KEYWORDS - The High Priestess

Intuition. Trusting in a Higher Power. Connecting and Trusting your Inner Voice. A Connection to the Divine or Spirituality. Connecting to your Higher Self. The Divine Feminine. Mystery.

The High Priestess

The High Priestess symbolizes the embodiment of feminine intuition at its highest level, serving as a bridge to the divine and spiritual realms. Regardless of gender, the High Priestess signifies connecting with a force or wisdom that surpasses our individual selves and conscious thoughts. When the High Priestess emerges in a tarot reading, it signals the importance of relying on your inner knowing, psychic abilities, or sixth sense – whatever term resonates with you. The High Priestess is holding a scroll representing the spiritual law that she follows. At her feet we find the crescent moon which reiterates the High Priestess’ alignment with the feminine divinity and matriarchically rule. The High Priestess serves as the internal link we all possess between the ordinary world and the realm of divinity. Consequently, she embodies equilibrium – balancing mundane matters with higher truths or reconciling conscious thoughts with subconscious insights to provide a profound sense of understanding.

The High Priestess Reversed

Reversed or with challenging cards around the High Priestess could indicate that you are failing to trust your own intuition or you are finding it a challenge to trust what your instincts are telling you. The High Priestess is a link to your intuition and to the divine so can only come from a place of truth, so always needs to be trusted.