It’s kind of wild to get this card for the 2rd time in exactly one week. Clearly there are some bigger cycles at work here. So in addition to The Emperor’s invitation to step into our power, we’re also asked to look back at last Sunday/Monday. How have we stood a little taller in our lives this past week? How have we built containers for what we desire? How have we served as organizers and protectors for other people?
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Something this card brings to me today is the reminder to respect natural structure. As in, don’t get too carried away with your own power that you get hubristic and think that the laws of nature don’t apply to you. Don’t try to force something to work just out of your will. If you build a house in the desert, don’t expect a lawn. You can have some cool cactuses though, if you pay attention to what fits the structure of the ecosystem.
Knowing our limits, respecting others’ free will, lifting up other people, and working with the greater structures of nature are all parts of being a good Emperor. There’s absolutely enough room for everyone to step up as the authority for their own life, including you.