Sometimes
it looks like the tarot is playing games with me: for today I've drawn the
Emperor, the ultimate masculine energy in the deck. This is the third post in a
row about masculinity. And besides that, it is the first time I've pulled this card for my
blog. So what does The Emperor has to tell me? It used to be no more than an
archetypal image of a father for me. Very much
like my own father: a structured fair man who took care of and provided
for his family. A loving and supportive father whose memory I hold dear to my
heart. As easy as I have assigned The Empress card as a symbol for the Goddess, The
Emperor has never left the earthly realm. In most depictions he is sitting on a
concrete throne and it looks as if he has never left his seat.
But not
this emperor. He has climbed the mountain on his own accord. He is determined
to show me that he is worthy to rise above his physical empire. He wants to be
reunited with his Empress, so they will become One again: masculine and feminine, equal
and inseparable. This season is of
course is the perfect timing for me to
finally understand this. The background of this depiction symbolizes beautifully his fiery nature. I love the eagle in this card. A symbol of flying
fearless, aiming high and being free. But also a symbol of vision and decisiveness;of
what has to be done in order to be the protective guardian of the empire.
On a more personal level this
cards advises me to be more structured in my daily living. Too much time is wasted
with trivial diversions like zapping, surfing, etc. I would like to become the
emperor of my own life again. There is so much more I want to do in a day and I
get so easily distracted. So I am going
to trust and depend upon my own power and I am going to make some kind of structure for myself with enough room to play
around.
I used to cringe when I got this card. Then somewhere I read that the Empress has no boundaries; she is like the spring rains and thunderstorms that may cause flooding. We need the rain, just not that much of it. The Emperor is the one who structures and gives boundaries to what she gives without measure, so that we don't get flooded. This idea helped me view him in a more objective light. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great metaphor. One cannot exist without the other. There has to be balance. Like Yin and Yang
DeleteI guess this is one of the most balanced symbols I know