THE EMPEROR – rakkaus

In love, The Emperor is about the person who protects everyone, yet no one can get close to them.

Look closely at the card, where a man sits on a massive stone throne, with a straight back, rigidly, and notice that he doesn't lean back, doesn't relax, doesn't rest on anything — this person doesn't let go even when no one is watching.

Beneath his crimson cloak, he wears armor, even though no one is attacking him, as he sits alone on his throne, and this is the saddest detail of the card: at some point, he learned that the armor cannot be removed, perhaps because he once took it off and was struck precisely then, or because no one ever protected him, so he had to become his own wall.

However, armor lets nothing through, neither in nor out — so if everyone around you is safe, but no one can reach you, then this is your card.

If you are in a relationship, this card can speak to you in two ways: either you are the one who solves everything, pays, fixes, and plans, and you have no idea why your partner still feels alone next to you — or you live with such a person, whom you know would die for you, but never says "I love you," because instead, they do something.

Actions are worth a thousand words, but one must also be spoken, because the other person is not a mind reader: just because you know what you feel, they don't necessarily know it.

If you are alone, observe the barren mountains in the background and the single thin river, because too much order dries out the land — where everything is regulated, where every day passes exactly the same way, nothing new can grow, and another person cannot fit into a perfectly scheduled life.

Today, take off your armor for ten minutes, because no one is attacking.

Everyone is safe with you — yet no one can get close to you.

Look closely at the card, where a bearded man sits on a massive stone throne, with a straight back, rigidly, while in the background barren red mountains loom towards the sky, and beneath them, a single thin river flows, the only living thing in the entire picture.

And observe how he sits: he doesn't lean back, he doesn't relax, he doesn't rest on anything, because this man doesn't let himself go even when no one is watching.

Now look at the armor beneath his crimson cloak, for therein lies the heart of this card: no one attacks him, he sits alone on his throne, yet he is on alert.

For at some point, you learned that this cannot be taken off — perhaps because you once took it off, and your heart was struck precisely then, or because no one ever protected you, so you had to become your own wall. And it works: everyone is safe with you, because you take action, you pay, you fix it, you solve it, you stand your ground.

However, armor lets nothing through, neither out nor in — meaning precisely what you do it all for doesn't reach you.

And now hear this, because it's important: just because you know what you feel, doesn't mean he knows. Your actions are worth a thousand words, but a single sentence also needs to be spoken, as the other person is not a mind reader, and love cannot be read from a repaired faucet.

Observe the barren landscape in the background, where only a thin river remains, because this is your warning: too much order dries up the land, for where everything is regulated, where every day passes exactly the same way, nothing new can grow — and another person cannot fit into a perfectly scheduled life.

But that river is there, and it hasn't dried up, it's just become very thin.

Tonight, take off your armor for ten minutes, because no one is attacking: say a single sentence about what you feel, or ask for something for yourself. If your stomach clenched at this, then this card is precisely for you.

In the reversed position, the principle has become more important than the person: you are right, everything happens exactly as you ordained, and meanwhile, no one dares to speak honestly to you.