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The Emperor card is probably the most regal card in the Tarot
Deck (more so than any of the four Kings). A major theme of
this card is that of fair and logical authority arising from
the wise use of discipline and a strong character. The Emperor
card is number 4.
The Emperor is usually depicted sat on a throne while holding
symbolic objects that represent his royalty and authority.
When the Emperor appears in a reading, this card may refer
to the sitter, to a significant influence on the sitter (especially
a male person in authority – such as a father, grandfather,
boss, business executive, or official), or to the need for
a supportive authoritatively balancing influence in the situation.
It may also invite questions about the extent to which the
situation is sufficiently, or excessively, organized.
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The cards of the Major Arcana are widely considered to be the
most powerful cards in the Tarot Deck. The 22 cards of the Major
Arcana tell a complete story when arranged in upright and numerical
order (beginning with The
Fool). This is a story of of development and enlightenment
and is sometimes referred to as "The Fool's Journey".
Some texts also include meanings for "reversed
cards". These
are for the situation in which the cards are shuffled in both
order and orientation. The theoretical advantage to this is that
it effectively doubles the number of possible "cards" in
the deck from 78 to 156. (However, in terms of the calculation
of obtaining results according to chance alone, it is not a simple
mathematical doubling because once a card
has been
drawn
it
cannot be drawn
again in the opposite orientation in the same reading.) |
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