The Emperor

This Emperor could indeed represent someone in my life, in an odd kind of way, same height, same colour hair, quite the likeness! Are those devilish horns sprouting from his head? Whose side is he on anyway? He has either just left the bridge behind him, or is about to pole vault over it.. or maybe he is having second thoughts, and is afraid he will rip his beautiful long dress. His attitude looks defensive, especialy the way he is clutching his sword, what is he afraid of? Who is he trying to kid? And what exactly is he hiding under his big dress. Those vibrant zig-zags could be a mere distraction, to keep your eyes from looking too closely into his.

Traditionally The Emperor is in control, organised, strategic, fair and a perfect mate to The Empress. But there is a dark side, the need to control getting out of hand, the insecurity as he grips that sword and looks back over his shoulder in fear. The clothes he is hiding behind. Like The Emperor in the fairytale, he is putting on a show to try to impress those around him. So self obsessed has he become that believes every bit of flattery that comes his way, to the extent that eventually he ends up naked in front of his people and only a child has the courage to tell him the truth about his state of undress.

Maybe I need to have more control over my life, stop letting others make choices for me, and stop being such malleable clay, to be shaped to their will. I certainly feel as if I could do with a bit of Emperor energy in me at the moment.

The Emperor - Tarot of the Silicon Dawn