The Empress
The Empress embodies the nurturing, abundant, and gentle aspects of the feminine archetype. She represents motherly and romantic love, as well as a connection to nature. The card encourages a passionate, kind, and unreserved approach to life, highlighting the importance of living passionately in all aspects of love and connection.
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Imagery and Symbolism
The Empress sits surrounded by nature. Grain grows at her feet, linking her to the cycles of the earth, the harvest, and the goddess Demeter (Roman Ceres). The sign of Aphrodite (Roman Venus) is carved on the stump beneath her. Her crown bears twelve stars for the signs of the Zodiac. Poetically put, “she wears the universe as her jewellery.”
Feminine Archetype
The Empress embodies the warmer aspects of the feminine archetype. She is the nurturer. She is abundance. She represents gentleness and connection to nature, as well as both motherly and romantic love. Despite the fact that these qualities are clearly ideas about women written by men, and do not at all describe a multi-dimensional person, the Empress represents something quite grand. Whether we are discussing her as a mother, a lover, or a connection to nature, there is one brilliant common thread: a whole-hearted and unreserved approach to life.
Interpretation in Readings
In some readings, the Empress may specifically be a stand-in for your mother, a maternal figure in your life, or the mother of your children. In a more general sense, the Empress urges you to live as passionately as she does. Love your partners, all children, the earth, and yourself. Live passionately, kindly, and with unconstrained feeling. Context will determine what ‘living passionately’ means to you.
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