New · The Celtic Cross is now available — ten cards, one deep question.

Lantern
IIIThe EmpressMajor
Arcana
Major
Element
Earth
Planet
Venus
Zodiac
Taurus
Yes / no
yes
The deck

The Empress

Abundance, nurturing, fertility, creativity, sensuality.

Reversed, the card turns inward: Creative block, smothering, self-neglect, dependence, stagnation.

Upright

  • abundance
  • nurturing
  • fertility
  • creativity
  • sensuality

Reversed

  • creative block
  • smothering
  • self-neglect
  • dependence
  • stagnation

What it means in context

Love and relationships

Upright

nurturing love, affection, sensuality, emotional abundance

Reversed

smothering, neglect, dependence, blocked affection

Work and money

Upright

creative growth, supportive workplace, productive abundance, nurturing a project

Reversed

creative block, stagnation, lack of support, unproductive effort

Mood

Upright

Warm, sensual, content.

Reversed

drained, insecure, restless

Spiritual

Upright

connection with nature, creative life force, receptive abundance, nurturing spiritual growth

Reversed

creative stagnation, self-neglect, disconnection from nature, blocked nurturing energy