The High Priestess
Keywords:
Intuition, self assuredness, unattainability, purity, spirituality, thirst for knowledge, virgin, subconscious, fertility, desirability, serenity, introspection, higher power, creativity, sacred knowledge, confidentiality, platonic love, mystery, high morals, inner voice.
General:
The High Priestess calls you to go inward. She often appears in readings when the veil between yourself and the underworld is thin and access to your soul is possible. Psychic experiences, dreams, intuitions, are some of the aspects of this card. This is the time for tuning into your spiritual side and taking time to reflect.
If you have secrets at this time, it might be worth remembering the old adage “loose lips sink ships”.
Love & Relationships <3
When pulled about an existing relationship it can indicate a harmonious connection between to people at a spiritual level. However it can also be telling you to heed your inner voice about relationships. Now may be good period to get some perspective and see if you have needs that aren’t being met within your partnership. It’s unrealistic to expect one person to meet all of our needs. This is why it is important to engage with ourselves through community, work towards our creative passions, or through nourishing spiritual practices. The High Priestess is here to remind of this.
Money & Career $
The High Priestess may be a call to service in whatever career space you occupy. There is more to life than work and this card encourages finding a balance between work and your spiritual calling in this world. This may indicate a period of education or learning would be beneficial. Listen to your instincts at this time. If you are considering between different options and one “feels” more right than another it may be the sign you are looking for.
Other Aspects.
NUMBER: 2
KEY NUMBER: 13
ELEMENT: Water
NUMEROLOGICAL LINK: 11, Justice, 20, Judgement.
ASTROLOGICAL PLANET OR SIGN: The Moon
ASTROLOGICAL DECAN: N/A
PATHWAY ON THE TREE OF LIFE: Third, in-between Kether and Tiphareth.
HEBREW LETTER: Gimel
Translation: Wisdom
Symbol: Camel
CHAKRA: Fifth eye, or soma chakra, for psychic activation.
PERSONALITY: Calm, patient, intuitive, passive, withdrawn, independent, receptive.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES: The Papess, Wise One, Popess.
ANSWER: Maybe
The High Priestess Reversed
Keywords:
Secrets, hidden agendas, duplicity, disconnected from intuition, silence, harm, lack of foresight, sexual tension, cognitive dissonance, outbursts, misunderstanding, shallow, ignorance, withdraw, selfishness, superficiality, surface knowledge, cognitive dissonance, confusion.
General:
When you have spent all the time in meditation and searching for inner guidance that you can muster, this card can suggest that it is time to get out there and make moves in the real world.
For men this card can sometimes signify a need to get in touch with their inner female. For women this may speak to a need to come to terms with issues in themselves or towards members of the same sex.
Sometimes however this card can suggest the intuitive link with yourself has been severed and you may be headed down an unsuitable path. In this case it calls you back to yourself and listening to guides who want to see you get back on track.
Love / Relationships <3
If you are single this might be a good time to start looking for partners in new places. Start a group hobby or begin to frequent a coffee shop and start introducing yourself.
If you are in a partnership this card is telling you not to be disingenuous with your lover. Trying not to hurt others often ends up hurting everyone even worse in the end. If you have doubts about your lover’s intentions, make sure that you are genuinely tapped into your intuition. It is trying to guide you towards good things if only you allow it.
Money/Career $
This may be a great time to try to enlarge your circle in a search for opportunities outside of your current situation. It may also suggest that you are being kept out of an opportunity or left unaware about certain happenings. If your gut is telling you something like this then now is the time to listen. It may be hard, but if you are standing on honest ground there should be indicators. It may hurt or be very hard to accept people can act this way, but its in your best interest to learn this lesson lest you get burned.