Mother Earth, Mother Nature
DESCRIPTION: The Empress sits on her chaise
lounge, fluffed up pillows with signs of Venus over everything. Her
white gown almost looks like pajamas--the kind you would stay in all
day if it was raining hard enough. Her seat rests on a heart that
appears to be stone. A field of wheat (fertility) ripens in the
foreground. A stream runs through the forest and cascades to a pool.
The lady in question has a serene look. She is the most beautiful
woman, if not in the deck, at least in the Trumps. Who were the
models for these cards anyway? She sits, not as though in a field or
clearing, but as at home in her own garden. She holds a scepter and
is crowned with leaves (laurels?) and the 12 stars of the zodiac.
Nurturing. A summery card. I'm surprised to note the tip of a red
shoe--I'd be barefoot.
TIME: high summer (summer solstice to Lammas), i.e. July
MEANINGS: Nourishment of all types. Natural
talents. Natural earth. Natural woman.
REVERSED: "Feed the men" syndrome.
BIBLICAL ASSOCIATIONS: Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.--Exodus 20:12; Honor thy Earthly Mother, that thy days may be long upon the land. . . The Gospel of the Essenes
MYTHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS: Venusian/Mother/Fertility goddesses
ASTROLOGICAL: Mother Earth; (1) Venus--love, fertility; (2) Cancer--nurturer; (GD) Venus
ANIMAL/INSECT: cow, hare; Queen bee
PLANT: grains
MUSIC: bird song
PUBLIC PEOPLE: Maud Gonne. Also "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature." Parkay?
Mother Nature was a kindly old frau and friend to animals, but she
still struck with her wand in the end!
OCCUPATIONS: housewife, secretary, "power behind the throne";
artist, daycare worker, baker, interior decorator, OB/GYNs
OTHER: South, Earth, Yellow, Pentacles, Mother
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