The emperor
The Empereur is the fourth chart of the Tarot of Marseilles.
Description and symbolism
The figure 4 is strongly associated with the matter:- the number of cardinal Points
- the number of the elements (Water, Ground, Air, Fire)
- the number of the states of the matter in Alchemy (Hot, Cold, Dry, Wet)
One finds this figure in the position of the character, his legs form a 4 .
The emperor symbolizes the domination on the matter and more largely it is associated with the material success at the time of the practices divinatoires.
External bond
- the iconography of the Tarots: 4 the Emperor
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