Hierophant Tarot - Priest (Hierophant, Pope) major arcana tarot card

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The Hierophant Tarot is the 5th card of the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Also called Priest (or Pope). One of the so-called Trumps.

General meaning of the Hierophant card (Pope, Priest)
Hierophant Tarot - symbolism
Hierophant from a practical point of view
Guardian Angel Cards in Tarot
What is the Hierophant responsible for?
then you are looking for a teacher
you are able to teach others yourself
Hierophant Tarot upright
Hierophant of the Tarot - man
Love and relationships
Career
Money
Health
Reversed Hierophant card
Love and relationships
Career
Money
Health
Advice to the Fortuneteller
Warning to the Fortuneteller
Card of the day
Card of the Year
Hierophant Tarot card in readings
Past, present and future
Yes and no questions
Hierophant Tarot card in combination with other cards
Hierophant Tarot and 5 of Cups
The Hierophant and the Lovers
Hierophant and 5 Swords

Depending on the specific deck and the specific tarot player or this or that tarot reader, the Arcanum Hierophant of the Tarot may be called the High Priest or the Pope.

The Priest is the Fifth Card of the Major Arcana of the Tarot.

5 Arcana Tarot is the Hierophant, the High Priest, the High Priest
The Hierophant is always the Head of the Arcana, the Lord of Secrets,
The priest symbolizes the Knowledge of Good and Evil
The Hierophant characterizes and embodies Religion, Piety
The Priest (Papa, Hierophant) is the letter Heth, the number 5.
This Arcana is an integral part of the so-called 16 Path of the Tarot
The Hierophant's Path is from the Sephira Chesed (Kindness) to the Sephira Chokmah. These are the Letters Chet and Vav.
From an astrological point of view, the Hierophant of the Tarot embodies the IX house and the zodiac sign Taurus. And also, like the Sun in Sagittarius, it embodies a preacher, teacher, religious figure. And the Hierophant is Aries, and (in this capacity - Jupiter (Zeus))
Occult meaning of the card Priest (Hierophant, Pope) – INSPIRATION

General meaning of the Hierophant card (Pope, Priest)

The fifth Arcana of the Tarot is the embodiment of prohibitions and obedience to commandments of any kind and kind.

The basic concepts of the Fifth Arcana are the essence, meaning, rules. The Hierophant Arcanum suggests that we believe that the Universe is not meaningless and that there is a purpose to everything.

The Hierophant's task is education and teaching. But Arkan the Devil will then check whether you have learned everything (or, more precisely, what exactly). It is the Devil who will then offer to play on the absence of a clear picture of Right and Wrong. And (if so) - you can play past the cash register and outside the rules.

It is the Justice lasso that is responsible for justice in the entire Tarot deck. But the Hierophant is responsible for the ethical component.

If they didn’t do the right thing (as the Hierophant pointed out), then Justice will come and punish everyone.

Arkan Papa (Priest, Hierophant) is responsible for quality standards, GOST, regulations and any rating systems. And the Hierophant is commissions, juries and inspections.

Depending on the other cards in the layout, you can first determine how it all ends. Secondly, how will we feel when the Situation comes to us and knocks on the gate.

Element: Earth

Planet: Venus
Astrological sign: Taurus
Key dates: April 21 – May 20

Hierophant Tarot - symbolism

The Rider-Waite Tarot deck depicts the Hierophant as a religious figure, the Pope or High Priest, located in a formal church setting. As such, he symbolizes organization, institution and spiritual leadership, while his three robes symbolize purity, immortality and ritual.

His right hand is raised in an act of blessing, while in his left he carries the triple cross traditionally associated with Catholicism and the Pope, with the three horizontal stripes of the cross representing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He wears an elaborate gold crown, alluding to the three titles and primary functions of the pope: supreme shepherd, supreme teacher, and supreme priest. The three nails protruding from the top of this crown represent the personal sacrifice and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Two assistants sit in front of him, signifying the transmission of sacred knowledge found in the scriptures within the institutions. This is what the Hierophant Tarot is for.

Hierophant from a practical point of view

From a practical point of view, Hierophants are responsible for participation in ceremonies and rituals, the learning process, and ethical issues. We can talk about official marriage.

