The Empress
Abundance
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Fertility
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Nourishment
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Abundance 〰️ Fertility 〰️ Nourishment 〰️
“I receive with ease.”
She receives. She radiates. She overflows.
The Empress is not about “self-care Sundays.” She’s about the kind of self-devotion that transforms landscapes. She is soil and sun, womb and wildfire. Her energy turns seeds into forests—whether those seeds are babies, businesses, art, or entire new selves.
When she shows up, you’re being called to remember that creation is inevitable when you stop starving yourself.
Upright Meaning:
The Empress is abundance that comes from alignment, not grind.
She is pleasure, nurture, sensual embodiment, and permission to take up space.
This is a time for:
Creating something tangible from your inner visions
Nourishing yourself so your creations have a strong mother
Embodying your worth so deeply that opportunities grow toward you like plants to sunlight
You’re not here to earn your existence. You’re here to expand it.
Reversed Meaning (if you read reversals):
The shadow of the Empress is depletion.
Giving until you’re empty. Neglecting your own body while tending everyone else’s.
Or, on the other side—hoarding, overprotecting, refusing to let your creations leave the nest.
Reversed can also point to a creative block born from self-doubt or overthinking your “right” to be here, to be seen, to enjoy.
The Empress teaches that what you feed will flourish…
If you’re ready to cultivate your next season with intention, book a Snakeshift Session. Let’s plant the damn seeds.
Key Symbols (Decoded):
Crown of Stars: Cosmic support for earthly creation
12 Cushions of Wheat: Sustenance, cycles, fertility
The River: Life-force in constant flow—both given and received
🖤 Embodied Invocation:
Close your eyes. Breathe into your hips. Imagine your spine as a stalk rooted deep into warm, black soil.
Repeat:
I receive with ease.
I nourish what matters.
I am worthy of beauty, plenty, and rest.
✍ Journal Prompts:
Where am I still starving myself—physically, emotionally, creatively?
What do I want to bring into form this season?
How can I treat my body as the altar it is?
✦ Tarot Spread: The Garden Gate
What is ready to grow through me
What nourishment does it need
What’s blocking the flow of abundance
How to root deeper in my worth
