Description
The Empress - We see a woman seated before a doorway, on a scroll with a stream of "water" flowing beneath her feet. An eagle is perches above her head. She is garbed in a lemon-lime & white colored dress with a lighter greenish white veil floating over it. She wears a headdress of lilies and a cloak of red roses. A white dove rests on her right hand and she holds the glyph for Venus in her left hand. Veils of spring green and pale blue drape behind her.

From The Book
You are opening to all sensuality; revel in the delight of the senses. Great beauty is revealed. All is perfection. All is receptive. The things of earth are voluptuously welcoming at this time. You are moving with the flow. Earth is your dominion; all things of nature respond perfectly to you. You find comfort among birds, beasts, and fellow and sister travelers.  There is no need to control. The key to remember is that imagination is everything.

Bee's Buzz
This Empress is the gift giver, the source of abundance, passion and love. But she doesn't strike me as an especially nurturing woman herself.  She is the channel, the conduit through which these energies enter your life.
But at the same time I don't connect with her. This is not the kind of maternal figure who kisses the boo-boos and makes it all better. But she will guide you and help you find the way to life a rich, fulfilling life. The water beneath her feet seems to reinforce the idea that she is the source of all life and all passion. When I viewed this image I was reminded of the phrase "I am the Goddess, I am the Mother. All acts of love and pleasure are my rituals".  That is what this Empress represents to me.

Bees Blessings,
Debbie

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