A seemingly
young Empress this is and she is obviously pregnant. She is full of promises
and creative impulses. She has all the elements at her disposal: the air –
butterflies, water – lotus, earth- grain and apples, fire – scepter. She
is the personification of abundant creation; an ever flowing energy, which we
can tap into at any given time. We are all invited by her to jump in and play
along. Don’t be afraid to fail. Just enjoy the process.
Look how
relaxed she is standing there, enjoying just the way she is, being entirely
comfortable with herself and her creation. She knows how to balance giving and
receiving love; caring of others and caring for herself. This is something I
have to work on day in and day out
The empress is often seen as the card of the
Goddess. In this particularly depiction this idea is symbolized by the triskele
on her staff. The triskele is the symbol Wicca associates with the concept of the triple Goddess. The
symbol itself is much older. It has been found in many cultures and is about
5.000 years old. It was o.a. the (pre)Celtic
symbol for the trinity of human nature . And I think any trinity can be
symbolized by a triskele.
Seeing this card I remembered I have such pendant to
represent the Goddess too. I haven’t worn it in months. Mine has more spirals
then the one in the card. To me it is also a representation of my daughters
and myself; three women always connected in one circle. It can also be
Father-mother-child. The spirals are giving this symbol its feminine feel. Anyway, all this
because of a tiny adornment on the Empress her staff. And now I am going to
look for my pendant J
PS The Empress
today was also embodied by M her dentist. What a gentle caring woman this is. Everything
went so well to both our relieve
I'm so happy that the dentist was a gentle, caring woman, and that M did so well! I've been thinking of both of you. :)
ReplyDeleteThough I don't identify as a Wiccan, the triskele has always seemed like a special symbol to me. I like your take on it, as a group of separate people who are intimately connected at the heart. Have I told you lately how much I enjoy reading your blog every day? :D
I'm not wiccan either (too structured I guess) But the symbol is very dear to me and so fitting for my "quest"
DeleteThank you so much for your kind words. They mean a lot to me :)
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What a beautiful description of the tiskele; I was always so literal with the idea of the triple goddess. I love the symbolism of a family. I can't seem to reply to your comment through YouTube, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to dotit here. I love the Anna K tarot and found it through your blog! It wad through reading your blog that I was introduced to her deck, so I must thank you! I look forward to reading your blog every day. You always shed new light on the meaning of the cards and introduce us to new decks. You have become part of my daily routine :-)
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What a lovely comment. It makes me happy I am able to inspire people trough my blog
DeleteI don't know why you can not answer me on Y.T Do you have Google+ already?
This is a lovely post and it features one of my fave decks! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you Arwen. :) it sure is a gorgeous deck. It is so gentle and yet straight to the point
DeleteThe backgrounds of the pictures are absolutely beautiful
I love how you have tied this symbol into you and your two daughters. Especially with the card being The Empress. What a lovely post!
ReplyDeleteThank you PLN, I think you can tie anything into a symbol as long as you stay close to its archetypal meaning. I like it that I feel free customize things to my needs.
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