The Empress
Upright
Abundance / Prosperity / Exudes feminine charm
Reversed
Fading charm / Setbacks / Unsatisfactory harvest
This card is full of feminine charm, depicting an empress sitting gracefully on a throne in a field of wheat, radiating female gentleness and wisdom.
The Fool seeks advice from The Empress in a wheat field, hoping she can tell him about the energy within him. In truth, The Empress knows what lies within The Fool, but being gentle and considerate, she is aware of what The Fool will experience in the future. To avoid causing anxiety to The Fool at the present, The Empress only offers some assumptions and advice.