The Therapeutic Tarot

We continue our series of writings on the Tarot and its archetypical representation in our everyday lives. Today's motif is The Emperor.

We've seen this card as The Pope in Marseille style Tarot decks. This archetype corresponds to our capacity to think proactively in a healthy and coherent way.

If the querent is a man then it could represent an incisive, active, clear decision making process. If a lady it could imply a particular strength to achieve goals with a clear decisional process of her own, an assertive woman that is.

If inverted, it could mean and insecure man, shy, introverted, no able to make a decision at the moment. For a lady it could mean codependence.

The Emperor card represents our mental world and how we manage it. It is an active principle in decision making. In relationships, it could imply that we are on the right track .If inverted that our decision making process is a faulty one

We can be emperors in our world, but what we really control is our thoughts and mental environment.

The major Arcana rule very much our archetypical world of ideas and have e a direct correspondence with the minor arcana. In fact they are to systems of divination altogether that complement each other. There is a close bond between and emperor card and the two of clubs/spades.

The variables are simple: numbers, suites and spreads. But the repercussions are wide. You have to add these three variables and make the resultant meaning a fact for the querent.

Namaste

Vrajabasi