This image is very traditional and for me hard to connect to.
He holds a sacred text in one hand and forms the sign of divine protection in the other. His two keys are black and white with the black unlocking the way to intuition and the white unlocking universal wisdom. In the Lua Tarot a high priest stands in between two pillars covered in Egyptian hieroglyphics representing the gateway to divine wisdom.
Pillars of a temple behind the Hierophant, inscribed with codification of that spirituality, but the way is open for those who want to explore the path. Either holding or touching a tome or tool of connection to a higher power, which is quite varied in all of the examples we will see. Two keys, one gold and one silver, crossed at the foot of the Hierophant representing inner and outer ways, the combination of the Magician and the High Priestess, the sun and moon. I will list them here and then lets see what choices have been made in some less traditional decks. There are a couple of elements that are key for the traditional versions of the Hierophant card. With this step of the Major Arcana we explore what the higher power is for us, what tools we use to connect to it, and what help we need translating our own messages from our higher selves. The Emperor has the keys to the castle but the Hierophant has the keys to the temple as well as the rites of initiation onto the spiritual path. While the High Priestess guides us to look within and understand ourselves through reflection, the Hierophant guides us to our understanding of a higher power by connecting externally to that higher power and by interpreting sacred texts or “mysteries” from that higher power. The Rider Waite deck and some of its contemporaries started using the term Hierophant to distinguish it from “traditional” ways of connecting to a higher power from more organized religions. The Hierophant is called other things in the history of the Tarot such as the Pope or the High Priest. Time to discover spirituality with the Hierophant. This week we explore the what we learn as we move from structure and leadership into connecting to the our higher selves and higher powers. Lets see how different interpretations of this card may ask us to review choices and dualities differently. Duality is something humans have explored from the beginning of time, and many great stories and legends either begin or end with a choice like this. The question can be if you have made the choice already, if you understand the choice and why you are attracted to either thing, or even what the source of your desire both romantic and otherwise is at a very deep level. Even though its only a choice between two things the interpretation can be widely varied. This isn’t the only card in the Tarot about choice, but this one stands out as a choice between or around two distinct entities. The Lovers is about a choice between two things which can be two desires or two dualities. This week we explore choice, attraction and relationships with The Lovers. Enjoy!įor more on the decks referenced here please another page in my blog: Tools of the Locksmith: Ī major reference for this study was “Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom” by Rachel Pollack. This is not necessarily meant to be a teaching tool for others, but if you like to study the Tarot as much as I do, I hope you find it interesting. Road to nowhere oracle deck series#
This article is part of a series of posts that will compare each card in the Tarot across different decks in order to study and explore each archetype and concept more deeply.
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