3 The Empress – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of The Empress The Daughter of the Mighty Ones

Divinatory Meanings of The Empress

Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.

MacGregor Mathers

Action, Plan, Undertaking, Movement in a matter, Initiative.

Reversed meanings

Inaction, Frittering away power, Want of Concentration, Vacillation.

Correct design of The Empress

A crowned woman

Hebrew letter Daleth – D

The Wife. Alchemical Salt. The Gate of the Equilibrium of the Universe Daleth = The Wife. Alchemical Salt. The Gate Lamed = Equilibrium Tau = Universe

Daleth, a Door, refers to the position of the path as joining Chokmah and Binah. It is the gate of the Supernals. Again, it is the letter of Venus; and shows the sexual symbolism. The shape suggests the porch of a doorway, or a porched tent-flap.

Astrological Attributes

Venus

Path of Wisdom

The Fourteenth Path is the Illuminating Intelligence, and is so called because it is the founder of the concealed and fundamental ideas of holiness.

Deities associated with The Empress

Egyptian Gods

Hathor

Goddess of Love

Greek Gods

Aphrodite

Goddess of Love

Flora and Fauna of The Empress

Perfume

Sandalwood

Myrtle

Precious Stone

Emerald

Emerald is the colour of Venus in the King Scale.

Turquoise

Turquoise is the blue of Venus in the Queen Scale, but its tendency is to fade into green. When it does this its value is destroyed, and this reminds us of the external splendour and internal corruption of Nogah.

Animals

Sparrow

The Sparrow is traditional to Venus.

Pelican

The Pelican is specifically mentioned in Crowley’s Empress in the Book of Thoth.

Dove

Plants

Apple

The Apple is traditionally appropriate to Venus on account of the legend of the Fall. there are however various traditions concerning the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Peach

The Peach belongs to Venus on account of its soft beauty and sweetness, the external splendour of its bloom being easily brushed off, its tendency to rot and the prussic acid in its kernel.

Fig

The Fig is Venusian on account of its sexual symbolism.

Magical Attributions of The Empress

Magical Powers

Love-Philtres

Magical Weapon

The Girdle

The Girdle is the traditional weapon of Venus. It represents the ornament of beauty. When it is untied it can be used to bind and blindfold the candidate. It thus represents the power of fascination by love.

Magical Formula

Agape

Colour Scales of The Empress

Knight Colour Scale

Emerald Green

Queen Colour Scale

Sky blue

Prince Colour Scale

Early Spring Green

Princess Colour Scale

Bright Rose or cerise, rayed pale Green.

The defect of Venus is its tendency to romance (rose or cerise) – “External Splendour” Nogah. It is perfected by reality and usefulness – the emerald of vegetable life and growth.

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