If the Hierophant card appears in the layout, then it’s time to study or teach. And/or (finally!) formalize the relationship.

On a deep level, Arcanum 5 denotes true faith, mentoring, knowing at a deep level, searching for meaning, finding meaning, following the path of the shepherd.

When the Arcanum Hierophant appears, the fortuneteller seeks to explain what is happening around him. Anything is suitable for this - homeopathy, orthodox Christianity, Vedic astrology, the teachings of BoGe, etc.

Arcanum Papa means an attempt to think, to interpret your experience.

Sometimes there is an appeal towards the church, established views, etc. Arcanum Hierophant of the Tarot is a card of the familiar, good. Albeit a little outdated.

Guardian Angel Cards in Tarot

Arcana Priest (Hierophant) is one of three guardian angel cards in the entire Tarot. She says that everything will end well. You just have to believe.

The devil may indicate that a person is weak and subject to temptation, but the Papa lasso indicates that there is a piece of goodness in everyone. And that everything will end well if you behave according to the rules and regulations. Behaviors.

The Hierophant card is a card of traditionalism, of what is good and what is bad. This is the Arcana of joining tradition. Or to school. For example, to the Catholic Church or Wiccan coven.

There is an option that the 5th Arcana of the Tarot means a guru, adviser, spiritual father.

The Hierophant is an ideal and inspired teacher and servant.

This is the Arcana of power over minds, the secrets of faith.

The very name of this card means the one who opens the esoteric and makes it accessible.

The person who represents the Hierophant is the one we trust. His opinion is valuable. He leads our destiny and sets the direction. Arcanum Hierophant means that we need the support of someone knowledgeable and experienced. Sometimes the Hierophant is ourselves.

This lasso may mean that it is time for the fortuneteller to take the role of the one who teaches, the one who is imitated.

The priest is approval (or not disapproval) of successes. If the Hierophant comes up, it’s time to think about whether what’s happening is right.

What is the Hierophant responsible for?

The Tarot Hierophant (Papa, Priest) is responsible for issues of faith, religion, trust and morality. The priest is a wise teacher. As can be seen from the name of this Arcana, the Pope is the bearer of esoteric and occult knowledge. It helps to understand the secrets around and within. Hierophant (Priest) is a holy person. The nature of the Hierophant is androgynous. The Priest combines both male and female natures. The Hierophant is bound by life and all living things. The Priest (Papa) experienced life in all its fullness. And now I’m ready to share my wisdom with others. Arcanum Hierophant seems to point to something. The two fingers that the Pope raises up usually represent will. The Hierophant of the Tarot (Priest) is the culmination of human development. Firestarter. The Hierophant's abilities sprout within us like seeds. Each of us can go where he has already been. He holds the keys to transformation.

The Priest symbolizes Inspiration and Mercy. All Tarot illustrators on the Arcana Hierophant (Papa, Priest) depict a seated man with his right hand pressed to his chest. With this gesture he invites concentration in order to be able to listen to the voice from heaven, to drown out the voice of passions and flesh. In front of the prince (that is, the Hierophant) there are two monks - red and black, depicting the geniuses of light and darkness. The genius of good is on the right side, the genius of evil is on the left. Not everyone is able to distinguish between good and evil. Only conscience can distinguish between them.

Take a closer look at the Hierophant (Pope, Priest) card, if you feel like one of these monks,

then you are looking for a teacher

, which would point the way to the truth. If you perceive yourself as a universal figure, then

you are able to teach others yourself

, but everyone ask yourself: is your knowledge really great?

You need to trust a person whose advice will help you safely overcome obstacles in your path.

Hierophant Tarot upright

Priest (Papa) means that a person needs to know how he uses his will, because everyone creates his life in accordance with his actions.

The Hierophant Tarot is a symbol of morality, intellect: wisdom; it can mean an upcoming marriage, good deeds, strong friendship.

Hierophant of the Tarot - man

The people whom the Hierophant denotes are, as a rule, searching, always searching for the meaning of life in general and the purpose of their life in particular. As a rule, they make good, loyal friends. When you turn to them for specific advice or help on some important personal issue, their intelligence and inner empathy allow them to be extremely supportive. They are smart, well educated and wise teachers. Granted, sometimes slightly iconoclastic. However, the Hierophant of the Tarot is an honest man; the people represented by the Hierophant are noted for their honesty. Simply put, they are admired people who stand behind their words and stand firm in their convictions and convictions.

