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Jade | September 16, 2009

The Empress’ perfumes: sandalwood, myrtle, rose, sage

Sandalwood
Protection, exorcism. Healing. Spirituality. Wishes. Healing.

Myrtle
Love. Fertility. Youth. Peace. Money.

Rose
Love, happiness, peace. Healing. Psychic abilities, divination. Protection. Luck. Beauty. Purification.

Sage
Healing. Protection. Longevity. Wisdom. Purification. Wishes.
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Jade | September 15, 2009

The Empress’ magickal weapon: girdle or belt
Belt – Strength, alertness, integrity. Control over one’s instincts.

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Jade | September 10, 2009

The Empress’ plants: corn, myrtle, rose, clover, cypress

Clover
Protection. Youthfulness. Luck. Love, fidelity. Money, success.

Corn
Protection. Luck. Divination. Fertility. The cycle of birth, death, rebirth.

Cypress
Protection, comfort. Consecration. Death, eases grief, helps the deceased gain luck and love after death. Longevity, healing.

Myrtle
Love. Fertility. Youthfulness. Peace. Money.

Rose
Love. Fertility. Clairvoyance, divination. Healing. Luck. Protection, purification. Beauty.

Sources:

Cunningham, Scott. Magical Herbalism. (Llewellyn [...]

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Jade | September 9, 2009

The Empress’ animals: sparrow, dove, swan

Sparrow
Survival, common nobility. Joy. Inclusion, community, friendliness. Creativity. Simplicity. Productivity. Self-worth. Common man. The “working joe”.

Dove

Peace,  prophecy. Passage to another stage of life, messages from the subconscious. Healing, especially from trauma. Patience, tenderness, motherhood. Hope.

Swan
Grace, natural beauty, elegance. Purity. Love, union, partnership, fidelity. Dreams. Transformation. Balance. Poetry and song. Hidden [...]

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Jade | August 18, 2009

The Empress’ gemstones: emerald, rose quartz, coral, turquoise
Emeralds help us to see our spiritual sides more clearly. They promote healing mental and emotional wounds, strengthen the mind and memory, ward off nightmares and insomnia, and give positive energy. Like many green stones, they attract prosperity, abundance, business success and wealth. Additionally, emeralds help boost [...]

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Jade | August 12, 2009

Today’s card is #3 Scarlet Woman (scroll down about halfway through the page to find card images)
The Scarlet Woman corresponds to The Empress in the tarot. Like the Empress, she represents female power and energy. She is passion incarnate and often signifies a romance or the decision to follow the Tantric path.

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Jade | August 12, 2009

The Empress’ color: Emerald Green
Emerald Green – Green  is the color of nature and the physical realm. It corresponds to fertility, creativity, birth, beauty, art, prosperity, abundance, money, finances, and good luck. It also symbolizes healing, regeneration, growth and renewal.
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Jade | August 11, 2009

Enochian Letter
The Empress’ Enochian Letter: Gal
Hebrew Letter
In the Golden Dawn system, the Empress’ Hebrew Letter: Daleth
In the Elphas Levi system, the Empress’ Hebrew Letter: Gimel

Golden Dawn

Daleth
English Letter Equivalent: D
Meaning: door
Astrological Correspondence: Venus
Symbolic meaning: Door, selflessness
Daleth is the door we must pass through to gain wisdom and inner knowledge. It is the doorway to the womb, [...]

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Jade | August 7, 2009

The Empress’ direction: north
North is the direction of the The Empress’ element, Earth, in many magickal systems.
For some (including myself), north represents the journey a soul takes from death, in the west, to rebirth, in the east. North is also the direction of healing. It represents the body and all living things.

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Jade | August 6, 2009

The Empress’ element: earth
Earth keywords – manifestation, matter, physical, life. Solid, real, attainable, practical, pragmatic, stubborn, harsh. Calm, stable, organized, fixed, dependable, reliable. Cautious, premeditated, conventional. Detail-oriented, methodical, patient. Established. Strength. Building. Materialism, possessive. Sensual. Abundance. Feminity.

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