The High Priestess

Major Arcana II

Keywords

• intuition
• subconscious knowledge
• inner voice
• mystery
• stillness

Upright meaning

Intuition, subconscious knowledge, inner voice, mystery, stillness.

Reversed meaning

Disconnection from intuition, secrets withheld, surface knowledge.

A reversed card isn't simply a bad sign: usually its energy is blocked, turned inward, delayed or excessive.

Image and symbolism

Seated between the pillars with a scroll only half shown.

Place in the journey

The High Priestess guards what is hidden: intuition and inner knowing before words. Major Arcana: a core life theme, carries more weight.

Other cards in this group: The Fool, The Magician, The Empress, The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, The Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgement, The World.