Literary notes about Querent (AI summary)
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.
- QUERENT.One who asks a horary question.
— from How to Read the Crystal; or, Crystal and Seer by Sepharial - 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 - —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 - —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 - 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 - —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 - 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 - 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 - —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 - 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 - —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 - 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