She is the Venus Urania of the Greeks, the Virgin of Christians, the creative intelligence of ideas.
Her foot rests on a crescent moon to indicate her elevation above the objective world. It dominates the immobile sphere of perfection, the region of archetypes. The twelve stars of the zodiac crown the graceful head, with a smiling but hieratic expression. The Empress is dressed in light blue and red, respectively the colors of thought, spirituality, and activity: she holds the scepter of command over the whole universe in her hand. This arcanum is linked to the planet Mercury, in the letter ghimel, to Bi-nah, the Sephirah of creative intelligence.
She is a symbol of intellect, clarity, teaching, dynamism, new initiatives and professional successes, and physical and spiritual fruitfulness. She means pregnancy, school promotion, goal achieved, charm, happiness, well-being, important meeting, marriage. She indicates a female influence, the beloved woman, the bride, the friend, the children, a business-woman. She corresponds to full spring, Friday and Sunday, the element of air, the planets Venus and Mercury, the sign of Gemini.
In negative: presages stupidity, misunderstood problems, falsehoods, waste, mishaps, doubts, actions not recommended, frivolity, unfulfilled desires, loss of material goods, sterility, infidelity; a treacherous woman; nervous breakdown, unwanted pregnancy or miscarriage; diseases related to the heart, right eye, breast, and skin.
The advice of the arcane
You will find luck only by overcoming indecision and laziness.
Pairings
- United with Justice: thanks to firmness and balance, the consultant will keep his prestige firm.
- Near the Force: health, success, commitment.
- Next to the Hanged Man: serious disappointment, need for greater caution.
- Close to Death: Depression, Mental Illness.
- Accompanied by Temperance: excellent ability to adapt.
- Side by side with the Tower: emotional frustration, rupture.
- United to the Stars: occult female protection. If this is also followed by the Queen of Cups: pregnancy.
- Beside the Moon: perplexities, errors of evaluation, illusions, unfulfilled desires. It is advisable to pay attention to the arteries.
- Close to the World: full emotional fulfillment, success in all fields.
- Accompanied by any blade of Cups: triumph of love, religiosity, devotion.
- Accompanied by any arcane of Batons: industriousness, affirmation.
- Followed by any card of Coins: a wealthy woman promoting a major business.
- Near any blade of Swords: a woman of authority.
