Guardian of Water

The Queen of Cups is the elemental guardian of water. She holds court from a submerged continent where lost artifacts and ancient treasures stand as mute witnesses to another place and time. She’s adorned herself with gemstones and jewels, including moonlike pearl earrings that suggest the ebb and flow of the tides. Her three-pronged tiara is styled like Neptune’s trident.

She seems quiet and unobtrusive, but she’s sitting on the head of a warrior, who seems alarmed at his predicament. A fallen marble angel is a mute lady in waiting: she’s lost both arms and a wing. In the background, four Doric columns stand like sentries. Beside the queen, a garden of flowering sea coral adds a splash of color to the endless blue of the underwater landscape.

Queens are also stereotypically female, and this queen may be the most idealized version of the bunch. She is compassionate, creative, receptive, empathic, and intuitive. She’s a constant presence in her underwater kingdom, and she nurtures and protects her realm with patience and love.