The Empress as an Outcome: Growth and Abundance

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Empress as an outcome is one of the most nourishing results in the deck. Here is what she means in love, work and reversed.

The Empress as an outcome is growth. Whatever you are asking about is heading toward something fuller, warmer and more abundant than it is now. She does not bring sudden wins; she brings things that ripen.

What the Empress means as an outcome upright

Tina Gong's the Empress guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing and abundance. In the outcome position I read those meanings as the likely direction of the situation if things carry on as they are now. An outcome card is not a fixed sentence. It shows where the current road leads, and roads can be changed. The Major Arcana overview at Biddy Tarot is a useful second reference.

Upright, the Empress shows the situation flourishing because it is cared for. Projects grow, relationships deepen, and comfort increases. She is also a traditional card of fertility and creativity, so the outcome may involve something new being brought into the world.

The Empress reversed as an outcome

Reversed, the Empress as an outcome points to growth blocked by neglect or by over-giving. Either something is not being tended, or you are pouring care into others and none into yourself. Rebalancing turns the result around.

The Empress as a love outcome

As a love outcome, the Empress is warm and affectionate. She suggests a relationship that becomes more nurturing and more physical, with real tenderness. For single people she points to attraction that grows when you feel at home in yourself.

The Empress as an outcome for work and money

For work and money, the Empress as an outcome favours creative work, steady growth and income that builds over a season. It is a card of harvest that follows planting. A card can describe a direction; for decisions with legal, medical or financial weight, take advice from someone qualified as well.

What helps this outcome along

Care helps this outcome. Tend the thing you want to grow, and give your own body rest and pleasure while you do it.

For comparison, the Emperor as an outcome and the Star as an outcome point somewhere different. The the Empress card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Empress as advice, the Empress as feelings and the Empress as a yes or no cover the other questions people most often ask of it. You can draw a card for yourself with the free daily tarot tool. For a personal interpretation, my guide to an online psychic reading explains how readings work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.