Keywords for The High Priestess Tarot Card
- Intuitive insight and wisdom
- Secrets, mystery
- Trust yourself and your instincts
The High Priestess tarot card shows a beautiful woman sitting on a throne between two pillars, with a crescent moon crown and a giant crescent moon at her feet.
This card represents the inner wisdom deep within all of us. It is also known as “The Wise Woman” card. It is a receptive, inwardly-focused card with hints of mystery and deep secrets.
There is wisdom within each of us. Wisdom comes from our past mistakes, lessons, and experiences, but it also comes from deeper within us, encoded into our humanity by thousands of years of existence. The High Priestess card represents that deeper understanding.
When you see this card, something – maybe many things – remains hidden. There is a mystery here and it can only be uncovered by trusting your instincts and intuition.
This card is paired with The Magician, the active and outwardly-focused card that precedes it in the Major Arcana.
Keywords for The High Priestess Reversed
- Blocked sight/insight/intuition
- You’ve lost touch with yourself
- Keep your secrets – don’t share quite yet
Patterns and Correspondences of The High Priestess Card
- Major Arcana = the story of your life’s lessons and spiritual growth
- Zodiac signs = Pisces and Virgo
- Planet = the Moon, which is only half seen and understood
- Element = Water
Sakshi Raizada Kapoor
