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The Empress

The Empress

  • Astrological sign: Venus
  • Number of Arcs: 3
  • Hebrew letter: ) (Dalet)
  • Overall value: Abundance

The Empress is a card associated with the planet Venus. This card is marked with the number 3.

What is the Empress Card?

The Empress is seated on a throne in a star crown, holding a scepter in her hand. The scepter personifies her power over life - there are twelve stars on her crown, which symbolize her dominion throughout the year, and her throne is in the center of the grain field, representing her dominance (dominion) over plants.

Meaning and symbolism in fortune-telling

This card symbolizes feminine virtues such as beauty, patience, gentleness, and helping those in need.

In the inverted position of the card, the meaning of the card also changes to the opposite - then the Empress symbolizes female vices: possessiveness and excessive concern for others, lack of patience, ugliness.

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