--IVTHE EMPEROR

The Emperor is the archetype "Father". To his meaning all that belongs which is associated with "Father". He means law and order, duty, responsibility, rationality, self-confidence and rules. Rewards and punishments are dealt out according to assignable criteria. The good will of the Emperor can be earned with achievments. He represents stability, structure, discipline, organising ability and many positive aspects more. The Emperor can be a strong-willed, just, rational and assertive ruler. But there are some negative aspects also: rigidity, strictness, disability to show emotions, coldness of feeling, missing connection between mind and soul and/or mind and body, despotism and disability to be creative or spontaneous. The Emperor can be a cold, indifferent, merciless tyrant.
It is important that he represents the "male" form of rulership - he is the male counterpart of the Empress.

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