Major Arcana Tarot Cards & Astrology
Tarot Cards and the Zodiac
♈ Aries the Ram
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Aries, the Ram & The Emperor Major Arcana Card
The tarot card for Aries is the Empreror. The empreror tarot card comes up in a reading to represent someone born under an Aries sun or with Aries rising sign, or the card will signify someone with the traits of the sign of Aries.
The astrology sign of Aries, is an archtype of masculinity, leadership and initiative. It is drawn in broad strokes of red ink. The sign of the ram is embodied by the major arcana card of the Emperor. The Emperor is a symbol of the just ruler, motivating his people with his admirable character. The card discusses the main strengths the Aries archtype can achieve if he can learn to harnass his passion in the right direction if he is just and loyal.
The Emperor is drawn in red in many sets of tarot cards, he is seated on a thrown and usually balances a sword and an orb. This shows the unisex nature of his character - balancing receptive femininity and patience, alongside masculine strength and initiative. The color red is a color of passion, energy, heat. Aries natives are known for their hot head, which serves as a revolving sword of two edges - on one hand strength and on the other weakness.
It is then, no surprise that the sign of Aries is balanced by it's opposition on the zodiac, the sign of Libra. The balance and patience of the Libra sign, it's instinct to hesitate before deciding, weighing all options - that is the shadow force that balances the archetype of Aries.
In Tarot, the Emperor is balanced by the Justice card, that embodies the archetype of Libra. The fun part about of tarot is the association game - if we were asked to say what cards signify an aries, we could easily say the Emperor if we thought of the major arcana part of the tarot, but we could also play around with the minor arcana.
Specifically the Two of Wands, Three of Wands and Four of Wands which are all considered to be ruled by different planets in Aries: The Two of Wands is the tarot card for mars in aries, Three of Wands is the tarot card of the sun in aries and Four of Wands is the tarot card of the venus in aries.
These pairings of astrological planets and zodiac signs, are very meaningful, as they are the energy of the minor arcana card.
