The Queens of Shoes
If a picture is worth a thousand words, why not use images to help secure the meanings of the court cards in your head? To this end, I thought we could KICK off today (see what I did there?!) with an exploration of the Tarot Queens through the medium of HIGH-HEELED SHOES!
*very scholarly face on*
The Queen of Swords
Clever, sharp, possessed of a razor wit and allergic to all sorts of flattery or bullshit, the Queen of Swords needs something suitably spiky as her footwear. I picked this because of the fantastic spiked heel, airy cut-out feel and butterfly motif!
The Electra by Sophia Webster
The Queen of Wands
She helps us handle everything in our lives with passion – if you’re not going to do it REALLY WELL, why bother? says the Queen of Wands. Mediocre isn’t a word in her vocabulary and she likes to see every challenge as an opportunity. She can be relentlessly upbeat – very tiring for the rest of us! She is also passionate about passion, hence I chose something really stand-out-sexy for her – tadaaaaah!
Leopard-print Louboutins, of course!
The Queen of Cups
This Queen is focussed on relationships and is very much in touch with her emotions – and helps you get in touch with yours too. The power of emotions help us to create – and experience – our inner world, regardless of whether we make love, make oil paintings, make music, make friends or make peace.
I wanted to find something that was ‘of the sea’ so chose shoes with pearls! And since she is all about relationships, what better than a pair of lacy wedding shoes?
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| Yes, she would rather be wearing flip flops – but one needs to SUFFER for one’s high heel |
Queen of Pentacles
This Queen’s power is related to home, health and wealth. She appears if we need to ground ourselves – a spot of gardening, meditation, physical activity, care of your health, redecorating the spare room etc. But if any Queen was going to extoll the virtues of a the wellington boot, it would the the Queen of Pentacles. But since there’s no such thing as a practical high heel….. I had to do a powerful lot of googling. Googling shoes. What hardship. But the struggle was worth it, for I found this:
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| Grrrr – have lost the source link for this image, sorry! |
But shhhhhh, don’t tell the other Queens or they’ll want them too!
11 Comments
Alison Wild · 3rd June 2014 at 4:26 am
This is perfect, alison, well done! Especially q of s…..
Alison Cross · 3rd June 2014 at 6:22 pm
They are pretty stunning heel highs, aren't they?!
Inner Whispers · 23rd May 2014 at 1:54 pm
Hmm, perhaps there's more Queen of Pents in me than I thought, cos hers are the only one's I'd wear by choice π Fun post, Ali, thanks!
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Alison Cross · 24th May 2014 at 10:20 am
Glad you enjoyed it. Like you I prefer flats for comfort, but for BEAUTY I'd rather google pictures of high heels π
Inner Whispers · 26th May 2014 at 9:24 am
Well, for sheer beauty I'd definitely go for those Queen of Swords butterflies! π
Joanne Sprott · 22nd May 2014 at 2:14 pm
Totally perfect, Alison. And I understand the compromises, particularly for Q of P who likely wouldn't be caught dead in anything but 'sensible' shoes. Those butterfly spikes, though, sooo perfect for Q of S. Ah, I get it. We could have a shoe-themed Tarot! It could work!
Alison Cross · 22nd May 2014 at 3:57 pm
A Shoe Themed Tarot! Now you're TALKING!!! We could have a lot of fun with that π
Ellen · 22nd May 2014 at 12:17 pm
Or wooden clogs!!!
Great Idea. I love the Queen of wands her high heels π
Alison Cross · 22nd May 2014 at 3:56 pm
Clogs! Interesting idea, Ellen! I have a Dutch friend who does actually wear clogs around the house. I feel for her neighbours in the flat upstairs lol!
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Vivianne · 22nd May 2014 at 11:21 am
Queen of Pentacles wears Birkenstocks. Google 'ugly shoes' – I dare you π
Alison Cross · 22nd May 2014 at 11:23 am
They b'aint Heel Highs either, so she wasn't allowed them π She would be barefoot by choice. But given this weather, her footwear of choice would be a welly, I think π