Card 2
The High Priestess
Description
She sits between two pillars, one black, one white. Veil of pomegranates behind her, crescent moon at her feet, scroll half-hidden in her lap. The Priestess guards the door between the conscious mind and what's beneath it. She knows things you haven't said out loud yet.
Keywords
Upright
Reversed
Upright Meanings
The answer is already inside you. The Priestess says listen, not reason it out. Sit. Be quiet. Stop arguing with your gut. The intellect is a useful tool. It is not the source right now. The source is closer than your thinking, and quieter.
Reversed Meanings
Your intuition is talking. You're not listening. Either someone around you is keeping things hidden, or you're hiding things from yourself. The quiet voice got buried under noise. Time to step out of the noise long enough to hear it again.
Archetype
The Virgin/The Maiden
Numerology
2 (division, debate, duality)
Hebrew Alphabet
Gimel/Camel/3
Elemental
The Moon
Mythical / Spiritual
The feminine aspect of divinity, particularity when expressed through virginity, as with the Virgin Mary or Isis.
Questions to Ask
- ?What might a rebel against tradition do?
- ?What isn't being said or revealed?
- ?What could be achieved by observing and reflecting?
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