THOMAS is the creator of ScholarShape, a body of work dedicated to elucidating the patterns of Story-Argument across genres, disciplines, and life itself. Through services and DIY resources, Margy helps scholars use Story-Argument patterns to design their work — and to find its deeper meaning and higher purpose.
Visit Margy’s website here.
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