What does the "emperor" in tarot stand for?

Emperor Keywords: father's power order rule

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The emperor of a country is wearing a crown, a red robe and armor symbolizing strict discipline, holding a ball in his left hand and an ancient Egyptian cross symbolizing life in his right hand, and sitting confidently on the throne. The throne was decorated with four rams. As shown in the picture, the imperial card represents Aries (Mars). Aries, the first of the twelve constellations, is brave, positive, ambitious and confident. The red robe with orange background shows the main color of red, which coincides with the characteristics of Aries. The mountain with severe background symbolizes the steep road ahead. We can compare the background of the emperor and the queen, one is the severe mountains and rivers, the other is the rich land, forming a complementary situation. The number 3 queen symbolizes mother, and the number 4 emperor symbolizes father. Father and mother are yin and yang, which complement each other. The emperor here is a traditional strict father, which is quite different from the modern new good father. He is a person who teaches children social norms and obedience. If the child is disobedient, he will chase it with a cane. At ordinary times, he is also a rational role, and he is not good at expressing emotions. Furthermore, we can't just regard it as a "father" in a narrow sense, but the trump card actually contains a "father image" in a broad sense. It can represent any leader or authority who has power, self-denial and rigor, but lacks emotional communication, such as: judge, doctor, police, president, boss, landlord, royal family, principal, government official, or a respectable opponent. The imperial card can also represent a husband or lover, but although this husband or lover has a sense of responsibility, he will not sweet talk, but instead replaces the role of father, which makes people a little awe.

Jung said, "Father stands for moral precepts and prohibitions". The emperor is an out-and-out authority. He prefers order, norms and stability and has supreme power. In order to rule the country, he must put aside personal feelings and control social order with an iron fist, so that the country will not fall apart. If necessary, we should even take drastic measures, issue decrees and bans, and be firm and decisive. The emperor can be a wise monarch who is thoughtful and knows right from wrong, or a tyrant who harms the people. Just as there are good and bad laws, so can the emperor. In divination, the emperor represents a person who has an authoritative father image or has great influence on the parties. If the situation is good, the emperor can help; If the situation is not good, the emperor may exert control over the parties, making them lose their freedom and suffer. In addition, the emperor can also represent the stability and self-discipline of a period, and the parties can be strict with themselves and achieve their goals meticulously. During this period, the parties used rational analysis instead of listening to emotions and intuition. He can expand the territory like an emperor and stick to his goal unswervingly. In the aspect of emotional divination, the imperial card may also imply the lack of emotional communication.

The emperor showed more positive features in the right position. Inversion may indicate a lack of imperial characteristics (self-indulgence, immaturity, lack of leadership, lack of action, weakness, laziness, lack of sense of responsibility, lack of self-confidence, strong dependence, indecision, etc.). ), or excessive use of imperial characteristics (arbitrariness, abuse of power, ruthlessness, possessiveness or control, rebellion for the sake of rebellion,). If the emperor is inverted to represent a person, that person usually presents the negative elements of the emperor.