The High Priestess Tarot Card Meaning

The High Priestess Introduction

The overall atmosphere is blue and the feeling itself is cold.
She looks like she has a lot of secrets sitting in a haughty way.

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The High Priestess Description

“I’m the moon” in The High Priestess Tarot Card Meaning

If you know the roll of paper in The High Priestess’s hand, you can fully understand the meaning of tarot cards.
This is a Catholic law called TORA. You can easily think of it as God’s word.
The Priestess is none other than the one who conveys the word of God.
Therefore, The Priestess can never express her thoughts and opinions, must remain neutral, and can only convey God’s words to people in the law.
You can also think of The Priestess as there is a law. It’s like the moon shining in the moonlight because of the sunlight.


I have a lot of secrets.


“I’m always objective” in The High Priestess Tarot Card Meaning

Due to delivering the law, the words of The High Priestess can only be objective.
Moreover, she speaks with great coldness and thoroughness.
As a result, she can be misunderstood by those around her. They may feel that they cannot understand her true intentions, that she holds many secrets, or that she appears too aloof.
This is well reflected in the background of the blue sea and the attire worn by The High Priestess.


The High Priestess Image Interpretation

  • Veil – the material world, which means there is another world beyond the real world.
  • Crown – represents three stages: physical, intellectual, and spiritual. It can also symbolize the phases of the moon as it transitions from crescent to full to waning.
  • Column – represents the column on the door of Solomon’s temple. Boaz (B), Jakin (J). It means duality, such as men and women, darkness and light, land and sky.
  • Moon – Subconscious. It represents the emotions (internal) inherent in the sun (external).
  • Scrolls – Torah Law. It’s neither closed nor open, it represents the spiritual knowledge of the priestess.


The High Priestess Keywords

  • Hidden secrets and knowledge. Undisclosed future. Hidden influence. Spiritual love (Platonic love). Unchanging truth.
  • Ignoring instincts. Deceptive individuals. Arrogant, scattered, and irrational behavior. Avoiding the truth of a situation. Fear and entrapment.

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