The Empress card

To give with complete faith.

Supporting / Blocking Tarot Card

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A supporting card: A card of unconditional giving and the empowerment of others. It encourages giving, especially to those for whom it is difficult to give, as this is where the true lesson lies for the individual. The question arises—why is it difficult here? Why is there no desire to give unconditionally in this particular situation? The Empress empowers those around her, providing them with the ability to grow and flourish. Fertility and abundance are gifts from the universe, a reward for the ability to give without asking, without expecting anything in return.

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The Meaning of The Card

The Empress card is a card of realization and unconditional love. It symbolizes the ability to give and receive in a balanced way, and the capacity to experience abundance without fear, from a place of awareness and understanding that abundance is meant for the individual—it is available and waiting to be embraced. The card represents sexuality as part of a person’s creativity. The seeker learns the principle of fertilization, the potential of creativity within them, but also the pains of birth. Every idea requires a maturation period, after which a separation occurs between the one who conceived the idea and the idea itself, between the mother and the newborn. The experience of pain is both physical and emotional. In Jungian psychology, the Empress represents the anima—the energy of the soul, the feminine energy. The Empress embodies the aspect of femininity and sensuality. She is part of nature; she is the mother, the healer, fertility, giving, and love. She is the place of self-forgiveness, self-compassion, and self-tolerance towards one’s own weaknesses and limitations.

The Empress card: The Meaning of The Symbols

Card Symbols	Symbol Meaning
Crown Inlaid with 12 Stars	The crown inlaid with 12 stars represents the 12 zodiac signs, symbolizing the cycles of life and the order of the universe. It represents control, glory, and perfection.
Pearl Necklace	The necklace of seven pearls around the neck symbolizes self-expression, the days of the week—six days of creation and the seventh day of rest.
Scepter and Orb	Authority, support, spiritual power, desires, initiative, a tool for realizing ideas, cycles, and infinity.
Yellow Background	Abundance, energy, happiness. It represents courage but also caution and cowardice. It signifies both internal and external communication.
Pomegranates	Fertility, abundance, imbalance.
Facial Expression and Sitting Posture Expressing Calmness	Confidence, humility, sensuality.
Venus Shield	The Venus shield symbolizes love, beauty, unconditional love, and sensuality.
Heart	Center, life, emotions, creativity.
Robe with Pomegranates	Flow, abundance, wisdom, and fertility.
Wheat Field	Food, abundance, the cycles of life and nature.
Flowing River	The river represents the world of emotions and its flow—life, guidance, power, and release. The waterfall represents sexuality, emotional strength, and the ability to move and motivate.
Forest	The forest expresses primal nature.
Padded Chair	The padded chair located in nature symbolizes peace, quiet, comfort, and inner tranquility.

Mythology

In Greek mythology, the Empress is represented by Venus and Demeter, both goddesses of the earth, nature, and fertility. They symbolize beauty, love, sexual attraction, passion, and temptation. It seems that there are no rules for sexual attraction, but fertility is subject to clear natural laws. This duality is present in the Empress.

Representation of the Card in a Reading

The card represents fertility, which is not limited to women, femininity, or pregnancy. Fertility belongs to nature and human nature. It exists in every creation, in the processes of learning, work, and relationships with people encountered throughout life. A fertile person is someone who knows how to turn a seed into a blossoming tree that bears fruit. Fertility also includes the ability to nurture others. A fertile woman becomes pregnant thanks to the fertile seed of the man. Infertility is a sign of mental, emotional, or physical imbalance. The querent may experience a lack of fulfillment, anger, or jealousy and may be in a state of suffering. When the querent finds a way to be fertile, they will bring balance to their life.

It is important to remember that this is a card from the Major Arcana, representing the spiritual realm. The querent’s soul is in a place of abundance in every area related to the question being asked. It is the querent’s role to manifest this abundance in their life, with awareness, if indeed they are in balance between giving and receiving.