The Emperor is a symbol of control, order, and knowledge, as well as traditional masculinity. It urges the subject to establish and keep boundaries through discipline and self-control. In traditional Tarot iconography, he appears as a man, often bearded, holding a scepter and a globus cruciger, wearing a crown, and sitting upon a throne. In Roman antiquity, the globus was a symbol of the god Jupiter and the Emperor's grip upon the world.
