emperor & empress cards

haven't touched this thing in a bit, so i figured i'd do a quick one. granted, i say "quick," but watch it take me an hour or so to hum out. oh well.

not like i need to do mega-assignments that are due this coming tuesday/thurs.

anyway, i figured i'd do this post on the emperor and empress cards, since for some reason i feel like everyone should embody these two in themselves. true fact.

emperor, the aries male wonder

so, anyone know anything about astrology? 'cause apparently this dude's a total aries guy: he's quite literally depicted here as the center of his own universe. he's singular, solo, completely self-sufficient. he gives nothing unless it benefits him and only takes what he needs for himself. he's also a bit stubborn; notice how he's rooted in his place? granted, this means he's kind of a selfish dick. let's not forget being proud and set in his ways; he changes for nothing and no one. he's not exactly the best of friends and he's likely out for numero uno in the sack. (granted, here he's depicted as the Horned God/Pan/Greenman/call-him-what-you-will, so while he may be a selfish lay, expect some raw angry passion. if you don't want to risk being with a guy who doesn't consider sex "good" unless you suffer some awesome vaginal bruising - every time - then move on.)

these are all things that it can be necessary to be at one point or another, in short time increments (say, at work). but as soon as this shit carries over into your personal relationships, you'll fuck yourself. 

empress, how the concept of Taurus likes to think of itself
think of taurus as the next-door-neighbor to aries, the one that doesn't really "get" their neighbor, but doesn't exactly not like them. taurus will put a more traditional, elaborate rose garden in their yard; aries will put up exotic flowers and useful food/-/herb-plants (aries tend to be a little too practical but still like things looking a certain way). they're both in kind-of competition, at least in the aries's mind. but then taurus comes over one day with a small rose bouquet and some homemade comfort food as a way to say "hi, let's be tolerant friends." then the aries finds out the taurus actually tithes, even though they're jewish. the taurus is always there to lend a hand, or some kind of practical advice. or something else useful the aries can take away with them in some manner.

dude, this is kind of the empress. where the emperor's kind of a dick, the empress gives. and gives and gives and gives. see her never-ending basket of awesome? it's full of beautiful shit she keeps giving away. to the universe. to her neighbors. family. friends. everyone.

she gets off on giving. it's not some kind of martyr complex (or, as some might phrase it, sacrificial sensibility), it's just her maternal instincts kicking in. because, really, she's the mother to the world. or at least she tries to be. she takes nothing, only offers gifts for others.



but where the emperor looks right at you, all "i'm a dick, deal with it," the empress looks up towards the sky, towards the gifts she's giving. i've seen decks where they're drawn to look at each other when both are upright (very very helpful in a love reading), ironically though, they can both neglect. the emperor's neglect is more blatant as he's wrapped up in strictly himself, but you gotta admire the straight-into-your-eyes no-bullshit honesty. the empress's neglect is subtle: she's so busy playing universal savior she can forget to nourish the ones closest to her. this would be the person who throws themselves into charities and other good causes, but is never home in time for dinner, or takes in homeless people to help them. foster parents. etc.



just some late night ramblings for you guys.

bam. posting accomplished ;)