The Emperor
Upright
Structure that holds. Authority, boundaries, the order that lets things be built.
authority · boundaries
Reversed
Rigidity, control for its own sake, a rule that no longer serves.
rigidity · control for its own sake · a rule that no longer serves
In the Celtic Cross
Where The Emperor falls changes what it says. In the present it names the atmosphere you are in; as the crossing card it shows what lies over the matter; at the foundation it is the root of the situation; in the outcome it is the road ahead if nothing changes. Read the ten positions, or lay a spread and see where it appears.