The Queen’s Letters

a modern magical alphabet powered by the songs of Queen

side one

symbol	root word	magical meaning	associated song
	Flame	the inner spark and its persistence; the need to feed and nurture one's own divinity	“Keep Yourself Alive”
	Dawn	the future and the fight for it; getting there one day at a time	“Doing All Right”
	Rat	small misfortunes; cunning sabotage; cleverness and wisdom, especially turned towards destruction	“Great King Rat”
	Song	joy as defiance; the antidote to silencing; self-expression	“My Fairy King”
	Eye	foresight, intellectual vision; the state of being woke	“Liar”
	Egg	untapped potential; temporary sheltered stasis	“The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke”
	Heart	the power of passion and vulnerability; the quality of being able to open up and give	“Funny How Love Is”
	Storm	authoritative power, a claim to sovereignty, claiming one's due	“Seven Seas of Rhye”
	Cat	the outcast, counterculture, and revolutionary animal; just a guy, but a cool one	“Killer Queen”
	Key	the secret wisdom and hidden knowledge of the downtrodden	“Lily of the Valley”
	Crown	personal sovereignty; pride and dignity; human rights due any individual	“Now I’m Here”
	Foil	an obstacle or adversary; that which opposes and thwarts	“Bring Back That Leroy Brown”
	Teeth	a danger or threat; the ability to back up a threat; the capacity for self-defense	“Death on Two Legs”
	Home	where you belong; shelter, stability; heritage, ancestral wisdom	“You’re My Best Friend”
	Dog	opposing forces who are not the true enemy; misguided mooks; a "cat" in the wrong uniform; that which dogs us despite the best of intentions	“The Prophet’s Song”
	Justice	knowledge of right and wrong; taking accountability; repairing past harms	“Love of My Life”
	Hook	that which lures you in; the trap of material attachment	“Good Company”
	Bone	resilience; inner or ancestral strength; what is left when everything else is gone	“Bohemian Rhapsody”

side two

	Fare	the price you pay for freedom; travel and its costs; greater access to resources or information	“The Millionaire Waltz”
	Bell	a call to action; a summoning; raising awareness	“Somebody to Love”
	Flower	the connections between all people and things; the continuation of love, friendship, and community; renewal and return	“Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)”
	Champion	being a winner, especially in the face of overwhelming odds; fighting valiantly for a cause; the underdog coming through	“We Are the Champions”
	Yarn	an entertaining tale; the spinning of a story; narrative and its foibles	“Let Me Entertain You”
	Comet	speed; raw energy; someone who cannot be controlled; a loose cannon	“Don’t Stop Me Now”
	Dragon	a trial or challenge; a powerful force of ambiguous alignment; hard times as a teacher, learning from adversity	“Dragon Attack”
	Maze	a puzzle; a problem that has a solution; the drive to find the path out of here	“Crazy Little Thing Called Love”
	Fist	action, personal power, making things happen	“Action This Day”
	Frog	a leap upward or forward; crossing boundaries or borders, or someone who does so	“Calling All Girls”
	Moon	the unknown; the other; a person who is an unknown quantity or factor (i.e. not yet viewed favorably or with enough trust to be considered a "cat")	“Cool Cat”
	Ship	a group with a common goal; a functioning society; "we're all in the same boat"; navigating by shared ideals	“Under Pressure”

final side

	Ghost	powerful lingering memories and emotions; voices from the past; things learned from the past	“Radio Ga Ga”
	Scar	survival; healing; proof that you have lived	“It’s a Hard Life”
	Chain	that which grounds us, for better or worse; reality and its flaws; the status quo	“I Want to Break Free”
	Measure	that which is allotted; limits and boundaries; concrete planning	“One Vision”
	Year	cycles; progress; revolution	“One Year of Love”
	Gate	a threshold; looking both ways; duality	“Pain Is So Close to Pleasure”
	Torch	keeping memories alive; carrying forward the wisdom of the ancestors and the past	“Who Wants to Live Forever”
	Path	the way you get where you're going; an experience both personal and shared; "the journey, not the destination"	“Princes of the Universe”
	Window	the window of opportunity; a chance to get what you want; seize the day; "where there's a will there's a way"	“I Want It All”
	Rain	cleansing; a washing away of negative energies	“Rain Must Fall”
	Feather	capacity for flight; rising above	“Ride the Wild Wind”
	Clover	making peace with one's fate; love and sentiment, especially as opposed to a harsh reality	“These Are the Days of Our Lives”
	Jar	that which is worth preserving; unspecified but significant value	“Bijou”
	(statement-ending or “silence” mark)	endings and what lies beyond; the unknowable and the numinous; "nothing ever ends"	“The Show Must Go On”
	Item	just some thing; the significance of the insignificant; an animist universe; the last small step to completion and beginning again	“A Winter’s Tale”