~ Tarot Card 3 ~ The Empress ~

The Empress





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Key phrase – Creative Abundance

Archetype – The Mother

Symbolism – Nature and fertility, nurturance, renewal, abundant life

·         Securing the seeds of growth, movement that is onwards and upward.

·         Doorway of life – physical, emotional, mental activities and earthly existence.

·         Passion and creative ways to bestow your feelings.

·         Connected to the Archetypes of Isis and Juno.

·         Unites the concepts of The Magician and The High Priestess.

·         Symbolises birth and motherhood, sexuality, pregnancy, generative action that brings ideas into fruition

·         Reminds us to patiently nurture things we believe in – to use the imagination to create the life we want.

Shadow: feeling emotionally barren; regarding our need for love as a bottomless pit; dwelling on the pains of the past rather than moving forward; feeling that life is chaotic; planting seeds of mistrust and deceit; destroying instead of creating; engaging in love that smother individuality.

When you draw the Empress:

·         Take care to cherish and protect the people and projects in your life today.

·         Exercise more self-discipline and creative courage.

·         Give yourself credit for your accomplishments and other credit for theirs. Fully experience and enjoy that success.

·         Review the cycles of your life; identify your present cycle and redefine your priorities accordingly

·         Look at the destructive situations and negative feelings you hold onto. What can you learn from them and use? Let the rest go.