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In literature, the term “querent” is most commonly employed to denote an individual who poses a question or seeks insight—often in a divinatory or astrological framework [1]. Its usage spans a wide range of contexts, illustrating not only the ambition and fortune of the individual (as seen in the discussion of unchecked ambition [2] or secret dealings [3]) but also their complex relational dynamics, from alliances and marriages to rivalries and betrayals [4, 5, 6, 7]. At times, the language surrounding the querent is imbued with uncertainty, alternating between positive attributes—such as goodwill and inspiration [8, 9]—and negative connotations, including potential compromise and misfortune [10, 11, 12]. Overall, the term encapsulates both the quest for knowledge and the multifaceted, often paradoxical nature of fate as explored through literary narratives.
  1. QUERENT.—One who asks a horary question.
    — from How to Read the Crystal; or, Crystal and Seer by Sepharial
  2. Reversed : A check on the Querent's ambition.
    — from The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination by L. W. (Lauron William) De Laurence
  3. —An indiscreet person will pry into the Querent's secrets.
    — from The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination by L. W. (Lauron William) De Laurence
  4. —Marriage, alliance, captivity, servitude; by another account, mercy and goodness; inspiration; the man to whom the Querent has recourse.
    — from The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination by L. W. (Lauron William) De Laurence
  5. The querent, therefore, shall marry the man made for her, but not the man of her youthful hope and her first love.
    — from The Golden Dog by William Kirby
  6. —A young man in business who has relations with the Querent; a dark girl.
    — from The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination by L. W. (Lauron William) De Laurence
  7. Ten. —For a male Querent, a good marriage and one beyond his expectations.
    — from The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination by L. W. (Lauron William) De Laurence
  8. Reversed : Good-will towards the Querent, but without the opportunity to exercise it.
    — from The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination by L. W. (Lauron William) De Laurence
  9. —Skill, diplomacy, address, subtlety; sickness, pain, loss, disaster, snares of enemies; self-confidence, will; the Querent, if male.
    — from The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination by L. W. (Lauron William) De Laurence
  10. The Querent will be compromised in a matter of money-lending.
    — from The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination by L. W. (Lauron William) De Laurence
  11. —An attack on the fortune of the Querent. Reversed : A sign of sorrow and mourning.
    — from The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination by L. W. (Lauron William) De Laurence
  12. Reversed : A bad woman, with ill-will towards the Querent.
    — from The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination by L. W. (Lauron William) De Laurence

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