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Ace of Wands - click on card to select it2 of Wands - click on card to select it3 of Wands - click on card to select it4 of Wands - click on card to select it5 of Wands - click on card to select it6 of Wands - click on card to select it7 of Wands - click on card to select it
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Ace of Cups - click on card to select it2 of Cups - click on card to select it3 of Cups - click on card to select it4 of Cups - click on card to select it5 of Cups - click on card to select it6 of Cups - click on card to select it7 of Cups - click on card to select it
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Ace of Swords - click on card to select it2 of Swords - click on card to select it3 of Swords - click on card to select it4 of Swords - click on card to select it5 of Swords - click on card to select it6 of Swords - click on card to select it7 of Swords - click on card to select it
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Ace of Pentacles - click on card to select it2 of Pentacles - click on card to select it3 of Pentacles - click on card to select it4 of Pentacles - click on card to select it5 of Pentacles - click on card to select it6 of Pentacles - click on card to select it7 of Pentacles - click on card to select it
8 of Pentacles - click on card to select it9 of Pentacles - click on card to select it10 of Pentacles - click on card to select itPage of Pentacles - click on card to select itKnight of Pentacles - click on card to select itQueen of Pentacles - click on card to select itKing of Pentacles - click on card to select it

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Tarot Card Meanings

4 - The Emperor

The Emperor

While the Empress deals with all things feminine, the Emperor stands for structure and fathering.

The Emperor puts in place structure and rules, confident in his authority. He rules as a father figure, a protector and guide. He is more remote, more severe.

The Empress and Emperor represent mother and father in their archetypal roles.

In its best form, the Emperor represents a stable society where the people are free to go about their business within a fair structure of law. At worst, it can be a society where the law has been corrupted, rules become supreme, or like a dictatorship.

In the card, the Emperor appears cold and stiff. His remoteness means he has lost touch with his inner soul, the river, so abundant in the Empress is narrow and struggling.

In the journey to higher enlightenment, the Emperor is a test. Many of us struggle with the rules of society, yet we must absorb them and find our own way to our own code of conduct. This means neither blind obedience nor continual breaking the rules. Both of these behaviours are really carried out when one is bound by the rules.

In readings, the Emperor signifies an encounter with regulations or the law. Whether good or bad depends on the context.

Reversed, his severity and remoteness are reversed, but hopefully not too far or it will descend into immaturity.

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