Gorgeously feminine and divinely abundant, it’s no wonder the empress tarot card is a favourite among many. Read on to discover what this beautiful card represents, wether it’s the empress reversed or upright, in career/ love/ money readings or in combination with other tarot cards.

The Empress Keywords

Upright position : Creative expression, Divine feminine energy, Fertility, New idea, Self care, Abundance, Mother Earth, Beauty, Nurturing

Reversed Position : Insecurity, Immaturity, Smothering, Naivety, Creative block, Lack of Progress, Dependence on others,

The Empress Tarot Card Description

A gorgeous woman with blonde hair relaxes on her throne as golden wheat springs up around her, showcasing her worldly abundance. She wears a pomegranate patterned robe symbolizing fertility, and a crown of twelve stars. Her crown shows her connection to spirit and the natural world, representing the twelve planets and twelve months of the year. The surrounding forest and natural spring captures her connection to mother nature. While her luxurious throne features cushions embroidered with the Venus sign. Planet Venus is the planet of beauty, grace, creativity, and love, representing the fundamentals of the empress tarot card meaning.

The empress is the third card of the major arcana, in a standard tarot deck. In numerology 3 represents optimism, communication and creativity, adding to the empress tarot card meaning.

Based of the Rider Waiter Tarot deck

The Empress Upright

The empress tarot card is the essence of the feminine qualities, of love, beauty, nurturing and abundance. Drawing the empress card is a call to invite more sensuality into your life and and to nuture happiness. Now is the perfect time to take care of yourself and express your divine nature through new art forms. What can you do right now for the sake of enjoyement and pleasure? What is your feminine side yearning to indulge in?

The empress shows abundance in all aspects of your life, it represents a beautiful time where you can focus on joy and fulfillment. The empress tarot card is motherhood and birth of a new idea, be it an actual pregnancy or creative project that is dying to come through you. Know that what you create at this time will be beautiful, nourished and successful.

The empress is youthful and vibrant, you may find yourself actually glowing at this time, any new beauty routines, or self care practices will make a noticeable impact in how you’re percieved by others. Recieving compliments and praise is all part of being an empress.

The Empress Reversed

Drawing the empress reversed is a sign that you are relying too heavily on others and neglecting yourself. You may be paying attention to other peoples affairs as a way to avoid what is really going on at the core of you. If you’re experiencing insecurity this is the time to take a look at what is causing it and how you can put the focus back on self love.

Empress reversed is naive, she is at the mercy of other people, you may be clinging to a lover or a friend for support, have you forgotten your power? Binge eating, overspending, smothering and jealousy are all signs of unbalanced feminine energy. Finding healthy outlets or bringing masculine structure and willpower into your life will help you recenter.

Place that loving energy you carry into yourself, consider reconnecting with mother nature, using practices such as grounding or forest bathing. You may be starved of that natural connection.

If you are feeling blocked, stuck or stagnant you could be focusing too much on what others think of your creations. It’s hard to create beauty with so much judgement. Consider experimenting with other art forms if you’re feeling totally uninspired.

The empress reversed can also come up when you are struggling with your body image and appearence, are you critiqueing yourself more than usual? It’s time to discover your true beauty inside and out. Spend a moment giving gratitude to your body for all the beautiful things it does to keep you alive and breathing each day.

Symbolism of the Empress tarot card

Understanding the symbolism of this card helps you to truly grasp the many empress tarot card meanings. Her crown with twelve stars is there to showcase her mystical side as she perfectly balanced in the realms of the spiritual and material. The abundance of nature in the card surrounding her, including the pomegranets adorning her dress, speak to the abundant nature of the universe. She is fertile ground, freshness, newness, alive and youthful. The symbols of this card all point to an element of luxury and opulence, because the most luxurious thing in this world is to embrace pleasure, beauty and creation for the sake of our own enjoyement.

The Empress in Love and Relationships

Receiving the empress upright in a love tarot reading is a beautiful sign of a new, flourishing relationship. If you’re single and looking for love, this card represents a romance that will feel fresh and exciting, (think Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream). If you’re already in a relationship, expect an injection of creative energy, sparks flying and extra quality time with your partner. The empress represents a healthy relationship, where you will feel fully taken care of, cherished and loved.

The empress upright can suggest pregnancy, yes, an actual pregnancy. The fertility of the empress tarot card should not be overlooked, she is the divine maiden, in the perfect position to become a mother. If this is something you’re hoping for great news!! If not, you should consider taking extra precautions to avoid unwanted pregnancy, especially if this card turns up with the 6 of cups, the Sun, or the 10 cups.

When the empress appears in the reversed position in your love tarot reading, this is a sign of imbalance. You may be overdependent on your partner and expecting them to meet all of your needs. If this is the case, how can you practice more self-love and find new ways to meet your own needs, that don’t strain your partner? When feminine energy is out of balance, you may be nurturing to the point of smothering. There is too much emphasis on your partner or love life to the point that you’re enmeshed and neglecting yourself. This is a strong indication to pull your energy back, and fill your own cup. Engage in self-care, use your feminine energy to create beauty, or perhaps nurture a friend who needs it.