Love and relationships

If you are looking for a traditional relationship (from the point of view of the society in which you live), then the Hierophant Tarot in a love reading is a positive sign. In this context, Hierophant only means good things. If you're single, someone you've been attracted to for a long time, but who always seemed unavailable for romance, may have developed an interest in you. If you already have a good relationship, expect it to only get better over time.

Career

You are about to enter a new phase of your career, be it the culmination of your current job, a promotion, or a possible transfer to another geographic location. You will work with new people, and one of them will become a mentor of sorts. That is, those you have needed for a long time, but may not have realized. Regardless of what work you do or will do in the near future, do not rock the boat at work, be organized, efficient and follow all the rules that are given to you .

Money

The Tarot Hierophant warns you not to make questionable purchases or invest in risky ventures right now. Being conservative with money is just what the doctor ordered. Well, or the Tarot Priest. Follow all the traditional rules when it comes to money: don't spend more than you earn, save something a month for a rainy day, don't let your credit card balances grow too high, and be smart and careful with the resources you have There is.

Health

Your health is fine. But that doesn't mean you can't eat a little better and start exercising regularly again. Routine and ritual are what you need. So if you eat a healthy breakfast at 8am every morning, don't wait until 8:30am some days or skip it altogether. If you are used to taking the stairs instead of the escalator whenever possible, don't give up this habit. Finally, if you start to feel unwell, be it a cold or something more serious, stick to traditional medicine. Now is not the time to start experimenting with alternative treatments, no matter how safe or effective they may be.

Health issues

If the Hierophant is in an upright position, there will be no deviations in health matters. Everything will go quite well. Although, this does not mean that you can be negligent about the state of the body. And if there are chronic diseases, it is important to pay some attention to them. This can be manifested both in the form of regular examinations and health-improving activities, for example, visiting spa resorts or sanatoriums.

But, if the Priest turns out to be upside down, this is a symbol that a kind of “spiritual death” awaits a person and he is obliged to go through this stage of his life with his head held high. This is also a sign that acute diseases may arise - do not forget about examinations so as not to worsen your health condition.

Reversed Hierophant card

symbolizes slander, shame, next to the Hanged Man card - betrayal in love. At the moment, the situation is beyond your control, so the best thing to do is to rely on fate and humbly wait to see what ending the development of events will lead you to.

Love and relationships

When the Hierophant Tarot appears reversed in a love reading, it indicates that you are starting to get bored and crave stimulation. This desire for stimulation can lead you to look elsewhere - with all the consequences that entails. You need to address this issue and consider your circumstances and the options available to you. While your relationship may be a little chilly, that's no reason! There's still love there. So think carefully before you cause irreparable harm and actually end the relationship.

Career

In the context of a career, the reversed Hierophant Tarot says you need to meet the new reality of your work situation. You may have a new boss who is unreasonably demanding, has an unusually unpleasant temperament, and is unwilling or unable to compromise, regardless of whether for the benefit of the project.

Now is not the time to resist this person's demands. Wait. Retreating into rebel territory will only work against you.

Money

As with this card's upright placement, the reversed Hierophant Tarot in a money reading warns: be careful with your spending. This doesn't mean you should necessarily stay away from investing - in fact, this may actually be a great time to do so . Just stick to the blue chip, stable, conservative variety. Otherwise, you will soon (and greatly!) regret it.

Health

If you've been dealing with any long-standing health problems, now may be the time to consider trying a different approach to treating them. If you have ever thought about transcendental meditation or other alternative healing modalities, now is the time to explore them on a practical level. Any small changes you make to your health regimen now can lead to significant improvements in your condition. Don't stop your current treatment. But the reversed Hierophant Tarot advises paying attention to massage, acupuncture, aromatherapy and any alternative therapeutic approaches.

Warning

The card warns that it makes sense to forget about old proven views and follow an unknown path. Tarot readers believe that, in general, the Fifth Major Arcana of the Tarot Hierophant is a positive card. It does not have a clearly bad interpretation, even in the reverse position. Therefore, the Hierophant that appears in the reading is a favorable omen.

