THE EMPEROR

• FATHERING
• STRUCTURE
• AUTHORITY
• REGULATION

• Actions
• Opposing Cards
• Reinforcing Cards
• Description

ACTIONS

• FATHERING
• establishing a family line
• setting direction and tone
• protecting and defending
• guiding growth
• bringing security and comfort
• offering explanations

• STRUCTURE
• creating order out of chaos
• categorizing
• being systematic
• providing shape and form
• being organized
• applying reason
• coordinating
• sticking to a plan

• AUTHORITY
• taking a leadership role
• commanding
• exerting control
• representing the establishment
• being in a position of strength
• coming in contact with officials
• setting direction

• REGULATION
• establishing law and order
• operating from sound principles
• applying rules or guidelines
• working within the legal system
• setting standards of behavior
• following a regimen

OPPOSING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Empress - mothering, free-flowing abundance
• Seven of Cups - dissipation, lack of order
• Five of Swords - bending the rules, breaking the law

REINFORCING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Hierophant - conforming to rules
• Justice - concerns of justice and legality
• Two of Wands - having authority
• Three of Wands - assuming leadership
• Four of Pentacles - control, structure, order

DESCRIPTION

The figure of the Emperor says much about the essential qualities of this card. We see a stern, commanding figure seated on a stone-slab throne. His back is straight, and his eyes meet ours directly.

The Emperor represents structure, order and regulation - forces to balance the free-flowing, lavish abundance of the Empress. He advocates a four-square world where trains are on time, games are played by rules, and commanding officers are respected. In chaotic situations, the Emperor can indicate the need for organization. Loose ends should be tied up, and wayward elements, harnessed.

The Emperor can represent an encounter with authority or the assumption of power and control. As the regulator, he is often associated with legal matters, disciplinary actions, and officialdom in all its forms.

• TAROT CARDS
• TAROT CARDS MAJOR ARCANA
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the fool;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the magician;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the high priestess;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the empress;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the emperor;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the hierophant;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the lovers;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the chariot;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: strength;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the hermit;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: wheel of fortune;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: justice;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the hanged man;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: death;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: temperance;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the devil;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the tower;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the star;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the moon;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the sun;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: judgement;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the world;