Symbolism and Meaning of the Emperor Tarot Card:
Significance: External or Material Order
A priestly figure is seated betweeen two pillars while two ministers kneel before him. At his feet are a pair of crossed keys. With his right hand he gives the sign for esoteric knowledge while in his left hand he holds the triple cross. He is the complement to the High Priestess, symbolizing outward as distinct from inward authority, the power of the proper ordering of the material world ias a mirror of internal wisdom.