The Emperor

​​MLXLOh, the emperor, the large and in charge card.  Well here comes a brush with authority or some figure in your life, more than likely a male.
The card itself is ruled by the astrological sign of Aries, a fire sign and first in the zodiac.  Which, in turn, Mars rules Aries.  

Think red hot, war, male, judge, lawyer.  Someone in power.  A pioneer or a very prolific person.
It also symbolizes hard work, stability, having things under control.  Are you on your way to a promotion? Or some advancement?  Or is it possible your companion is going to receive some promotion?
Aries-  This sign is the pioneer of the zodiac.  Brave, resilient, and never backs down and comes packed with a punch of tenacity as so long as other signs/placements and or houses in the chart do not quell these traits.  

Look at where the Emperor rests his hands, …on the rams.  This is the Aries association ram.  Ever see those guys battle it out? Headfirst, and yes, that is your Aires element to the Emperor.
I have an Aries moon.  I read on a post a while back that those with the moon in Aries are more animated than those with the sun in Aries.  I don’t know, my father is a sun in Aries, and crazy enough all four of the major planets he has are in Aries.  Well let me say this, the guy was in the military, did every sport under the sun, hardly slept, wrote a book despite being dyslexic and could have gone to college on a full-ride with a football scholarship.  Know anyone like that?  I don’t think my dad ever knew what the word failure meant.  In fact, I don’t think he cared to know it, feel it let alone consider it.  

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 There wasn’t anything my father wouldn’t have tried, and if he would have been born rich, I shudder to think about what other endeavors he would have jumped on.  Now, as he is older, he likes to fish.  Of course, he competes.  I went along for some bonding time.  Well, that didn’t work out, he critiqued my cast, made me change my lure ten times.  Not because he likes correcting anyone, he was so worried I wouldn’t catch anything and not have fun.  When I put my rod down, I said: “Dad, I came to bond, I can fish any time.”  He glanced down at the water and smiled.  He was quiet after that for a while, but then we just talked. But he made sure he caught his fish…Aries has to compete, at everything!  

Back to the Emperor, it is a good omen to have in your reading.  Maybe you are on the cusp of something important. Perhaps you are about to start a new fad, a new product line or something like that.  Are you getting ready for a competition?   Whatever it is that you have going on in your life, it means hard work and stability. 

The Empress in Tarot

What is the meaning when the Empress card appears?  
In astrology, The Empress card is ruled by air sign, Libra which represents the planet, Venus and the seventh house.  The symbol of Venus is placed near the bottom left on the card.
This card represents beauty, luxury, love, balance, and judgments.
The seventh house is a partnership house and most often associated with legality, marriage, partnerships, and contracts.
Depending on the reading, it can deliver deeper meaning to this card.
This card is usually a positive aspect and may represent conception.  You may not have a little one on the way, but you may have a new concept in your life at work or in your life philosophy.
The Empress wants you to look at what you have and realize this is a positive I would say this is a wonderful card in the tarot deck. However, the seventh house represents balance and many Libra's struggle with decisions.  Careful, too, this may represent a choice.   If there are few positive aspects, then it may represent a negative female influence.  Again, it depends are what type of reading is used.