finally get what the emperor means for me
ok so I used to DREAD pulling the emperor?? like it felt so cold and rigid to me especially as someone whos pretty go-with-the-flow
but I pulled it again last week in a reading about my boundaries with my family and it finally clicked
the emperor isnt about being controlling or harsh. for me its been about learning that having structure and boundaries IS self love. that saying no can be an act of protection not punishment
idk if that makes sense but something shifted for me. curious if anyone else had a card they didnt vibe with at first and then suddenly understood?
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yesss this is such a good way to put it!! the emperor has always felt kinda... idk patriarchal? to me but seeing it as self-structure is so different
I had a similar thing with the hierophant - used to skip it in readings lol
What a beautiful breakthrough! The Emperor often gets misunderstood as purely external authority, but you've touched on something important.
The cards whisper different messages to us depending on where we are in our journey. The Emperor showing up for boundary work is so fitting - he's the protector energy, the part of us that says 'this far and no further' with love.
Trust that inner knowing. You're doing the work.
the boundary thing makes so much sense... Ive been getting the emperor a lot lately too and I have been working on saying no more at work
maybe thats the connection for me too
omg Sarah K thank you thats exactly it - protector energy!! that reframe helps a lot
and willowbreeze yeah thats so cool that youre seeing the same pattern. boundaries at work is hard but sounds like the emperor is backing you up
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