The Tarot Empress & Emperor Poster

pencil drawing on 9"x11" sketchbook paper coloured on computer...The Empress sits on a throne wearing a starry crown, holding a sceptre in one hand. The Sceptre is representative of her power over life, her crown has twelve stars representing her dominance over the year, and there is wheat in her crown representative of her dominion over growing things. The Empress is mother, a creator and nurturer. In many decks she can be shown as pregnant. She can represent the creation of life, of romance, of art or business. The Empress can represent the germination of an idea before it is ready to be fully born. The Empress is often associated with Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love. The Empress is also often interpreted to be Demeter, goddess of abundance. She is the giver of earthly gifts, although at the same time, she can be overprotective and possessive The fruit on her sceptor suggests a pomegranate. She is the Queen of Heaven, as shown by her crown of stars. She is the Great Goddess, the consort of the dying god. The Emperor sits on his throne, holding a sceptre, accompanied by the heraldic Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire. This is usually on his shield though the heraldic eagle is sometimes a free-standing statue or live bird. He symbolises the top of the secular hierarchy, the ultimate male ego. The Emperor is the absolute ruler of the world. two rams on each sides of his throne represent Aries. I added the roses under his feet as a symbol of power out of control. The sceptor he is holding has a golden pomegranate on the tip to match the Tarot Empress that I am drawing and help connect the two drawings. Also, the majority of the stars behind the Emporer are dark red bleeding into a scattering of a few yellow stars. On the Empress it is the opposite. The Emperor is contemplating the globe which he aspires to control.