| In term of tarot symbolism, The High Priestess card | | | | natural world: light and dark, night and day, birth and |
| is imbued with rich representative imagery and | | | | death, and positive and negative. Psychologically, the |
| meaning. She is the embodiment of deep mystery | | | | two pillars refer to both the masculine and feminine |
| and secrecy. When she appears tarot reading, the | | | | aspects of the psyche as well as the conscious and |
| High Priestess is the card of dreams, visions and the | | | | unconscious parts of the mind. Symbolically, this |
| representation of all the mysteries of the universe. | | | | refers to her ability of the High Priestess to delve in |
| She represents the intuitive feminine aspects of our | | | | to the realm of the unconscious and carry its wisdom |
| psyches. Developmentally, she refers to one's inner | | | | into conscious awareness. |
| voice and intuitive consciousness. This is the realm of | | | | Tarot Symbolism of The Veil: Behind the seated |
| inner knowledge. | | | | Priestess rests a veil. The veil, symbolic of all that |
| In tarot reading, the High Priestess is a feminine | | | | remains unseen in the natural world, conceals her |
| archetype. She is the contradiction to the Magician | | | | hidden knowledge. The High Priestess serves as the |
| Tarot Card. Unlike the Magician, who is active in | | | | feminine guardian for secret wisdom. Her primary |
| nature, the High Priestess prefers passivity. She is | | | | purpose is guard all that is considered holy. In tarot |
| associated to the unconscious and her receptive | | | | reading, she is the wise teacher and urges one to |
| nature makes her the ideal feminine symbol. Her | | | | look beyond their own veil of rational thinking and |
| receptive character enables her to peer into the | | | | peer into their own unconscious wisdom. |
| secretive and mysterious elements of the natural | | | | Tarot Symbolism of The Moon: In most tarot decks, |
| world. | | | | the High Priestess is associated with the moon which |
| Tarot Symbolism of The Number Two: The High | | | | is typically depicted by the crescent moon that lies |
| Priestess Tarot Card is the second card in the Major | | | | by her feet. The moon represents the feminine, |
| Arcana. Her association to the number two | | | | emotional, unconscious and intuitive elements of our |
| represents balance, harmony and duality. In Tarot | | | | psyches. She reminds us to rely on the moon's subtle |
| reading, twos often refer to polarity and, in the case | | | | light. This is the light of intuition. In a Tarot reading, |
| of the High Priestess tarot card, the number two | | | | the High Priestess represents our own inner |
| refers to the dualism found within the natural world | | | | knowledge. Her association to the moon suggests |
| and within the psyche. The High Priestess represents | | | | that hidden knowledge can always be found within |
| a crossroad where two opposites meet. She has the | | | | our own selves. |
| ability to explore each polar opposite and use this | | | | The moon also represents things that may remain |
| energy to create something entirely new. | | | | unseen. The moon is feminine night and often |
| Tarot Symbolism of The Two Pillars: In traditional | | | | represents the shadowed aspects to psyches. In |
| tarot decks, the High Priestess is depicted as sitting | | | | tarot reading, the moon can be a symbol of the |
| between two pillars, one black and one white. The | | | | feminine mother, the inner child, and the influence of |
| pillars refer to the duality so often represented in the | | | | one's unconscious. |