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Sunday, January 13, 2008

The Empress


The following blog is on The Empress. We will be analyzing the Empress card from the following decks: The Connolly, The Gendron Tarot, Radiant Rider Waite, Tarot of a Moon Garden, The Russian Tarot of St Petersburg and The Golden Tarot.

The Empress is often shown as a throned woman in richly embroidered gown, holding a scepter and wearing a crown with stars. Her beauty is sometimes accentuated by long hair and the sigil of Venus on a heart shaped shield at her feet. The association of Venus emphasizes a state of harmony and well being based on generosity of imagination and love and concern for others. She can be represented by fields of ripening grain or she may be sitting in a garden with flowers and trees which shows us her connection with the life force of nature.

Now lets discuss the artistic rendition of the card by the various artists. What are the similarities and differences between the different artistic renditions? All of our artists with the exception of Melanie Gendron and Karen Sweikhardt have placed the Empress on her traditional throne. Melanie Gendron has her standing there surrounded by prismatic rays and spheres. And In Karen Sweikhardt's the Tarot of a Moon Garden she is represented as a Fairy. What have each of the artists used to represent fertility and abundance? Kat Black uses fruit, flowers, rabbits and babies. In the Tarot of a Moon Garden we see a Cornicopia filled with pumpkins and corn. The other artists use ripening grain or flowers growing at her feet.

She is wearing a crown in all of their renditions. Kat Black in her Golden Tarot shows her crown as being made from wheat. In Yuri Shakov's The Russian Tarot of St Petersburg you see the crown inlaid with gemstones. In Tarot of a Moon Garden, Radiant Rider Waite, and the Gendron Tarot her crown is topped with 12 stars.

All of the artists have rendered her holding a scepter or staff with the exception of Melanie Gendron and Kat Black. In Yuri Shakov's version you see a shield leaning against her throne that shows the double headed eagle, symbolic of the Russian Empire and also representation of the Empress's soaring spirit reminding us of our physical, spiritual side. Earthly and heavenly qualities are needed to have happiness and wholeness. In the Connolly rendition you see to the Empress's left the fountain of life which we see through the symbolization of the butterfly.

The Empress is Card is Number 3 in Major Arcana. What does the number 3 represent when you are doing a reading? Keywords and Phrases associated with the number 3 are Creation, Growth, Flowering, Fertilization
3 is the number linked with human genitalia.

Astrological Correspondance of the number 3 is the planet Jupiter and signs of Sagittarius and Pisces. Jupiter represents good luck, friendliness, self expression, growth. The negative aspects of Jupiter can include vanity, being superficial, exaggeration.

The Astrological Correspondance of the Empress card is Venus because she is the embodiment of emotional love, sensual pleasure and sexual passion.

Animals that correspond with her are the dove which represents harmonious abundance and the butterfly with represents transformation.

Discrete symbols that can be found on the Empress card are the shield, the crown with 12 stars and flowering trees. The shield represents divine feminine creation and the crown with 12 stars represents abundant riches and also the 12 months of the year and the Zodiac. The flowering trees represent harvest.
The Empress embodies the

How would you use the Empress as a significator? The Empress can be used to represent an influential woman who has the power to help you. She can represent someone who is a mother or mother figure. A pregnant woman and boss or employer or a very creative woman.

In a reading how would I interpret the Empress in the
Upright position?
Keywords for this card would be fruitfulness, mother, abundance and healing.
Phrases I might use would be Successful results for hard work, fulfilled potential, Willingness to help others.
As advice I might see this card as telling me that something you have worked hard on will now pay off. This card could show pregnancy or indicate marriage especially if I see it with the 3 of cups.

In a reading how would I interpret the Empress in the Reversed position?
Keywords for this card would be Miscarriage, Infertility, Poverty
Phrases I might use would be Wasted Energy, Blocked development, Failure to thrive.
As advice I might see this card as telling me that your mood might be depressed or that you are in an unsatisfactory relationship.

In a romance reading this card would indicate love, passion, family life. For a man it would represent his ideal woman.
In a health reading she could be showing you that pregnancy is a distinct possibility or you need to take time to nurture yourself.
In a work/career reading it could be telling you that your plans will find the support they need. Your work might be with children – a day care, a school teacher.

An affirmation I would use with the Empress is “I value the healing power or love” or “I am a nurturing and supportive person.” For meditation she is a good visual reminder of giving and receiving love in balanced and appropriate ways.

Join me next time for our study of the Emperor card. Until then, Bright Blessings.

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