MEANING OF ARCANA OF THE TAROT

5 - The Hierophant

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The Hierophant:

This card indicates convention with religious forms established and desire to adapt and to get social approval. It can mean a scientific, philosophical, educational or religious vocation or inspiration in the performing arts. Inverted, denotes delayed ambitions, hippie trend or innovation.

The High Priest means wisdom, perseverance, lessons, equitable advice, generosity and forbearance, meekness. Help superiors, organization. The burden of the consultant (you), in the form of the inner voice. Dogma.

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The Hierophant invested:

These may be the false prophet, religious fanaticism, bad faith trade, suicide sects, the disintegrating morale, difficulty forgiving, punishment in the name of god, the Inquisition, the one who acts only for his own benefit.

Means judgmental boss, overly critical, narrow-minded moralistic, authoritarian, limited theoretical teacher, counselor devoid of practicality, lack of spiritual support. Unconventional, illogical, superstitious, unable to act consistently and rationally.