
Major Arcana
The High Priestess
- intuition
- subconscious
- mystery
- inner voice
- hidden knowledge
- stillness
- Element
- Water
- Astrology
- The Moon
- Yes or no
- Maybe
- Number
- 2
- Hebrew letter
- Gimel
- Archetype
- The keeper of mysteries
Imagery and symbolism
A serene priestess sits between a black pillar marked B and a white pillar marked J, in front of a veil decorated with pomegranates. She holds a scroll marked TORA, wears a lunar crown and has a crescent moon at her feet.
- pillars Boaz and Jachin
- veil of pomegranates
- Tora scroll
- crescent moon
- lunar crown
- solar cross
Upright meaning
Upright- intuition
- subconscious
- mystery
- inner voice
- hidden knowledge
- stillness
The answers you seek lie within. Quiet the mind, listen to your intuition and pay attention to dreams and subtle signs; not everything is meant to be revealed yet.
Reversed meaning
- ignored intuition
- secrets
- disconnection
- surface knowledge
- withdrawal
You may be ignoring your inner voice or relying too heavily on others' opinions. Hidden agendas or secrets could be at play; take time to reconnect with yourself.
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