The Empress: tarot card meaning
The Empress is card III of the Major Arcana, associated with the element of Earth. Drawn upright it speaks of abundance, nurturing, creativity; reversed, of creative block, neglect, smothering.
Upright meaning
abundance, nurturing, creativity, growth
Energy that creates, nurtures and grows what it touches -- tend the garden rather than forcing it, and let things flourish.
Reversed meaning
creative block, neglect, smothering, over-giving
Growth is stalled by over-giving or self-neglect -- refill your own well before pouring out to others.
Vedic and astrological correspondence
| Planet | Venus |
|---|---|
| Vedic graha | Shukra |
| Zodiac | Taurus/Libra |
| Element | Earth |
In a three-card reading
In the past position The Empress describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.
Questions
What does The Empress mean upright?
Energy that creates, nurtures and grows what it touches -- tend the garden rather than forcing it, and let things flourish.
What does The Empress mean reversed?
Growth is stalled by over-giving or self-neglect -- refill your own well before pouring out to others.