Major Arcana#2
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The High Priestess
A mysterious woman arrives
A sexual secret may surface
Someone knows more than he or she will reveal
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
Mystical Correspondences
Archetype
The Virgin/The Maiden
Element
The Moon
Numerology
2 (division, debate, duality)
Hebrew Letter
Gimel/Camel/3
Mythical & Spiritual
The feminine aspect of divinity, particularity when expressed through virginity, as with the Virgin Mary or Isis.
Questions to Ask
- 1.What might a rebel against tradition do?
- 2.What isn't being said or revealed?
- 3.What could be achieved by observing and reflecting?
