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| Abundance | | Fertility | | Nurturing | | Your garden runneth over! | | Archetypes: | Aunt Em | | Princess Leia | | Mother Teresa | | Your Mom |
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Upright Imagery: The Empress sits on her cushioned chair with a scepter in her hand. Her crown of twelve stars represents the twelve signs of the zodiac, and Venus, the planet of affection and love, is represented in her heart-shaped shield. The Empress is surrounded by wheat, trees, and all that Mother Nature has to offer. She's clearly content and ready to bring forth abundance, new life, and prosperity. |
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Upright Meanings: Happiness to come! From her chair, the Empress assures that she can be of help and service to the earth and humankind. The archetypal Earth Mother, she represents fertility to would-be parents, a happy home and marriage to couples, and contentment with life to all. The Empress brings comfort and a peaceful lifestyle, along with the help of supportive women and the nourishment in all its forms they can bring. |
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When the Empress appears upright, it can mean a cycle of prosperity is about to begin. This could mean a new home or new conditions in the home that are peaceful and filled with an abundance of the good things in life. The Empress indicates good resources from the land and agriculture. It's harvest time! |
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Reversed Imagery and Meanings: Reversed, the Empress sits decidedly uncomfortably in the same field. Nearly earthbound, the power of her scepter is no longer strong, and growth and development have stopped. When this card appears reversed the lesson may be one of poverty or a lack of security. The heart-shaped shield of Venus is not as prominent and hence has less power. |
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A reversed Empress can indicate infertility, or that the home or environment is lacking in some way. There may be a troubled home or marriage, inadequate resources, low income, environmental pollution, or contaminated land or environment. This card could mean a bad year for the farmer, a loss in the family, or a lack of understanding between family members. Dissatisfaction with the family or a dysfunctional family could also be indicated. The lesson here may be to pay more attention to one's home life before it becomes a problem. |
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