Author of the article, practicing tarot reader

Sergey Yupatov

Card of the day

If you received the Arcanum Hierophant of the Tarot (Tarot Priest, Pope) as the Card of the Day, you should start the day by opening to God and the Cosmos, and trusting them. You have already achieved a lot, and now you have the opportunity to learn or begin to do something that is truly meaningful. Therefore, do not hold on to the old rules and rituals, and do not listen to empty talkers, they are preachers and politicians. Look for the inner meaning of every matter, its most hidden, most valuable core, not visible at first glance, and do not pay attention to the opinions of “externals”. If you are involved in a conflict, try to take a position so that years later you can look back on it with a clear conscience.

Characteristics of a person and his psychological state

The Senior Arcanum the Hierophant indicates a highly moral person with a strong character. The fortuneteller tries not to reveal his true essence, because in his opinion, this prevents him from always being the first.

He adequately assesses his merits and is always confident in the correctness of his actions. A person will not be boring and pester everyone with moral teachings. At the same time, those around him firmly know that he will always help in word and action.

The High Priest in a reversed position indicates an arrogant, arrogant person with inflated self-esteem. A person with a bright exterior and a complete absence of inner world.

Card of the Year

If the fortuneteller received the Hierophant Card (Papa, Priest), then the main thing for you is to find meaning in what you are doing. If you have repeatedly asked yourself why you need all this, or who needs this work at all, then in the next twelve months you will have the time and opportunity to find the answer. But to do this, you will first have to check whether your views and principles are outdated? Having discovered that somewhere you are still guided by outdated dogmas, outdated values or popular prejudices, imposed on you, perhaps even in early childhood, you will understand that the time has come to replace them with living, modern ideas that correspond to your internal attitudes. And here it no longer matters whether we are talking about a specific situation or about your life position in general: this year you have a chance to understand which values are really dear to you and which are not. So don't be surprised if by the end of the year you have formed a completely new, different worldview.

Arcana energies

The priest is associated with the wisdom of the masculine. This is the power that stands above both the Magician and the Emperor. This is the energy of prophecy and righteousness. The personification of conscience.

The lasso completely lacks the energy of individualism. It is always joining a certain system and following its rules.

Astrologically, the High Priest is associated with the zodiac sign Taurus. It is believed that this difficult earthly sign provides the opportunity to rise only when a person follows his own righteous path.

Hierophant Tarot card in readings

A map of traditional values and institutions, the Hierophant is all about doing the right thing as perceived by your inner being. The Hierophant is very tied to spirituality, the innate wisdom we all possess, and therefore our connection to the universe or higher power . The religious aspect that the Hierophant of the Tarot (Priest of the Tarot) denotes covers the range from Islam to Judaism, from Christianity to the worship of extraterrestrial beings. Thus, your idea of right and wrong may differ markedly from other viewpoints. However, when confronted, you need to be firm and stand up for your beliefs.

Past, present and future

In the past position, the Hierophant Tarot indicates that you have benefited more than you realize from your past ambitions. Regardless of whether they were implemented at that time or not. Identify where this power lies within you and use it to your advantage in your current circumstances. As an indicator of your current situation, The Hierophant represents a new way of life and belief system that can captivate and motivate you.

However, you need to move slowly and carefully. Don't dive into any new venture without first researching everything. In a future position, this card suggests that you don't need to do anything special to plan for your future. Everything is as it should be and will unfold organically in a positive way.

Yes and no questions

Without a clear positive or negative meaning, the best answer the Tarot Hierophant can offer is “possibly” or “probably.”

Hierophant Tarot card in combination with other cards

The Hierophant Tarot card represents tradition. Particularly religious ceremonies such as weddings. Pay attention to which cards in the layout are next to the Tarot Priest card. They can represent on a deep spiritual level what is truly most important to you.

Hierophant Tarot and 5 of Cups

The Hierophant with the Five of Cups (of Cups) means lost self-esteem and decreased self-esteem.

The Hierophant and the Lovers

The Hierophant in the same scenario as the Lovers is a sure sign that you will soon come to a wedding, which may be yours.

Hierophant and 5 Swords

The Hierophant in a Five of Swords reading indicates that you are joining a particular group or movement, be it cultural or political. This means it will jeopardize your relationships with friends and family.