The Empress in Career and Finances

The empress brings abundance! When the empress tarot card appears in the upright position for a career or finance reading, do a little jump for joy. You’re experiencing good fortune and financial stability. New creative ideas may be coming to you at this time, if so the empress tells you to follow them! Start that creative project, and enjoy feeling and knowing your future is financially secure. Your personal power is at an all-time high as you embrace the abundant nature of the natural world. This is a fantastic tarot card for career and finance tarot readings, you’re in the perfect position to receive the fruits of your labour.

The reversed empress encourages you to look at the ways you might be overspending or wasting your creative energy. You may be experiencing a creative block or feel disconnected from your personal power. If your work is unfulfilling, stale, and you feel as if you’re making little progress, consider how you can make a change. Can something be done in your external world to bring new energy to your work? Or perhaps it’s your mindset or personal perspective that needs to shift. If you’re feeling completely stuck and burnout, consider a spa day, a relaxing weekend away or taking up a new hobby. Allow yourself to take a bit of time so you can come back inspired.

The empress tarot card is always a good sign financially, so when pulled in reverse it indicates that you’re feeling unstable or insecure, despite the money you do have. Are there limiting beliefs stopping you from enjoying the surrounding abundance? Do you feel you never have enough money to feel truly secure? Consider creating a conscious spending plan to allow yourself to actually enjoy your money while feeling more secure in where it’s going.

The Empress and Feminine Energy

Of all the empress tarot card meanings, feminine energy is the most potent. She is the divine feminine in it’s maiden and mother form. Soft, receptive and flowing with creative energy.

When you draw this card you will find yourself perfectly in tune with mother nature and you may become a feminine guide for others seeking her nuturing embrace.

The Empress Tarot Card Combinations

For specific tarot card combinations it is important to understand each card and the meaning of their positioning, scroll down to learn about a few powerful empress combinations.

THE EMPRESS TAROT CARD IN A READING

As with all tarot cards, to understand what the empress signifies in a reading requires looking at its position and all the surrounding cards. In the love reading section, we discussed what cards combined with the empress tarot card strongly indicate pregnancy (6 of cups, The Sun & 10 of cups). Below, you will learn about the powerful combinations of the Empress & the Devil + the Empress & the Emperor.

To truly understand the empress tarot card meaning, remember that your tarot deck tells a story. Take a look at the bigger picture, are the cards all facing the same direction, perhaps looking to a certain card to make a point. Is there a thread of synchronicity in the imagery or numbers of the cards. Let your intuition guide you, and don’t be afraid to connect the cards to a personal feeling or meaning.

When using any divination tool, the divine realm will speak your language. Letting your intuition guide you often means forgetting the traditional card meanings, and trusting yourself to create understanding. Be creative and don’t be afraid to go deep

Is the Empress a Yes or No Card?

The empress tarot card is a full body FUCK YES! Whether upright or reversed, you can take this tarot card as an affirmative sign from the universe.

The Empress and the Devil

When the empress card appears with the devil card, this is an impactful combination that asks you to consider your own willpower and how you’ll use it in this world. The devil represents temptation, hedonism, addiction and control. The two together signify an internal battle over desire, are your cravings leading you down a path of self-destruction? What is seducing you at this time, are you using something for self harm or escape?

There may be a need for you to balance materialism and spiritualism in your life, as these cards together can be a sign you’re going down a darker road. Or perhaps the empress tarot card has appeared to congratulate you on overcoming this battle, and these cards signify the internal strength you have shown in the face of temptation. It is always important to consider context and consult your intuition when interpreting the cards.

In a love reading, this combination signifies a relationship where one or both partners is showing overbearing tendencies. There is a power imbalance that is toxic or harmful to both people involved. This is a sign to look for healthier ways to approach your relationship, perhaps relinquishing control and learning to trust, or taking responsibility for your own power instead of giving it away to your partner.

For example, finding yourself or your significant other needing to read through text messages, know exact whereabouts all the time, or distrusting relationships with friends/ colleagues, means there is no trust. Can you repair the relationship, or is it time to move on?

The Empress and the Emperor

The empress card and the emperor card represent the masculine and feminine energies of the universe. Drawing these two cards together in any tarot reading is extremely lucky! This means alignment and a situation that is incredibly harmonious.

With the emperor as the archetypal father and the empress as mother earth, you are in the perfect position to create and employ the action, direction and authority needed to bring your creative ideas in to full manifestation.

If you pull these two cards together in a love reading, this is an amazing match. A divine union of perfectly balanced souls, it doesn’t matter who is the feminine side and who is the masculine, it simply shows that this is a partnership where you bring out the best in each other.

What does the Empress card mean, advice?

The empress encourages you to embrace the feminine energies of receptivity. What can you receive in the situation at hand, maybe this is allowing others to take care of you or spending extra time caring for yourself. The advice of the empress card is subtle in nature and a gentle reminder to embrace self-expression, whatever that looks like for you right now.

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