The essential meanings of this Major Arcana card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck.

Upright: The High Priestess upright signifies intuition, inner wisdom, and the subconscious mind. She encourages you to trust your gut feelings and seek knowledge within. This card often appears when you should pay attention to your dreams, intuition, or the subtle signs around you, hinting that not everything is meant to be understood through logic alone.

Reversed: The High Priestess reversed can mean you're ignoring your inner voice or that secrets are being withheld. It may indicate feeling disconnected from your intuition or doubting yourself. In a reading, the reversed High Priestess suggests the need to take a step back from noise and distractions, and to be honest with yourself about what your deeper instincts are telling you.

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The secrets of this card for heart, mind and soul.

Love: In the moonlit temple of love, The High Priestess sits in quiet wisdom, a veil of secrets behind her. She represents hidden feelings and an unspoken intuitive bond, urging patience and trust in what is felt but not yet said. Enchanting and mysterious, she reminds you to listen to the whispers of your intuition in matters of the heart.

Career: At work, The High Priestess is the silent guardian of knowledge and strategy. She suggests that not all information is visible on the surface – intuition and careful observation are your best guides in navigating your career. It’s a time of planning behind the scenes and learning the deeper mysteries of your field, trusting that answers will emerge from the silence when the moment is right.

Spirituality: Between the pillars of mystery, The High Priestess beckons you inward on your spiritual path. She is the keeper of sacred knowledge, inviting you to meditate, reflect, and trust your inner voice to reveal divine truths. In her presence, spirituality unfolds quietly and profoundly, like a scroll of wisdom slowly unrolling by candlelight.