The Empress

The Empress

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When it is time to trust in love without condition

The Empress

Swamp Hibiscus , Calendula , Turks Cap , Ginkgo & Holly

Card IIIVenusEarthPainted September 2019

I open up to and trust in Love. I give and receive in balance.

VenusSelf-loveAbundanceFertilityDivine feminineCreativitySensualityIntuition
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The Meaning

The Empress is the mother of creation, the embodiment of Venus, the goddess of love. She represents the moment when you stop protecting your heart and allow yourself to receive. Not cautiously, not conditionally, but fully. The Empress does not earn love. She is love.

In the Rainbow Botanical Tarot, the Empress channels five plant spirits that work together to open the heart, restore trust, and activate the creative life force that flows through every act of genuine love. When she appears, the invitation is to soften. To trust. To create from a place of overflow rather than scarcity.

When your heart is open and you are acting from a place of love, there is nothing to fear.

The Plant Medicine

Plants chosen for their ability to open the heart, restore trust, and activate the creative life force.

  1. Swamp Hibiscus
    Hibiscus coccineus
    Activates root, heart, and sacral chakras. Frees sexual energy blockages and reconnects the body to its creative life force. The plant of embodied feminine power.
  2. Calendula
    Calendula officinalis
    Supports opening to love with confidence without losing oneself. The healer's flower, carrying warmth and receptive communication into every relationship.
  3. Turks Cap
    Malvaviscus arboreus
    A resilient native bloom that thrives in shade and sun alike. Carries the energy of adaptability and grace under all conditions.
  4. Ginkgo
    Ginkgo biloba
    Mental clarity and vital life force circulation. One of the oldest living tree species on Earth, carrying 200 million years of enduring wisdom.
  5. Holly
    Ilex aquifolium
    She opens the heart, dispels paranoia and helps you feel safe in the world, trusting it is a benevolent one.  It allows you to know this and to open to the gifts waiting for you. Holly also transmutes suspicion into vibrant love.

Published in Taschen's Library of Esoterica: Plant Magic