She reclines in ripe wheat with a cushioned throne rather than a rigid one.The EmpressA woman closes a lion's jaws with her bare hands and no visible effort, wearing white and a chain of flowers rather than armour.Strength

Card combination

The Empress and Strength

Two cards of power that never raise their voice. The tradition groups them for that reason: The Empress provides and Strength restrains, and neither does it by force. The pair reads as authority that does not need to be asserted, which is rare in the trumps.

Together

Two cards of power that never raise their voice. The tradition groups them for that reason: The Empress provides and Strength restrains, and neither does it by force. The pair reads as authority that does not need to be asserted, which is rare in the trumps.

In love

Associated with a relationship held by patience and generosity rather than by rules. Read warmly and without qualification.

In career

Read for leading by capability and care. The pair is favourable and notes it is slower to be recognised than the loud version.

The advice

You do not need to be firmer. The pair is unusual in the deck for saying that outright.

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