The Emperor and The Hierophant
I hope you enjoyed your sessions with The High Priestess and The Empress. They are two powerful cards and ones I work with regularly.
In this session we meet The Emperor, the archetypal father figure and consort of The Empress. Where the Empress is abundant and surrounded by nature, the Emperor is surrounded by rocky mountains and stone, indicative of his power, strength and fortitude. The Emperor provides matrially, and The Hierophant provides spiritually. He is the spiritual leader and teacher, bringing Divine energy to his students. He is in the world teaching.
Below are some notes for you to use as a quick reference if you draw these cards and your spiritual practices related to the card. Feel free to do all the recommended practices for each card or if you prefer to focus on one card per week then choose the one which is most calling you and do the spiritual practices for that card only.
The Emperor
The main themes for The Emperor are:
- Stability and security
- Hard work, discipline and self-control
- Wise leadership
- Good boundaries
- Grounded and practical
- Loving, wise father
- Law and order
- Leadership
- Taking practical steps to manifesting a goal
- Success through self-discipline
- Is my leadership style empowering for myself and others or am I controlling?
- Have I abdicated responsibilities?
- How can I use my power and resources to love all, serve all?
- Do I need more stability?
The Hierophant
The main themes for The Hierophant are:
- The Pope
- Spiritual Guidance
- Counsellor, guide
- Established religion
- Rite of passage as the followers are initiated
- Unlocking of mysteries
Question for Contemplation is:
- What spiritual practices do I connect with that enhance my connection to the Divine?
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