What Does The Empress Card Mean In Tarot?

Traditionally, the Empress card signifies a strong connection with the traits associated with femininity, like sensuality, fertility, creativity, elegance, and nurturing. When you pull an Empress card, it might signify that you are going to experience an abundance of these traits while navigating various events in your life, per Biddy Tarot. "The Empress is traditionally regarded to be a person or period of time bolstering abundance, creativity, sexuality, and passion," Tumblr tarot reader Mónica Laura told Bustle. "She represents a period when you can expect to see achievement, prosperity, being sought after for your wisdom, and having influence over others to motivate or manipulate."

However, how the Empress affects your life also depends on whether you pull the upright or reversed (upside down) version of the Empress. When the Empress is pulled in an upright position, it can represent a number of positive things, like being successful in starting a family, becoming more financially stable, finding a creative boost in your career, or experiencing an abundance of love in your romantic relationship. On the other hand, pulling a reverse or upside down Empress could symbolize more negative things related to the common traits of the card, like a creative blockage, infertility, or being devoid of passion, emotion, and connection to that feminine energy in your life. At the end of the day, though, it's important to remember that these interpretations will change based upon the questions that you present to the tarot deck before the tarot reading begins.