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“Beneath the hush, an inner tide is speaking.”

Tarot Encyclopedia

The High Priestess

“Make room for the wisdom that arrives quietly. You need not name it all today.”

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Upright keywords

  • Intuition
  • sacred knowledge
  • divine feminine

Reversed keywords

  • Secrets
  • disconnected from intuition

Summary

The High Priestess points to intuition, sacred knowledge, and divine feminine.

Upright meaning

Upright, The High Priestess highlights intuition, sacred knowledge, and divine feminine.

Reversed meaning

Reversed, The High Priestess can indicate secrets, and disconnected from intuition.

Symbolism at a glance

  • Intuition

  • sacred knowledge

  • divine feminine

Reflection questions

  • Where is intuition, and sacred knowledge showing up for me now?
  • What would help me work with secrets, and disconnected from intuition?

Visual description

A seated woman in purple robes holds an open book beneath a full moon, with pale birds and curling clouds around her.