She reclines in ripe wheat with a cushioned throne rather than a rigid one.The EmpressShe sits between pillars holding scales in her left hand and an upraised double-edged sword in the right, weigh first, then act.Justice

Card combination

The Empress and Justice

Venus rules Libra, so these two share an attribution, and the tradition reads it as generosity meeting fairness. Those are not the same virtue and the pair is specifically about the gap: what is given freely and what is owed are different accounts, and confusing them causes most of the trouble here.

Together

Venus rules Libra, so these two share an attribution, and the tradition reads it as generosity meeting fairness. Those are not the same virtue and the pair is specifically about the gap: what is given freely and what is owed are different accounts, and confusing them causes most of the trouble here.

In love

Associated with a relationship where one person gives generously and the arrangement is nonetheless unequal. The pair separates kindness from fairness firmly.

In career

Read for goodwill being relied on in place of proper terms. The pair favours writing the terms down.

The advice

Generosity is not a substitute for fairness and it cannot fix an unfair arrangement. Deal with the terms.

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