The Hierophant

Number: 5 Arcana: Major Arcana Suit: Trump Hebrew Alphabet: Vau/Nail or Spike/6

Keywords

guidance, knowledge, revelation, belief

Fortune Telling

• Expect to be caught in a misdeed and punished accordingly
• Pray for forgiveness and confess wrongdoings
• A more experienced man, spiritual leader, or father figure will come into your life

Meanings

Light

• Teaching or guiding others
• Searching for the truth
• Asking for guidance from a higher power
• Acknowledging the wisdom and experience of others
• Taking vows
• Engaging in heartfelt rituals
• Volunteering

Shadow

• Using experience as a means of manipulating or misguiding others
• Being dogmatic
• Favoring tradition over what is expedient or necessary
• Going through the motions of empty rituals
• Concealing wisdom
• Restricting access to spiritual truths or the gods

Archetype

The Guardian/The Church/Faith

Numerology

5 (instability, resistance, confrontation, evolution)

Elemental

Taurus/Earth

Mythical/Spiritual

The Christ, the Apostle Peter, Buddha, Mohammed. Popes, priests, and intercessors of every faith and tradition

Affirmation

N/A

Questions to Ask

• What role might tradition or religion play in this situation?
• Who authored the rules? Who enforces them? Why?
• How might an experienced guide impact this situation?

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Reference: Tarot