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More Major Arcana Cards:
0 - The Fool
1 - The Magician
2 - The High Priestess
3 - The Empress
4 - The Emperor
5 - The Hierophant
6 - The Lovers
7 - The Chariot
8 - Strength
9 - The Hermit
10 - Wheel of Fortune
11 - Justice
12 - The Hanged Man
13 - Death
14 - Temperance
15 - The Devil
16 - The Tower
17 - The Star
18 - The Moon
19 - The Sun
20 - Judgement
21 - The World

Other Tarot Cards:
Suit of Cups
Suit of Pentacles
Suit of Swords
Suit of Wands

 

4 - The Emperor

The Emperor card is probably the most regal card in the Tarot Deck (more so than any of the four Kings). A major theme of this card is that of fair and logical authority arising from the wise use of discipline and a strong character. The Emperor card is number 4.

The Emperor is usually depicted sat on a throne while holding symbolic objects that represent his royalty and authority.

When the Emperor appears in a reading, this card may refer to the sitter, to a significant influence on the sitter (especially a male person in authority – such as a father, grandfather, boss, business executive, or official), or to the need for a supportive authoritatively balancing influence in the situation. It may also invite questions about the extent to which the situation is sufficiently, or excessively, organized.

 

The Major Arcana cards are thought to be the most powerful cards in the Tarot. They tell a complete story when arranged in upright and numerical order. It is a story of development and enlightenment, sometimes called "The Fool's Journey".

Some texts include meanings for "reversed cards", which apply when the cards are shuffled in both order and orientation. This doubles the number of possible "cards" in the deck from 78 to 156. (In terms of the probabilities of obtaining results by chance alone, it is not a simple doubling as once a card has been drawn it cannot be selected again in the opposite orientation in the same reading.)

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