The Empress card is seen as being representative of the Earth Mother as well as the planet Venus. This means she is ruled by the attributes of this planet which include beauty, love and your relationship with finances. This is a card of luxury or material wealth as well as one of fertility and creative energy. You can sense these meanings simply by taking a look at the Empress in this card. She sits on a lush red throne, dons a lavish dress and is surrounded by a crown of jewels on her head while holding a gold scepter. The landscape around her is rich as you can see from the thriving crop of wheat in the foreground the flourishing green forest view she is enjoying. A card full of abundance and luxury.