This post covers the Empress Tarot Card Meaning in the traditional tarot deck. Featured card is from the Tarot of Pagan Cats deck.
Planet: Venus
Astrology: Libra
Element: Earth – sensation, materiality, strength, growth, reliability, practicality, accumulation, dependability, caution, sensuousness, stubbornness, possessiveness, productivity
Hermetic Kabbalah Element: 14 – Daleth
Themes:
- Feminine power, queen of queens, rules with emotion and passion.
- Creativity, sex, fertility, abundance, prosperity.
- Become who you are.
- Promise of growth.
- Life force (chi)
- Cycle of fertility, harvest and enjoyment.
Empress Tarot Card Meaning In a reading:
- Create, create, create, don’t wait!
- Amplify creative energy and be shameless about it. Don’t be afraid to share your gifts with the world.
- Go out into nature, pay attention to natural cycles.
- The querent should question their self love and self care processes.
- Enjoy life, take the time to make something or do something nourishing, delicious or satisfying.
- Fertility: this is a good time to conceive of a project. The seeds that were planted will reap a beneficial harvest. The harvest may be larger than anticipated.
- The end and completion of hard work and sacrifice with rewards for efforts.
Symbolism in the card:
- The Empress’ throne is a lush couch in nature. She is leaning back and she is drawing energy to her. She IS the magnet.
- She often appears pregnant and has a crown of 12 stars.
- Symbol of Venus – the energy of desire. Love, beauty and pleasure. Venus is the sister to the moon (The High Priestess)
- Wheat – harvest, reward, fruits of labor
- This card represents the cycles of seasons, cycles of harvest, cycles of giving, cycles of rest etc.
- The Empress is the integration of all cards before her – ego, intuition, personal power and surrender all wrapped up into one.
- Big cats, sea mammals, cow and bull are often associated with her.
- This card resonates with three of cups and 9 of pentacles.
High Expression:
- She is the integration of all cards before her – ego, intuition, personal power and surrender all wrapped up into one.
- The force that brings things together, she entices and draws energy to her. She is magnetic.
- The Empress is shameless – shame doesn’t exist in her world.
- Positive Mother archetype and self parenting.
- She prioritizes self-care and is comfortable taking up space.
Shadow side:
- Feeling disempowered.
- Giving to the point of feeling bitter.
- Neglecting self-care. Meeting everyone else’s needs before taking care of themselves.
- Possible Mother issues.
- There may be a need to heal one’s relationship with sexuality and femininity.
Magical Uses
- Creation – The Empress is good for manifestation work or anything that requires creation.
- A great time to invite love, self-love or creative processes into life.
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