04-The Emperor – Upright Mage Deck

Your Chosen Card – The Emperor Upright Mage 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 March–20 April (tropical); 14 April–13 May (sidereal)
Astrology: Aries, the Ram (a Fire sign ruled by Mars)
Numerology: 4 (Emperor) ~ 1 + 3 (Death) ~ 2 + 2 (The Fool)

Rider Waite: Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person; aid, reason, conviction; also authority and will; (R) benevolence, compassion, credit; also confusion to enemies, obstruction, immaturity.

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 Mage 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
Book Details
Complete Book of Tarot: Mercy/Peace. Chesed is associated with Jupiter, the planet of generosity, mind-expanding journeys, and good fortune. Tarot cards related to the number four are the Emperor (IV), Death (XIII, 1 + 3 = 4), the Fool (0 or XXII, 2 + 2 = 4), and all pip cards numbered four.

Tarot Books

Development for Beginners: iii.   Symbolic: this level includes detailed, visual imagery of symbols of a mythical, historical, or religious nature.

Elements of the Psychic World: A number of other telepathic dream studies have been conducted since, the most famous of which is perhaps the one conducted at the dream laboratory of the Mai-monides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York from 1963-1974. When subjects were in REM stages of sleep, a person in another room attempted to transmit images to the sleeping subject and the correlation of dream images was significantly above average.

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Elements of the Psychic World: A number of other telepathic dream studies have been conducted since, the most famous of which is perhaps the one conducted at the dream laboratory of the Mai-monides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York from 1963-1974. When subjects were in REM stages of sleep, a person in another room attempted to transmit images to the sleeping subject and the correlation of dream images was significantly above average.