The Emperor

Classic tarot card image of The Emperor
  • A father figure arrives
  • A new employer or authority figure will give you orders
  • Expect discipline or correction in the near future
  • authority
  • regulation
  • direction
  • structure

Upright

  • Exercising authority
  • Defining limits
  • Directing the flow of work
  • Communicating clear guidelines
  • Being in control of yourself and others
  • Tempering aggressive masculinity with wisdom and experience

Reversed

  • Micromanaging
  • Crushing the creativity of others with a rigid, iron-fisted approach
  • Insisting on getting your own way
  • Assuming a dictatorial mindset
  • Using overt force to achieve your goals and maintain order