The Empress Reversed Tarot Card Meaning

The Empress Reversed Love and Relationships

For singles asking about their love life, The Empress reversed serves as a warning against validation seeking or chasing love that’s based on pure physical attraction or a fear of being alone. You may be feeling like you’re not worthy of love, which puts you at risk of investing in someone who doesn’t reciprocate the effort you put in. Take the time before jumping into the dating scene to focus on self-love and self-care. Reconnect with your own integrity and you’ll attract someone who truly values you.

Getting The Empress reversed when asking about a new or potential relationship suggests one or both of you may be coming on too strong, or are expecting the other to be an emotional caretaker. This reversal suggests you may be trying to fix and care for someone who doesn’t deserve this amount of effort. Alternatively, you may be burned out emotionally and not investing
your emotions into this relationship. In either case, self-care is called for here.

Getting The Empress reversed when asking about your current relationship suggests this relationship could be struggling with emotional neglect, resentment or codependency. One or both of you may feel diminished, unseen or smothered by the other. The reversal here is asking you if this love feels nourishing, or draining you dry? Love shouldn’t feel stifling or suffocating. You can survive without this dynamic.

Getting The Empress reversed when asking about your ex suggests you may have over gave to the relationship. You were likely the caretaker of the relationship and may have mothered your partner. This put you at serious risk of losing yourself and your identity. You didn’t just love this person, you tried to fix them and heal them. This nearly broke you. It’s time to reclaim that time and effort and give it to yourself.

Getting The Empress reversed when asking about your crush suggests there may be a tendency to project your fantasies onto this person. Or, you may be too invested emotionally, before things have even gotten real. In any case, the reversal is asking you to slow down and stop chasing this person’s love. You’re already enough without needing this person to feel whole. It may do you well to lessen contact with this person right now.
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Getting The Empress reversed when asking about your child suggests you may be struggling with overparenting or dealing with crippling guilt without giving yourself enough space to be an individual person. The reversal here suggests a loving parent doesn’t have to sacrifice her identity in the process of parenting. Alternatively, this card could signify that you have your own mother wounds that need to be healed before you can effectively parent your child in the way they need.

The Empress reversed when asking about a current friendship suggests this friendship may be feeling suffocating, one-sided or emotionally draining. One of you may be over giving your time and effort into the other, or one may be taking the other’s efforts for granted, leading to unspoken resentment. There could also be possessiveness or jealousy involved. The nurturing aspects in this friendship are out of balance, and boundaries are necessary to restore some sense of reciprocity.

Getting The Empress reversed when asking about a former friend suggests this may have been a friendship where you gave too much, and performed emotional labor without reciprocation. This reversal suggests your care of this friend became a burden to you; one that left you eviscerated and empty. Now that the friendship is ended, it’s time to look for friendships that will return the care you pour into them.

Getting The Empress reversed when asking about an enemy suggests this person may be masking their manipulative tendencies under a caring façade. They may be using guilt-trips as a weapon to keep people under their control. The reversal here conveys martyr energy with resentment boiling underneath. So while this person may appear to have great intentions, they’re likely caring for others as a weapon for control, rather than out of compassion.

The Empress Reversed Career and Finances

Getting The Empress reversed when asking about a potential career or new job suggests you may be struggling with a creative block, or trying to create a new path for yourself when you’re completely burned out. The reversal suggests you’re pushing, rather than flowing, forward. Step back and stop overworking or frantically looking at your options. Care for yourself and reexamine once you’re not burned out.

Getting The Empress reversed when asking your current job or career suggests you may be feeling emotionally drained, overworked and undervalued. The reversal here may be pointing to you being in a caretaking role at work while getting no nurturance in return. Take the time to ask if this is healthy for your soul in the long-term. You deserve to have your needs care for, too.

The Empress reversed when asking about a potential business idea suggests this idea may be stemming from a sense of desperation, fear or perfectionism, rather than inspiration. This reversal is a warning against trying to prove something to other people because you need external validation. First, prove something to yourself, and engage in self-care before putting serious effort into this business idea.

Getting The Empress reversed when asking about your current business suggests you may be trying to do everything yourself. This card serves as a warning against burnout. Don’t be afraid to delegate tasks to employees or partners, but be mindful of micromanaging them, too. Alternatively, this reversal suggests that your business may be suffering from creative blocks. You may be trying to do everything by the books instead of engaging in a bit of risk to usher in growth.

The Empress reversed when asking about your money and finances suggests you may be neglecting financial self-care by spending emotionally to fill a void. Alternatively, this reversal can suggest your sense of self-worth may be tied to how much you support others, or how you must always put the needs of others first. You have the right to set financial boundaries, and people are not entitled to your money. Save and invest to support yourself first before expecting to “save” anyone else.

The Empress Reversed Pregnancy

The Empress reversed when asking about a potential pregnancy can indicate fertility struggles, hormonal imbalances, or emotional disconnect from the idea of pregnancy. If you’re wondering if you’re pregnant, the answer is likely no, but if you are there may be complications. Self-care, including avoiding toxic relationships and unnecessary stress, are advised. But mostly, you’re encouraged to speak to your doctor or other medical provider to help manage a pregnancy. Tarot cannot be the sole health guidance.