From Roza’s deck

Queen of Swords

clear-eyed truth · independence · sharp wisdom

The queen's raised sword and open hand — truth without cruelty, boundaries without apology, grief turned to clarity.

Reversed, it falls differently: Coldness as armor; the tongue sharpened past justice.

For the heart: Speak the clean truth and require it back; sentiment is not a substitute.

For bread and coin: Decide on evidence; a sharp, fair judge figures in this matter.

For the road ahead: Cut away the false kindly — clarity is a form of love.

A card on a page is a word, child. A card your own hand draws is a sentence. There is a difference.

Every dawn one card waits face-down on my table — come and turn yours. Or bring the cards a full question: the table is there.