5D Major Arcana Palace of the Empress The first call on this journey to connect with your feminine intuitive side came in meeting the High Priestess.
When you meet the Empress,
This is a call to connect even deeper with your feminine energy.
As the Mother Earth Archetype,
The Empress urges you to venture out into nature to ground your energy and to be in flow with the Earth,
For grounding will increase your ability to hold higher frequency energies.
The energy of the Empress encourages you to find and create more beauty in your life.
You can do this by connecting more powerfully with your senses of taste,
Touch,
Sound,
Smell and sight.
You can practice using your senses to seek out joy,
Pleasure and fulfilment in the world.
The Empress urges you to explore wild places in the Earth,
Forests,
Mountains,
Lakes,
And to sit there for minutes,
Hours or days,
Breathing in the energy that surrounds you.
As you do this,
Allow yourself the time and space to enter into a different frame of mind and to receive the grounding energy,
The grounding spirit of nature into your heart and consciousness.
As and when you do this,
You will reach higher planes of consciousness.
The Empress is connected to the vibration of the Goddess Aphrodite,
Venus.
She teaches you that manifestation comes through the power of allowing and attraction rather than seeking and chasing.
She reminds you to get in touch with your sensual energy to attract more joy in your life.
Explore the pleasure of touch,
Taste,
Smell,
Sound and sight,
Whether through visiting a rose garden or taking a deeply relaxing hot bath or massage,
Whatever turns you on.
The energy of the Empress is about elegance and luxury.
The Empress encourages self-care,
Self-love,
So that in time you can then truly care for all beings living in this world.
In making sure your own needs are met,
You can then truly meet the needs of others.
The Empress archetype relates to pregnancy and motherhood,
Yet this can also mean the birth of a new idea,
Business or project.
The Empress brings good fortune to all of your dreams and desires.
Use this energy to discover and activate those dreams closest to your heart and allow the energy of the Empress to bless them.
The Empress reminds you to consider yourself a free sovereign being.
You are not here on this journey to bow down before anyone else except your own inner teacher,
Inner mentor,
Your higher self.
The Empress does not require you to bow before her,
However,
She does require your respect.
So breathing and opening and just closing your eyes for this meditation,
Remembering you are in a boat with your companion,
The magician,
And you are entering a stone harbour filled with many sailing ships.
The magician is moving the boat with his or her own focus,
They are not physically guiding the boat.
The boat slows down and you gently glide into the harbour.
The ships either side of you are wooden,
Tall,
Majestic,
With folded sails.
Some of them have bright coloured flags fluttering in the wind.
Your boat comes to a gentle stop and docks against a stone wall near a stone staircase leading up to the town around the harbour.
You watch as the magician secures the boat to an iron ring attached to the stone wall.
And then you step out of the boat and begin to ascend the stone steps.
When you reach the top of the staircase,
You can see and hear a bustling town.
Horse-drawn carts are delivering produce to local warehouses,
Shops and a nearby market.
As you stand there taking in this scene,
Three men step towards you dressed in blue velvet.
They have an official air about them.
One of them steps forward and addresses you both.
You are both bid welcome by my mistress and sovereign.
You are both invited to meet the empress in her palace of golden splendour.
The man in velvet points to a nearby golden horse-drawn carriage and the offer is made to enter therein.
Without hesitation you get into the carriage which begins to slowly move through the town.
There is a market day happening and stalls are selling various produce and food.
You also pass through a section selling beautiful clothing of many colours.
Carriage moves on and then you seem to pass through a section selling perfume of all kinds and a great mixture of sweet scents fill the air.
Eventually the carriage leaves the town and begins to pass through green and lush countryside.
Either side you begin to notice fields of golden wheat as you head towards the great palace in the distance.
Palace of Golden Splendour is situated on a low green hill,
Surrounded by gardens of gorgeous roses of many colours.
The carriage reaches the palace and eventually comes to a stop.
A footman dressed in blue velvet opens the carriage doors and he bids you follow him into the great palace.
You are led down corridors into a great throne room.
There the Empress is seated on a golden throne,
Covered in red velvet and many red velvet cushions.
She is surrounded by courtiers,
By noble men and women.
You greet her with a bow.
She nods at the magician as if she knows him well.
She turns to you and says,
I have been expecting you for some time now.
My oracles and priestesses have been telling me about your visit.
Well now you are here,
Yes perhaps you have many questions,
But before that I have something to say.
Know this,
I am an aspect of the Mother Goddess,
She who has been known by many names,
To the Greeks I have been called Hera and also Demeter,
To the Babylonians I was called Ishtar and to the Egyptians I have been known as Hathor.
My words of advice to you are this,
Stay pure in your intentions,
Keep your dreams close to your heart,
They are precious.
In keeping them close to your heart they will remain as pure as crystal.
Nurture your dreams,
For these are the language of the soul and they will lead you to a different reality,
A more uplifting reality.
In nurturing your dreams you allow them to flower into gorgeous fruitfulness.
Remember always you are of the earth and you must stay connected to the elements of the earth.
The earth is abundant and connecting to the earth's abundance will help you remain in the flow of abundance.
Stay generous,
For everything you give with love will return to you many fold.
Stay compassionate to all living beings,
For every being has the right to life,
To be here.
Now I know you have questions for me,
But first I want to take you into my garden of roses and here you may ask whatever you will.
The Empress arises from her throne and is followed by ladies in waiting and men dressed in blue velvet.
One of these men bid you follow.
The magician remains behind in the palace hall as you follow the Empress into the garden.
The garden contains roses of all kinds and colours.
The scent of them is sweet and so intoxicating.
You walk with the Empress.
She takes you by the hand.
You now have the opportunity to ask whatever you will of her.
Ask her now.
Enjoy her company for now.
Feel into the energy of abundance and earthly blessings she offers you.
Ask her for whatever help,
Assistance and guidance you need right now for your journey.
