Rider Waite Smith, and Thoth
THE EMPRESS - MAJOR ARCANUM III
Astrological Association: Venus
Elemental Association: Earth
Occult Name: The Daughter of the Mighty Ones
Hebrew Letter: Daleth (door)
Timing: April 21st - May 20th (the same as the Hierophant), as well as September 23rd - October 22nd (the same as Justice). And Friday, by its association with Venus.
Kabbalistic Path: Between Chokmah and Binah
"Daleth"
Well we know that the Empress and the High Priestess are each half of the total female archetype. Whereas the Priestess speaks to us of mystery, movement, intuition, purity, and the veil of light concealing spirit; the Empress is only half a world away as she speaks of femininity, fertility, love, nurture, abundance, and hope.
There is another contrast to be drawn between the Empress and the Priestess as well. Whereas the Priestess is guarding access to the doorway to spirit; the Empress sits at that same portal, and brings those to be borne into this lifetime into our material plane. On a deeper level this creates yet another contrast. Whereas the Priestess guards the aforementioned Portal, the Empress is a facet of it.
Anywho... this card is telling us that that part of our obligation as spiritual beings is to love those around us with the same purity that we expect love directed towards us with.
And when it comes to taking care of our Earth, the Empress leads by example in protecting all things within it. She will help out within the community by giving when it seems right, and will most often feel that it is. "The Empress expects nothing in return. "
To live as unselfishly as she does draws the abundance represented by this card to us, as long as we do so from an absolutely pure intent, free of the anticipation of any reward. The Empress tells us that our positive actions towards others and to our world as a whole are mirrored back to us in terms of abundance and comfort. Once the Universe has rewarded us for our pure of heart actions, we are cautioned not to become complacent and ever take those fruits for granted.
The Empress is not speaking to us in terms of intellect. This doesn't mean that it doesn't exist in her world, she has enough to get by. Her greatest tool is in her ability to love in all ways, as a mother, daughter, friend, sister, or a lover. The Empress is the great nurturer; her message is that 'you reap as like that which you have sewn'.
THE EMPRESS TAROT CARD DIGNIFIED OR UPRIGHT
* She is the consummate Earth mother; all things within nature are her home and children.
* Love fully, deeply and sincerely.
* Richly fertile.
* A pregnancy, or the beginning of something new.
* Speaks of sincerity within a relationship.
* Be prepared to make small sacrifices for your loved one(s).
* A relationship requires nurture of the sexual kind.
* Abundance in all things is brought to us by being generous, caring, devoted, and loving.
* A meeting of spirit and the material world.
* An efficient domestic engineer and/or mother.
* Go for it; the situation looks positive, comfortable, productive, and successful all around.
* A good, devoted wife.
* Speaks of using creativity, giving birth to creative projects, or landing a career which allows you to use your creative gifts.
* The love you put out into your world is the love you receive in return.
* A robust, curvaceous physical form.
* Find new ways to enjoy yourself such as getting your nails done, movie evenings with friends; or perhaps consider taking a course requiring you to use creativity and inspired talents.
* During your time of need, a friend will be generous in a way that will allow you some degree of slack.
* Doing what one can to protect and enhance our Earth and the environment.
* A person prone to mothering the people around them.
* A bountiful harvest.
* Think along the lines of how the Empress's nature applies to the situation at hand. Example - looking for a new job? Gardening, landscaping, farming, working in a daycare; or something of an artistic nature may be amongst the possibilities.
* If your life isn't peachy-keen; try applying generosity, love, caring, nurture, etc as necessary.
* Sumptuous, comfortable, and "sweet" surroundings.
* Speaks of being in harmony with the Universe and all things within it.
* A valued friend.
* A woman who is physically attractive.
* All things within nature.
* Actions taken in the past will soon yield a positive result.
THE EMPRESS TAROT CARD ILL DIGNIFIED OR REVERSED
* Fertility blockages exist.
* Your project will not yield a suitable result.
* Think about the approach you are taking in regards to nurture.
* Problems or blockages of a sexual nature.
* You need to get out into the world of nature more often.
* Lacking in mothering instincts.
* You may be applying love and nurture to the situation, but you also need to look at things from an intellectual standpoint.
* You aren't feeling loved because of the approach you have taken to that love in the past.
* It's time to get out there and do something productive. Apparently you have gotten far too comfortable in your current circumstance.
* Lacks an ability to love effectively.
* A person who places great value on material possessions.
* Sex just for the sake of it.
* Lacking in or blocked to creative talents.
* There will be issues with a new beginning; or the new beginning you had been expecting won't materialize.
* Lacking in inspiration, is unhappy; or is looking at the downside of things.
* With each minute that passes, the window of opportunity for success gets smaller.
* No care or respect for our Earth, environment and nature.
* Someone who takes love for granted.
* A person who takes material possessions for granted.
* Wasted efforts.
* A poor yielding harvest.
* There is mothering, then there is smothering. Time to take a step back.
* You aren't experiencing abundance in your life because you haven't been generous, caring and nurturing with others.
* Living a sedentary lifestyle.
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