Major Arcana · 3
The Empressfor Leo
"Stop producing. Start receiving."
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A figure sits in a luxurious chair in a field of tall grass. Embracing their own femininity and sexuality, they are able to enjoy the beauty around them as it unfolds
Look closer.
This card represents the warmer/sensual aspects of femininity (and motherhood) whereas the High Priestess, the card before this, represents the more cool/mysterious aspects of womanhood. You have cultivated something wonderful through a connection to your inner divine and nature. Appreciate the beauty and passion that you attract
You are not attracting the beauty and passion you want. Perhaps you are impatient or perhaps you must connect more with nature or your own raw energy
The imagery (the crown, corn necklace and field) is a nod to depictions of Demeter, the greek goddess of the harvest (and mother to Persephone)
Its place in the deck.
Where it shows up.
The Empress for Leo
The Creator
Leo is a Fire fixed sign ruled by Sun, whose natural subject is creativity, romance, play, being seen doing the thing. Venus sits outside Leo's usual Sun register, so this one arrives as unfamiliar weather. Leo is fixed: it holds on, and this is a card about beginning, so the resistance shows up before anything has even been asked. Upright, this is happening out in the visible world, where other people can see it and respond to it.
Keep the thread
Artemis remembers what you asked, and tells you when something comes back around.
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