Empress Tarot Card Meanings
The Daughter of the Mighty Ones
The Daughter of the Mighty Ones
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Card Number: III
Planet and Dignities: Venus: rules Taurus and Libra, exalted Pisces; Day of the week: Friday Hebrew Letter: daleth Hebrew Letter Meaning: Double letter: Door (wisdom—folly); Value: 4 Path 14: Chokmah (2, Wisdom—Zodiac) to Binah (3, Understanding—Saturn) Color Scales in the Four Worlds: Emerald green. Sky blue. Spring green. Bright rose, rayed pale green Themes and Keywords: Fertility. Creativity. Maternity. Love. Sensuality. Beauty and attraction. Wife or mother. Receptiveness. The womb. Life and death. Fructification. Love and war goddesses, also the goddess. Mother Nature. Healing Crystals : Emerald, Green Jade Empress Keywords
UPRIGHT: Femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing, abundance REVERSED: Creative block, dependence on others Numerology 3(three)
The Empress Tarot is the third Major Arcanum. The Number 3(three)symbolizes new life created from the interaction of opposites. In fact, The Empress unites the male and female aspects of deity, giving birth to the universe as a result. |
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EMPRESS DESCRIPTION
The Empress Tarot represents the unlimited potential for productivity and creativity that occurs once the subconscious has been ‘impregnated’ by self-consciousness.
The energy of joy expressed by the Empress Tarot is physical and emotional, but also spiritual. This is why the sky in the Empress card is yellow.
The Empress’s scepter is a sign of authority and power. Tipped by a solar orb, it identifies this power as divine. Her crown of 12 stars, representing the houses of the zodiac, shows that the Empress is the queen of the heavens.
The red roses on the Empress’s robe signify not only physical love but passion in general, while the color of the robe, white, is a sign of pure spirituality. This message is reinforced by the symbol of Venus on the Empress’s heart-shaped shield.
The stone bench shows that the card’s message of passion and joy is a fundamental cosmic principle.
The Empress Tarot card is also thought to portend pregnancy. While potentially true, pregnancy can be in physical, mental, and emotional form. A ‘baby’ can symbolize a literal baby boy / girl but it can also represent a new business, school project, invention, etc.
The energy of joy expressed by the Empress Tarot is physical and emotional, but also spiritual. This is why the sky in the Empress card is yellow.
The Empress’s scepter is a sign of authority and power. Tipped by a solar orb, it identifies this power as divine. Her crown of 12 stars, representing the houses of the zodiac, shows that the Empress is the queen of the heavens.
The red roses on the Empress’s robe signify not only physical love but passion in general, while the color of the robe, white, is a sign of pure spirituality. This message is reinforced by the symbol of Venus on the Empress’s heart-shaped shield.
The stone bench shows that the card’s message of passion and joy is a fundamental cosmic principle.
The Empress Tarot card is also thought to portend pregnancy. While potentially true, pregnancy can be in physical, mental, and emotional form. A ‘baby’ can symbolize a literal baby boy / girl but it can also represent a new business, school project, invention, etc.
UPRIGHT EMPRESS
This card suggests romantic and physical love as well as the joy we receive from it. After all, this is the process by which the human species perpetuates itself. This is a mystery so profound that it doesn’t seem like a mystery at all - too often, people take life for granted.
Remember that life is a gift and the point of giving is to bring happiness. Think about the joy you feel when you surprise someone with a present and that person is ecstatic, telling you this is exactly what he or she has been wanting all along.
The Empress is an archetype of feminine power; she is watery, hard to fathom, mysterious, fertile, and sexual. She augurs a need for us to be in touch with our feminine side, to listen to our intuition, and to give priority to our emotions and passions. She can signify coming abundance.
Remember that life is a gift and the point of giving is to bring happiness. Think about the joy you feel when you surprise someone with a present and that person is ecstatic, telling you this is exactly what he or she has been wanting all along.
The Empress is an archetype of feminine power; she is watery, hard to fathom, mysterious, fertile, and sexual. She augurs a need for us to be in touch with our feminine side, to listen to our intuition, and to give priority to our emotions and passions. She can signify coming abundance.
