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The Hierophant Tarot Card Meaning
The Hierophant is card V of the Major Arcana. Upright it speaks of tradition, learning, conformity; reversed, of challenging norms, personal beliefs. Below — the original 1911 meaning by A. E. Waite, the card's Jungian archetype and its astrological correspondence.
Major ArcanaEarthTaurus
Upright meaning
“Marriage, alliance, captivity, servitude; by another account, mercy and goodness; inspiration; the man to whom the Querent has recourse”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911
Keywords: tradition, learning, conformity, mentorship, ritual.
Reversed meaning
“Society, good understanding, concord, overkindness, weakness”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911
Keywords: challenging norms, personal beliefs, unconventional path.
The archetype
The Wise Old Man as tradition — meaning carried by the collective; teaching, initiation, belonging.
Astrology
Correspondence: Taurus.
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