Major Arcana - The Empress

A contribution to the Major Arcana contest being hosted by [link] using some of their model stock to create a card.

I'm not sure how happy I am with it, but up to 3 entries can be submitted so I have time to fine tune my next one.

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This card is The Empress, card number 3.

Here is the Empress, the earth mother, seated in a sunny field of golden grain. She wears a robe of flowers and a crown of a dozen stars in her hair, which is bound with a wreath of myrtle. At her feet lies a shield, shaped like a heart and inscribed with the symbol of Venus. The Empress is the goddess of love and fertility, she is known as Aphrodite and Venus and so many other names.

When the Empress arrives in a spread, look for material wealth and abundance, fertility not only for hopeful parents but also for artists and other creative types. For more mature people, the Empress can symbolize the security and stability that comes with many years of wedded bliss.

Reversed, the Empress indicates some disharmony on the domestic front. Sometimes, these problems may be connected to either physical infertility or financial irresponsibility and loss. When you see this card reversed, take some time to think about what's causing disruption in your home.

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Model from (of course):[link]

Background: [link]