04 The Emperor

The Fool then meets The Emperor who is more of a fatherly figure. He represents structure, authority, and maturity. He is the compliment of The Empress.

The Fool now needs to learn that there are rules and there are ways of doing things, for the most part, of the mundane traditions of life. There are disciplines which will help him get to where he is going and there are also authority figures who enforce rules which everyone goes by.

Here again, fromThe Fool and we learn balance. Where The Empress teaches manifesting dreams, The Emperor teaches discipline and boundaries. From him we also can learn how boundaries help us see when not to walk off of the cliff and to pay attention to our surroundings. It is not always about what we want but what we need to live and how to help those around us.