THE HIGH PRIESTESS

THE HIGH PRIESTESS

2 - The High Priestess

ASTROLOGICAL: CANCER
PLANET: THE MOON
Element: WATER

Key Words: Intuition, passivity, duality, mystery, unconscious realm.

Upright:

  • Intuition, wisdom, knowledge, unconsciousness.

  • Balance and duality.

  • Look inside/within for validation and answers and trust in that process.

  • The undercurrent of who we are, the subconscious, the mystery, beneath the surface.

  • Witness the synchronicities and coincidences in your life.

  • Nocturnal, feminine, internal energy.

  • Power in passivity, allow what’s within to awaken, information to come to you, space to reflect, and then act. Be wary of being passive for too long.

  • A withdrawal from the outer brings inner forces to light.

  • Intuitively understanding the answers to problems.

  • The wrong time, sit back.

  • Difficulty translating feelings into actions.

  • Afraid to open up to the other people.

Symbolism:

  • The High Priestess is the keeper of secrets and the gatekeeper between the physical realm and beyond the veil.

  • Veil: The veil between the two pillars indicates a bar from entering the place of wisdom.

  • Behind the veil: To enter the eater would be to know consciously the irrational wisdom of the unconscious.

  • B Pillar (Boaz): Passivity, mystery, white, light.

  • J Pillar (Jachin): Action, consciousness, black, dark.

  • Duality is an illusion, each duality carries in it the other.

  • 3 Moons Crown: The divine feminine.

Reversed:

  • Blocking the upright energy.

  • Passion where there should be passivity.

  • A deep involvement with other people’s lives.

  • A loss of your inner self.

  • Living or leading too much with your head.

  • Blocking your intuition.