MOTHERING ABUNDANCE SENSES NATURE
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MOTHERING giving birth nourishing life nurturing and caring for others cherishing the world expressing tenderness working with children Reversed Early Phase: Mothering may become more important. A birth may be approaching. A desire to nurture may grow. You may start to care for someone. A link with a child may come up. A mother may become more involved. Late Phase: A time of mothering is ending. A birth has past. There is less nurturing now. A mother is not as close. You're becoming separated from a child. The feeling of being cherished is fading. |
WELCOMING ABUNDANCE enjoying extravagance receiving lavish reward luxuriating in plenty having more than enough feeling rich Reversed Early Phase: You may start to experience more abundance. An ample supply may be forthcoming. You may move toward plenty. There may be more than enough in the future. A surplus may become possible. Late Phase: The time of profusion is past. People can no longer be extravagant. Wealth is decreasing. There is less to go around now. The coffers are emptying. |
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giving and receiving pleasure focusing on the body appreciating beauty feeling vibrantly healthy being earthy doing physical activity Reversed Early Phase: You may start feeling more sensual. Pleasure may become more important. Your vigor and energy may return. One of the senses may improve. You may start to focus on your body. Late Phase: An experience of pleasure is past. You're no longer enjoying your senses. Physical activity is declining. There's less interest in the body now. One of the senses is failing. |
RESPONDING TO NATURE relating to plants and animals embracing the natural feeling connected to the Earth going outdoors harmonizing with natural rhythms Reversed Early Phase: A relationship with nature may develop. You may start to feel more natural. Environmental protections may increase. Being outdoors may become more important. An experience with nature may occur in the future. Late Phase: You're no longer involved with animals or plants. A focus on the environment is decreasing. People are feeling less connected with the Earth. There's less support for a natural approach. |
Description
The Empress and the High Priestess are the two halves of the female archetype in the major arcana. The Empress represents the fertile, life-giving Mother who reigns over the bounty of nature and the rhythms of the Earth. From her comes all the pleasures and joys of the senses and the abundance of new life in all its forms. The Empress encourages you to strengthen your connections with the natural world which is the ground of our being. Too often false sophistications and pleasures take us far from our roots. Let the Empress remind you to keep your feet firmly planted in the Earth.
In readings the Empress can refer to any aspect of Motherhood. She can be an individual mother, but as a major arcana card, she also goes beyond the specifics of mothering to its essence—the creation of life and its sustenance through loving care and attention.
The Empress can also represent lavish abundance of all kinds. She offers a cornucopia of delights, especially those of the senses—food, pleasure, and beauty. She can suggest material reward, but only with the understanding that riches go with a generous and open spirit. The Empress asks you to embrace the principle of life and enjoy its bountiful goodness.
Some Possible Opposing Cards
Emperor—fathering, order and discipline, regularity
Death—less life-affirming
Four of Pentacles—miserly possessiveness
Nine of Pentacles—refinement, sophistication
Some Possible Reinforcing Cards
Lovers—sexual fulfillment, pleasure
Star—generosity, free-flowing love
Nine of Cups—enjoying the senses
Seven of Pentacles—material reward
Ten of Pentacles—affluence, luxury, physical comfort
