I was raised with assumption that good things are what happens to others, not to me. That I can not afford nice things, not matter how rich I get. That when someone has to sacrifice their happiness in a group, that person is me by default. I carry that attitude through my life, giving up on what makes me smile for the smiles of others. Perhaps it's time to change, but change is never easy.
And on to the next card, slow burn of progress cannot be stopped!
3 : The Empress
This card may as well be called "The Mother" for what it symbolises. Or "The Woman". This card is all about what was considered feminine at the time Tarot began. Card of fertility, care, motherhood, connection to nature and appreciation for subtle life pleasures like beauty, art and physical sensations. It's not the card about sex, mind you, it's more about finding happiness in things like a warm hug, fine tea and watching sunset.
Where High Priestess was a woman in spiritual matters, intuition and wisdom. The Empress is a woman in earthly matters, motherhood and care. She is often portrayed as quite wealthy, since most of what was considered "fine taste" was expensive back then.
The Empress reversed paints a different picture.
Infertility, lack of growth, lack of care. Often it symbolises a person who instead of caring, depends on care of others. In a subversion of motherly care it can mean neglect or overbearing, both are opposite extreme cases of doing the caring wrong.
Forgetting or ignoring the life's small pleasures can lead to feeling unhappy with everyday life. Disconnectedness from surroundings, be it natural or home at large.
If The Empress is a question, it's "Are you caring right?"
If The Empress is a person, it's a mother or caretaker.
If The Empress is an object, it's comfy and soft.
If The Empress is situation, it's care, small life's pleasures or motherhood.
If The Empress is a trait, it's caring, contentment, subtlety.
If The Empress is an advice, it's "Take care of what you have" or "Stop and appreciate small things"
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