General: People are going to be more attracted to you than usual and you are likely to find people on your doorstep, wanting your advice/your shoulder to cry on. This will be beneficial to you because you are now going to be able to see yourself more in the way that others see you - as someone with wisdom and a lot to offer. So share your hardwon perspectives on life, know that your wisdom and caring are valuable.
Work: Things should be going very well for you. People will be inspired by your ideas, your passions, and your way of doing things. Let your ‘inner voice' guide you in how you operate. The empress directs us to follow our bliss and that the rest will follow.
Love: This is a potent time for love, you may find that men and women alike are suddenly finding you far more attractive and you will want to be careful with how you use this power, as it's very potent.
If you are single, this is a time when love - true love - could very well come your way. Committed relationships often become sweeter, deeper, and truer under this influence.
Finances: This card shows an excellent time to make investments, follow your instincts about them. Money should be flowing very well. Be sure to "keep the flow going" by putting back out a little of what you have, to a person or cause that is important to you. Share your abundance.
Health: If you're trying to get pregnant; this is an excellent sign that this may be forthcoming. If you're not ready to be a parent and pregnancy is a possibility for you, this is a time when you want to be triply careful.
If you're having health issues of any kind, ponder them from a different point of view; what is your body trying to tell you. Consider adding some sort of naturopathic or homeopathic approach to your health regime.
Work: Things should be going very well for you. People will be inspired by your ideas, your passions, and your way of doing things. Let your ‘inner voice' guide you in how you operate. The empress directs us to follow our bliss and that the rest will follow.
Love: This is a potent time for love, you may find that men and women alike are suddenly finding you far more attractive and you will want to be careful with how you use this power, as it's very potent.
If you are single, this is a time when love - true love - could very well come your way. Committed relationships often become sweeter, deeper, and truer under this influence.
Finances: This card shows an excellent time to make investments, follow your instincts about them. Money should be flowing very well. Be sure to "keep the flow going" by putting back out a little of what you have, to a person or cause that is important to you. Share your abundance.
Health: If you're trying to get pregnant; this is an excellent sign that this may be forthcoming. If you're not ready to be a parent and pregnancy is a possibility for you, this is a time when you want to be triply careful.
If you're having health issues of any kind, ponder them from a different point of view; what is your body trying to tell you. Consider adding some sort of naturopathic or homeopathic approach to your health regime.
REVERSED EMPRESS
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When reversed, The Empress Tarot card often warns of an emotional imbalance resulting from a flawed understanding of your desires – or a flawed understanding of desire itself.
One moment you’re giddy with joy, the next you explode into anger and then you want to crawl into your cave and sleep the day away. When reversed, the Empress still indicates feminine power and feminine energies; these are subtle, mysterious, fertile, and sexual. When she appears in reverse in your reading, it can indicate that you are placing too much emphasis on your masculine energies and have a need to give attention to your feminine side. We all have both masculine and feminine energies inside. General: You may have the mistaken idea at your deepest levels that you are not very attractive. If you are feeling this way, give the matter some thought and recheck. You have things to offer on every level – give yourself some credit. The Empress reversed suggests that you need to get more in touch with the love and happiness that flows within you. Work: When this card comes up in reverse in relation to a work question, it says that your work is well appreciated and well-received, but that you may not be aware of this. Realize that others in your work environment trust you and trust your work. Return the favor where it is warranted. Love: When the Empress appears in a love-related reading, you could suddenly find yourself being pursued by several prospective lovers. If you are in a committed relationship, this card reminds you even when reversed to pay particular attention to your intuition about the relationship. |
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Finances: There are times in life where you really don’t have to understand the mechanics of how some things work, you merely have to have the proper spiritual understanding about them. When this card appears in reverse in the context of a reading about finances, pay attention to your prosperity consciousness.
Health: When it comes to your health, the reversed Empress often indicates that your subconscious has messages for you that you aren't hearing yet. Get quiet and listen. Sometimes health-oriented information can come to you in what seems to be really bizarre ways.