Major Arcana · III
fertilityproductivityripenessnurturing
The Empress is card III of the 22 Major Arcana, the trump cards of the tarot that stand for the big turning points and archetypes of a life. Its keywords are fertility, productivity, ripeness and nurturing.
The Empress upright meaning
In the light, The Empress points to:
- Nurturing yourself and others
- Bearing fruit
- Celebrating your body
- Bearing (literal or figurative) children
- Reveling in luxury
- Mothering those around you in positive ways
- Enjoying your sexuality
- Getting things done
The Empress reversed or shadow meaning
In its shadow, drawn reversed or in a difficult position, The Empress can point to:
- Overindulging
- Being greedy
- Smothering someone with attention
- Debilitating someone by being overprotective
- Inhibiting productivity by obsessing on productivity
- Being overcome by addictive behavior
The Empress in fortune telling
- Pregnancy is in the cards
- An opportunity to be involved in luxurious sexuality is coming
- Beware a tendency toward addiction
About the card
- Card
- III The Empress
- Arcana
- Major Arcana, card 3 of 22 (0 to XXI)
- Keywords
- fertility, productivity, ripeness and nurturing
