This lovely lady is rich with symbolism. She sits serenely between the twin pillars of the Temple of Solomon, and holds in her lap a scroll of wisdom. She carries a cross on her chest, with arms of equal length, indicating the balance of darkness and light, of positive and negative. Behind the High Priestess hangs a curtain decorated with pomegranates and palm trees, symbols of the divine female and male energies. Her crown displays a full moon, and she is the symbol of every virgin goddess.
The High Priestess is the symbol of spiritual enlightenment, inner illumination, and the link between the seen and the unseen. She is balance and power in a feminine form. In a spread she often represents an unrevealed future with hidden influences at work, and a need to trust in one's intuition. If this card appears in a man's reading, the High Priestess indicates the woman of his dreams, the love he has been hoping for. In a woman's reading, this card often indicates she is seeking the virtues of the High Priestess in herself or in a friend.
Reversed, the High Priestess symbolizes open knowledge and obvious facts. You'll be able to make decisions based on facts and logic. Occasionally this card reversed indicates sensual pleasures and self-centeredness, although this is not necessarily a bad thing.
The High Priestess is the symbol of spiritual enlightenment, inner illumination, and the link between the seen and the unseen. She is balance and power in a feminine form. In a spread she often represents an unrevealed future with hidden influences at work, and a need to trust in one's intuition. If this card appears in a man's reading, the High Priestess indicates the woman of his dreams, the love he has been hoping for. In a woman's reading, this card often indicates she is seeking the virtues of the High Priestess in herself or in a friend.
Reversed, the High Priestess symbolizes open knowledge and obvious facts. You'll be able to make decisions based on facts and logic. Occasionally this card reversed indicates sensual pleasures and self-centeredness, although this is not necessarily a bad thing.