Major Arcana
The High Priestess
The High Priestess is a Major Arcana card of the tarot deck. Its keywords are: Intuition, Mystery, Subconscious, Wisdom. Read below what it says upright and reversed.
- Intuition
- Mystery
- Subconscious
- Wisdom
What does The High Priestess mean upright?
Deep intuition, hidden knowledge and the voice of the subconscious speak through this card. Not everything can be grasped by reason — some answers only arrive in stillness. Trust your inner knowing, keep your own counsel, and let the mystery unfold at its own pace. The High Priestess guards the threshold between what is seen and what is only sensed.
What does The High Priestess mean reversed?
You are cut off from your inner voice, or you are ignoring what it tells you. Secrets weigh heavier than they should, and surface noise drowns out the deeper signal. Withdraw from the clamour and listen inward before you decide. What you are looking for is not outside you.