One of the Major Arcana defined in tarot. In typical portrayals, the Empress is a person in a luxurious seat, surrounded by fertility symbols, a flowing stream, and a vast forest, and wearing a crown adorned with twelve stars.

In cartomancy, the upright Empress arcanum is interpreted as femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing, and abundance.
The reversed Empress arcanum is interpreted as a creative block or a dependence on others.