The Empress Tarot Card Meaning
UPRIGHT: Beauty, femininity, love, nurturing, abundance, pregnancy, creativity
REVERSED: Creative block, dependence on others, insecurity, infertility, disharmony
- Name of the Card: The Empress
- Number: 3
- Other Names: The Queen
- Element: Earth
- Kabbalistic Letter: Daleth
- Meaning of the Kabbalistic Letter: Door
- Planet: Venus
- Yes/No key interpretations: Yes
- Animals: Sparrow, Dove, Sow
- Stone: Emerald, Turquoise
The Empress is the third trump or major arcana card in standard tarot decks.
The Imagery and symbolism of the Empress Tarot Card
The Pregnant Empress is sitting comfortably with a red pillow supporting her back. The red pillow is a symbol of feminine comfort and sensuality. She is sitting among a field of the ripe wheat crop, a symbol of abundance, a spring, and trees around her. The spring shows constant refreshment and trees are a symbol of peace and serenity. She is an embodiment of mother-nature, feminine, creative and fertile. She is wearing a diadem with 12 stars on it representing the 12 signs of the zodiac; it is a marriage ring between earth and heavens. Each pearl of her necklace represents a planet. Her shield is near her feet and that has the sign of Venus on it. The pomegranates on her dress are the symbols of fertility. The wheat crop shows abundance. The pillow is a symbol of feminine comfort and sensuality. She has a scepter in her hand with an orb at the top. That is a symbol of feminine power.
Astrology and the Empress
In astrology, The Empress card correspondences to Venus. Venus the planet of love, sensuality, luxury, art, music, dance, celebration, beauty, refinement, affection, pleasure, comfort, ease, arts and fashion takes the form of The Empress in tarot. Venus asks you the question, “what is your pleasure?”, so does the Empress. It is time to seek pleasure in life when this card appears. Venus the earth goddess is the lover and the artist. She is love and people are drawn to her. Venus also rules the monetary aspect of our lives. It also rules our sentiments and attachment to others.
The Empress and Kabbalah
The path of The Empress connects Binah (Understanding) and Chokmah (Wisdom). The path is called Daleth which means door. In the thirty-two paths of wisdom, Daleth is called the Luminous Intelligence. The high priestess is about bringing our creative ideas into being.
The Empress as a Person
To me, The Empress is a creative person with great energy to empathize and connect with others. The Empress is someone who is calm and composed with good self-esteem. Someone sensual, warm, loving, and charismatic. They are people who are living a fulfilled life in every way. Who is content and aware of the blessings they have and who have created a peaceful and nurturing environment around them. People who have their femininity evolved on all levels of their being. They are the people who carry the beauty inside them that they see in others. I think that this card does not necessarily reflect a female but any person who is connected with their feminine side.
The Empress Tarot Card in General Reading
It shows that a cycle of prosperity and abundance is about to begin. It can indicate a new workplace or new home too. It means that things will work well for the querent and they shouldn’t worry about what life holds for them, instead they should utilize all the gifts and abundance to their maximum potential.
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