The High Priestess

Number: 2 Arcana: Major Arcana Suit: Trump Hebrew Alphabet: Gimel/Camel/3

Keywords

intuition, reflection, purity, initiation

Fortune Telling

• A mysterious woman arrives
• A sexual secret may surface
• Someone knows more than he or she will reveal

Meanings

Light

• Listening to your feelings and intuitions
• Exploring unconventional spirituality
• Keeping secrets
• Being receptive
• Reflecting instead of acting
• Observing others
• Preserving purity

Shadow

• Being aloof
• Obsessing on secrets and conspiracies
• Rejecting guidance from spirit or intuition
• Revealing all
• Ignoring gut feelings
• Refusing to become involved, even when involvement is appropriate

Archetype

The Virgin/The Maiden

Numerology

2 (division, debate, duality)

Elemental

The Moon

Mythical/Spiritual

The feminine aspect of divinity, particularity when expressed through virginity, as with the Virgin Mary or Isis.

Affirmation

N/A

Questions to Ask

• What might a rebel against tradition do?
• What isn’t being said or revealed?
• What could be achieved by observing and reflecting?

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Reference: Tarot