The Empress
The Empress (Frigg) embodies fertility, creativity, and nurturing energy, depicted by Frigg seated with a spinning wheel, a white thread, and the rune Berkanô. Her cradling of a Viking baby, the presence of the raven, sword, shield, and small chest emphasize protection, domestic abundance, and the cycles of life. Upright this card signals abundance, creative flow, enjoyment of the earth's beauty, self-love, and fulfillment; reversed it warns of scarcity, overwhelm, fear, and creative blocks. Overall the card advises embracing generative creativity and care while attending to practical and emotional needs to sustain growth.
Keywords
Card Title
III · THE EMPRESS
Description
The goddess Frigg sits in a finely decorated chair. She wears a blue gown and holds a spinning needle against a wheel in her right hand. A white thread spins around the wheel, adding to the spindle at the end. The Rune, Berkanô, appears at the center of the spinning wheel. The goddess cradles a Viking baby in her left hand. The child reaches out with one hand to grasp the woman's dress. The goddess's sword and shield rest against one of the chair's legs. It has been painted in white and red stripes. A raven sits on the pommel of the sword. A small chest sits at Frigg's feet.
Upright
abundance, feeling creative, enjoy the beauty of the earth, love yourself, feeling happy and fulfilled.
Reversed
scarcity, overwhelm, feeling scared or stifled, creativity blocks.
Rune
Berkanô. Birth, cycles of life, creativity.
Visual Description
A crowned woman in a flowing blue gown sits on an ornate throne set within a sunlit forest. She cradles a sleeping infant in her arms while her other hand works a spinning wheel beside her; a distaff with braided fibers stands behind the throne. A raven perches on the arm of the seat and a shield and chest rest at her feet. The Roman numeral III appears at the top and the title 'THE EMPRESS' is written at the bottom.
Runic tarot
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