Your Chosen Card – The Emperor Upright Golden Deck
Hail to the chief! When upright, the Emperor represents a person of authority, will, planning, organization, analysis, strategic thinking and phallic masculinity. Lo and behold! The Emperor is the Father Archetype, the Lord and Master who knows how to get things done. A powerful leader, he takes charge, puts things in order, and protects those in his domain. He rules with his mind rather than with his heart. The Emperor appears in a reading to remind you to step up to the plate, be true to your principles, and use your power to structure your life to accomplish what must be done. You need to set clear goals and establish firm limits so that you can provide stability and get the job done.
Keywords Upright: Authority, splendor, power, awe, ambition, leadership, order, control, dominion, logic, reason, objectivity, visibility, setting limits, potency, forcefulness, courage, self-confidence, discipline, responsibility, majesty, impressiveness, maturity, protection, realization, will, decisiveness, life force, fathering, masculine power, the phallus, stability, structure, realism, firm foundations, taking charge, ability to get things done.
Key IV: The Emperor
Myths/Archetypes: The Great Father. The Ruler. The King of Kings. Zeus. Yahweh. Ouranos. Priapus. George Washington. Head of State.
Dates of Aries: 21 March20 April (tropical); 14 April13 May (sidereal)
Astrology: Aries, the Ram (a Fire sign ruled by Mars)
Numerology: 4 (Emperor) ~ 1 + 3 (Death) ~ 2 + 2 (The Fool)
Golden Dawn: Ambition, domination, victory, conquest, strife, war (meanings derived from the pioneering sign Aries, which is ruled by Mars, the god of war).
When The Emperor is upright you can pretty much take it that life is going well but that’s when life takes us by surprise. If The Emperor is unclear it may help to choose a card from the Major Arcana to provide more insight into what it is The Emperor is trying to tell you. If you had a particular issue in mind, or want to seek clarification on something else, you can also choose again to get more guidance.
This chosen card is part of your upright card reading for The Emperor using cards from the Golden Tarot Deck. You will find many more tarot pages that will be of great help if you need tarot card meanings. Use the search at the bottom of the page. We have some amazing tarot books for you to browse. Please see below.
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Complete Book of Tarot: Golden Dawn: Faith, hope, help coming from unexpected sources; when ill-dignified, false hopes, dreaminess.
Complete Book of Tarot: Astrology: Air of Fire. (Note the airy backdrop of blue sky, clouds, and mountain peaks in the distance. In the foreground, the hot dry dessert becomes a setting for the throne capped with the head of a lion. The salamander at the Kings feet is associated in mythology with Fire; the Central European ‘fire salamander’ has fiery golden-yellow markings on its back.)
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Complete Book of Tarot: Astrology: Air of Fire. (Note the airy backdrop of blue sky, clouds, and mountain peaks in the distance. In the foreground, the hot dry dessert becomes a setting for the throne capped with the head of a lion. The salamander at the Kings feet is associated in mythology with Fire; the Central European ‘fire salamander’ has fiery golden-yellow markings on its back.)