3: The Empress
Card 4 of the Major Arcana, numbered 3, is the Empress. This card is one of the most fertile and abundant cards in the deck. It is always a blessing to pull this card in a reading… and on occasion it can be a warning of a blessing that may or may not be desired… let’s take a look! Looking at The Empress card we can see there is a lot to establish her place as the personification of abundance. We see a young woman dressed in a tunic covered in peonies and roses with a crystal scepter in her right hand, symbolizing wealth beauty and opulence, and her place in divinity. The Empress commands her space with love and divine feminine flow. She doesn’t have to chase.. no baby, she attracts everything she desires. The crown upon her head is adorned with a 13 stars, the number of the Goddess and the number of full moon cycles in a year, further supporting her place as divine feminine royalty and connection to the natural cycles of life. She reclines on what looks like a plush velvet chaise...