What does the The Hierophant tarot card mean?

The Fifth Arcana is in charge of observing prohibitions and obeying commandments - much like Olympic sports rules. Doping is not allowed, the judge must not be interested in a certain outcome, and so on - all for the sake of making the game truly fair, and this is genuinely important because otherwise it all just loses its meaning! Thus, the key words for this card are rules and meaning. The Fifth Arcana is connected with the belief in the meaningfulness of what is happening and its purpose. The Hierophant teaches and educates, and The Devil later tests what we have learned, offering to play around the rules and revealing our weak points in understanding how we should and shouldn't act. Justice in a spread raises questions of fairness, The Hierophant - questions of ethics itself. Justice calls a penalty kick to level out a disturbed balance - that is, it steps in when the Hierophant's "how it should be" has been violated. Any international quality standards, regulations, guidelines, grading systems are undoubtedly The Hierophant. Commissions, inspections, juries - as well. Other cards in the spread can hint at how we will feel when confronting all this and how it will end.

What does the The Hierophant reversed mean?

If the upright Hierophant is something traditional, then the reversed is non-traditional, so to speak, as an experiment. He can indicate that a person is considering something unethical and unprincipled, workarounds, and playing without rules. Pope Alexander Borgia could be a good example. But it can also be something smaller - for example, some unseemly acts, everyday minor sins that still scratch the conscience... Or maybe it's a desire to escape from school, quitting education. Under this card comes youthful nonconformity, the fight against authorities, eccentricity, individualism, unorthodoxy. In the worst case, appearing in a spread for some undertaking, it shows that the wrong path was chosen from the very beginning.

What does the The Hierophant mean in love?

This card symbolizes the highest spiritual components of relationships and, in a sense, always raises the question of their level.

What does the The Hierophant mean for career?

The Hierophant symbolizes correct, important, and responsible steps taken with great faith in one's cause. A strong sense of mission, the significance of one's work (usually in terms of serving people). This is a card of honesty, purity of aspirations, honest deals, and fair play. A confident movement towards a goal with the conviction that the cause is worth it. Serious advancement in professional development.

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The Hierophant

Major Arcana

The Hierophant, High Priest, Pontiff

Head of the Arcanas, Master of Secrets,

Knowledge of Good and Evil

Religion, Piety

Letter Cheth, number 5.

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Letters Cheth, Vau (From Chesed to Chokmah, from Goodness to Wisdom)

Astrological correspondences: Sun in Sagittarius: preacher, teacher, religious figure, Aries, Jupiter (Zeus), Taurus, IX house

Occult meaning of the card – INSPIRATION

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