Hemera
Step TEN~Vampyres~Empress
Part One:
10. 1. 1.
Look up meanings for your card in several books or other resources.
The Book of Tarot (by S. Gerulskis-Estes):
-her pregnancy is an expression of the sexual union between male and female
-on her chest is a red heart symbolic of her warmth and love
-a crescent moon represents a reflective, meditative nature and natural contact with higher forces is under her left foot.
-Pomegranates, being a fruit with many seeds also symbolize fertility and reproduction
-fertility, creativity, imagination, pregnancy. The ability to create a warm and productive environment. -Good harvest. Comfort and excess, material gain, luxurious surroundings, productivity, protectiveness.
Intuitive Tarot (by R. Prosapio):
-Ungrounded and unprotected the feminine can be misused. Balance within the heart tempers the primal impulse to nurture which otherwise might rule over reason.
-Her heart is evident and full of grace.
-Flowing water and gown speak of flowing consciousness.
-She is protected by the shield of the Spirit (the eagle)
The Spirit of Herbs (A Guide to Herbal Tarot by Tierra & Cantin):
-New life and possibilities
-Need to pay attention to nature.
-Create beauty and grace in your everyday life.
Paying attention to energy and growth of a situation.
-“I bring forth my creations with joy”
Learning the Tarot (by Joan Bunning):
-senses; focusing on the body, doing physical activity
-nature; going outdoors
-welcoming abundance; feeling rich
-mothering; nurturing and caring for others
10.1.2. Refresh your mind about a question, the question, that is paramount in your mind about the direction of your life or whatever other theme issue that is paramount for you.
How to ground and center properly so that I can learn deep listening from a place of quiet serenity within?
10.1.3. List all the meanings you dig up -- summarize their meanings, briefly. Do these line up with your previous meanings?
-pregnant, creative,flowing,joyous, luxury, warmth,fertility, connection to nature,new life, possibilities, material gain
The Vampyress Empress is not pregnant. There has been no sexual union with a male but there is evidence around her mouth of an oral union (asexual, presexual or sexual?) with somebody. Her gown is not flowing and there is no flowing water in sight. She looks sad rather than joyous. I do not think she needs the shield of the Emperor (the eagle shield) to protect her femininity. She is capable of protecting and defending herself and needs no balancing (masculine) energy.
There is comfort and luxury in her dress and jewelry. She is connected to nature and creation (tree, apples, bee, rose). There is love and compassion in her gaze and symbolized by the heart on her chest. The heart is green (not red) but the rose and her ring is red. She makes the apples (also green) ripen with her creative force.
She is not pregnant but in Step 9 she made me ask what the mystery is that she is carrying. So it is a kind of pregnancy after all. I think as Mother Nature she carries the mysteries of all nature.
Part Two: Questions for me.
How can I find the proper balance (nutrition, exercise, rest) in my body?
How can I find the proper balance of staying indoors and going outdoors?
How can I feel rich in ways that are deeper than just something money can buy?
How can I learn to carry my own “mysteries” and wisdom within and learn deep listening?
Part One:
10. 1. 1.
Look up meanings for your card in several books or other resources.
The Book of Tarot (by S. Gerulskis-Estes):
-her pregnancy is an expression of the sexual union between male and female
-on her chest is a red heart symbolic of her warmth and love
-a crescent moon represents a reflective, meditative nature and natural contact with higher forces is under her left foot.
-Pomegranates, being a fruit with many seeds also symbolize fertility and reproduction
-fertility, creativity, imagination, pregnancy. The ability to create a warm and productive environment. -Good harvest. Comfort and excess, material gain, luxurious surroundings, productivity, protectiveness.
Intuitive Tarot (by R. Prosapio):
-Ungrounded and unprotected the feminine can be misused. Balance within the heart tempers the primal impulse to nurture which otherwise might rule over reason.
-Her heart is evident and full of grace.
-Flowing water and gown speak of flowing consciousness.
-She is protected by the shield of the Spirit (the eagle)
The Spirit of Herbs (A Guide to Herbal Tarot by Tierra & Cantin):
-New life and possibilities
-Need to pay attention to nature.
-Create beauty and grace in your everyday life.
Paying attention to energy and growth of a situation.
-“I bring forth my creations with joy”
Learning the Tarot (by Joan Bunning):
-senses; focusing on the body, doing physical activity
-nature; going outdoors
-welcoming abundance; feeling rich
-mothering; nurturing and caring for others
10.1.2. Refresh your mind about a question, the question, that is paramount in your mind about the direction of your life or whatever other theme issue that is paramount for you.
How to ground and center properly so that I can learn deep listening from a place of quiet serenity within?
10.1.3. List all the meanings you dig up -- summarize their meanings, briefly. Do these line up with your previous meanings?
-pregnant, creative,flowing,joyous, luxury, warmth,fertility, connection to nature,new life, possibilities, material gain
The Vampyress Empress is not pregnant. There has been no sexual union with a male but there is evidence around her mouth of an oral union (asexual, presexual or sexual?) with somebody. Her gown is not flowing and there is no flowing water in sight. She looks sad rather than joyous. I do not think she needs the shield of the Emperor (the eagle shield) to protect her femininity. She is capable of protecting and defending herself and needs no balancing (masculine) energy.
There is comfort and luxury in her dress and jewelry. She is connected to nature and creation (tree, apples, bee, rose). There is love and compassion in her gaze and symbolized by the heart on her chest. The heart is green (not red) but the rose and her ring is red. She makes the apples (also green) ripen with her creative force.
She is not pregnant but in Step 9 she made me ask what the mystery is that she is carrying. So it is a kind of pregnancy after all. I think as Mother Nature she carries the mysteries of all nature.
Part Two: Questions for me.
How can I find the proper balance (nutrition, exercise, rest) in my body?
How can I find the proper balance of staying indoors and going outdoors?
How can I feel rich in ways that are deeper than just something money can buy?
How can I learn to carry my own “mysteries” and wisdom within and learn deep listening?