The Emperor

✦ Order; Structure; Control; Security

✦ Description

The Emperor stands in direct contrast to the Empress: He is stern, direct, rigid. His realm is one of rules and organization, of staying responsible and dependable.

✦ Visual Symbols

This Emperor sits on a square slab of stone, unadorned except for a tall back, etched with concentric rings that recall the unifying laws of physics that govern planets and particles alike. On one hand, a prism is formed from a seemingly random amalgam of parts, signifying his ability to create order from chaos. In his other hand, he writes a long list of rules, regulations, and schedules. Above his head hang many golden prisms, elongated objects with triangular cross-sections, known in the architectural world as one of the most structurally sound shapes.

✦ Function

The Emperor’s job may not be exciting, but it is essential to the fluid function of any well-made system. Though it can often be seen as restrictive, a well-planned structure allows for the propagation of creativity and ideas without veering into tangencies, as is the case in filling the pages of a storybook structured with paragraphs, chapters, and volumes.

✦ Additional Artwork

The Emperor is flanked by the tracings of a bubble chamber, a device used to track and study the movement of charged particles that move through it. As the particles lose energy, they start to dive into helical patterns, coincidentally forming an aesthetically pleasing display that is often used to represent the field of scientific study, specifically physics.

✦ Field of Study

This overarching field of physics encompasses both the study of minute particles and gargantuan planetary bodies alike, with its ultimate goal being the understanding of the fundamental laws that govern universal behavior.