Chariot Card Symbols Triumphal “car” (chariot), armored warrior, sun/moon symbols, lingam and yoni symbol (the encircled rod on the winged shield), black and white sphinxes/lions/horses, sometimes at rest. A canopy of stars and sometimes a throne inside the car. Chariot Tarot Story The Fool is close to completing what he set out to create long ago, back when the Magician . . .

Lovers Card Symbols An angel or cupid, a man and a woman, two trees (in Waite, it is Adam & Eve with one tree having a serpent and apples) – in some decks one tree is flowering, but the other has fruit. Also in some decks there is a man standing between two women. Lovers Tarot Story The Fool comes . . .

  Hierophant Card Symbols Twin pillars, staff, throne, hand raised in blessing, two acolytes. Hierophant Tarot Story Having created a solid foundation on which to build his future, the Fool is struck with a sudden fear. What if everything he’s worked for is taken away? Is stolen, or lost, or destroyed or vanishes? Or what if what he’s created isn’t . . .

Empress Symbols A gown decorated with pomegranates, a crown of stars, a rod, a heart-shaped shield with the symbol for Venus, a field of ripe wheat. Empress Tarot Story Having decided what he will create with his tools, the Fool strides forward, impatient to make his future a full-grown reality. This is when he comes upon the Empress. Her hair . . .

The Emperor Tarot Card Meaning   UPRIGHT: Authority, establishment, a dominating male, masculine, wise, father, practical, controlling, male from a patriarchal society, experienced and powerful REVERSED: Excessively controlling, abuse of power, domination, lack of discipline, inflexibility, an abusive male from a patriarchal society, selfish, quick-tempered, daredevil Characteristics Name of the Card: The Emperor Number: 4 Other Names: The King Element: . . .