The Hierophant card

A journey to discover the truth.

Supporting / Blocking Tarot Card

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A supporting card: The querent acts from their inner truth, remaining true to themselves and their actions, which in turn attracts others. The environment supports the querent’s actions because those around them sense that they are acting from a place of purity and light.

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The Meaning of The Card

The Hierophant card brings forth the principle of learning, self-confidence, and morality, grounded in the recognition of values. Life consists of a series of external challenges that serve as lessons, leading a person to a place of internal learning and spiritual growth. The learning process involves both intellect and logic, as well as heart and emotion.

The Hierophant card: The Meaning of The Symbols

Card Symbols	Symbol Meaning
Priest	The essence of the Priest is the wisdom of tradition, customs, and heritage. The Priest is open and exposed, having gone through a learning process, and is able to connect different ends through his wisdom and spiritual knowledge.
Golden Crown	Composed of three crowns, it connects the upper and lower worlds, teaches hidden knowledge, and acts as a spiritual guide.
Double Cross Staff	Indicates leadership, combining spirituality, intuition, and action. It symbolizes the layers of learning within the disciple’s soul: the subconscious, the conscious, and the superconscious. Change will occur in all these parts when connected to the truth.
Finger Position	Indicates the power to execute and intuition, connection to spirituality, and recognition of the truth.
Blue Veil	The blue veil emphasizes the ability for verbal communication and teaching. It signifies expressive and communicative ability.
Calm Facial Expression	The facial expression symbolizes self-completion and inner harmony.
Two Pillars	The gray color of the pillars symbolizes objectivity and neutrality. They represent the oppositions within a person, nature, and existence, with the Priest mediating between them. The gray pillars symbolize the blending of opposites, the mixture of black and white, matter and spirit. The High Priestess also sits between pillars of polarity, but in her card, a veil hides the world behind her, requiring the seeker to recognize and remove the veil to learn the mysteries of their inner self.
Gray Background	The gray background symbolizes the connection between black and white, a color of protection, objectivity, and neutrality.
Red Robe Over White Garment	The red robe is a symbol of action, construction, and activity. It signifies the need to apply spirituality in daily life. The robe, representing authority, symbolizes the rule of spirit over matter. The white garment symbolizes purity of thought.
Two Students	The two students symbolize the Priest’s willingness to share knowledge. Their kneeling posture represents the humility required to receive the Priest’s wisdom and knowledge.
V-Shaped Straps	The straps connect both sides of the body, linking emotion and logic.
Chest	A hidden secret is contained within the chest, and the Priest holds the keys.
Crossed Keys	The pair of keys on the chest at his feet symbolize the desire to share knowledge, but it will only be shared with those who seek it. They represent proximity to wisdom and secrets, the possibility of opening doors to opportunities, and the capability to do so.

Mythology

“In Greek mythology, the Hierophant card is represented by Chiron, who was a teacher and healer. Chiron founded the School of Life, where princes, the sons of gods, and many heroes were sent to learn.

Representation of the Card in a Reading

In the Hierophant card, the seeker becomes an initiate, learning the truth from beginning to middle and end. The truth is a wholeness that encompasses the essence of existence and the universe. When the truth stands before the initiate, they may turn their back on it, or they may be angry with it, but within them, it resonates, and they cannot ignore it. The truth and the teacher have many ways to appear—they can be a person, an animal, a billboard, a book, an event, or an internal insight. Once the initiate learns the truth, despite the pain and difficulty, the light of understanding and insight allows the process to continue. The Hierophant represents the positive forces in life, forces that trigger processes of growth. A person connected to their inner voice knows how to read the signs on the path to spiritual development. The Hierophant card represents a time when a person finds their path, their purpose, and the reason they came into a physical body. The universe will work to assist the person on their way to fulfilling their purpose. In Islam, there is a saying, “”Allah helps those who help themselves.”” The card appears in a reading when the querent is in a place of truth, a seeker who has found someone to guide them on their path. The querent listens to their inner voice. This is a card of mental and physical healing, and one can learn from this card that the querent has found their way to healing their physical, emotional, and spiritual issues.

“It is important to remember that this is a card from the Major Arcana, representing the spiritual realm. The querent’s soul is in a place that desires to see and recognize the truth. What might prevent this recognition is fear. The querent must be aware of the teacher who will help guide them on this path.