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The Empress: tarot card meaning

Major Arcana III

The Empress tarot card

Keywords: abundance, fertility, creativity, nurturing, nature

Reversed: creative block, dependence, self-neglect, overprotectiveness, scarcity

Upright

The Empress is Mother Earth energy: abundance, creativity, and everything that grows with love. She announces a fertile season in which your projects, relationships, or ideas blossom. She invites you to enjoy your senses, take care of yourself, and care for others.

Reversed

Reversed, she suggests you're forgetting about yourself, maybe giving too much to others or feeling creatively blocked. It can also point to dependence or attention that smothers. Go back to nourishing yourself and reconnect with what brings you pleasure.

In love

Warm, sensual love and relationships that grow; it can point to pregnancy or the wish to start a family.

Work and money

Projects that bear fruit, prosperity, and creativity; a great time for artistic work.

Advice

Care for yourself the way you'd care for what you love most, and let things grow.

Symbolism

A pregnant or motherly woman rests on a throne full of cushions, surrounded by a field of ripe wheat and a lush forest: nature in full abundance. Her crown of twelve stars ties her to the cycles of the year, and the shield bearing the symbol of Venus speaks of love and beauty. The waterfall beside her represents life and emotions flowing freely.

Yes or no?

Yes. In a yes or no reading, The Empress leans towards yes. Reversed, the yes comes with nuances, delays or conditions. Yes or no tarot

Element: Earth

Astrology: Venus

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