| For centuries, tarot cards have been a steadfast and | | | | soothing calm, a good quench and nourishment, relief, |
| effective tool for divination. Learn what the Emperor, | | | | hope, spiritual awareness and psychic illumination, as |
| Star, and Lovers Tarot Card really mean, as this | | | | provided for us by two basic elements--water and |
| article interprets three of the 22 Major Arcana. | | | | gentle (star)light. |
| The Emperor Tarot Card | | | | On the negative aspect, the Star Tarot Card warns |
| The Emperor stands for leadership & control. | | | | us of self-doubt and disbelief that hinder us in our |
| The Emperor is that character who gave the Fool his | | | | happiness. |
| inspiration, his new guiding light in his quest for | | | | The Lovers Tarot Card |
| happiness: control of the mind to balance the | | | | Originally called just Love, the Lovers' card has an |
| workings of the heart. | | | | angel (Raphael) or cupid, a man and a woman, two |
| As such, the Emperor Tarot Card touches the | | | | trees (in Waite, it is Adam & Eve under an apple |
| enthroned ruler that lies within each of us. We are, | | | | tree with a serpent). In some decks, one tree is |
| after all, still masters of our own fate. | | | | flowering, but the other has fruit. Also in some decks, |
| It is the card that forces us questions like, Who rules | | | | there are two women for the man to choose from. |
| over you? What else would you like to be in control | | | | After a tiring, aimless journey, the Fool arrives at a |
| of? Whom do you rule? What kind of boss are you? | | | | tree which beckons him to stop, rest for a while, and |
| Who would you rather rule over you?You may not | | | | decide his next move/mission. The blossoming |
| know it but you could be a benevolent leader, an | | | | all-knowing tree is supposed to be his landmark, but |
| incompetent ruler, OR even a ruthless tyrant in your | | | | lo and behold, a Woman is there waiting, as if for him. |
| workplace, in your home, in your health, in someone's | | | | It is not coincidental that before the Fool arrives at |
| heart. | | | | the fruit-bearing tree, he had visited the Emperor |
| Sometimes, it takes a humble ego to reinvent one's | | | | first. The Emperor signifies control, power, being on |
| self. | | | | one's guard, stiffness, and structure—everything |
| The Star Tarot card | | | | that is the opposite of what the Fool is about to find |
| A woman kneels by a pool under a sky lit by eight | | | | out in love. |
| stars. An urn in each hand, she pours out water from | | | | For love is a surrender to all power. And in that |
| one urn into the pool, and onto the earth, from her | | | | surrender, a new power is energized—one that |
| other urn. She is both replenishing the thirsty pool and | | | | braves all odds. More than anything, the Lovers tarot |
| bathing the arid earth. | | | | card is not just about Love, but also Choice. And |
| The Star Tarot Card is a card that tells of good | | | | realising that he is equipped with Choice, the Fool |
| things to come, a welcome insight into the future. | | | | knows better to follow his heart. |
| It symbolises mostly positive things: help on the way, | | | | |