Symbolic Representation

With the color combination of Blue, white and black, the card of High Priestess also exhibits a curtain with a pattern of pomegranates on it. Also represented are the other symbols of Isis moon crown, a veil, planetary cross and a crescent moon. The Black & white lotus pillars can also be seen, where B stands for Boaz, suggesting negation and J stands for Jachin, signifying beginning.

Also can be seen a Scroll in the hands of the High Priestess, with the word Tora written on it. This word "Tora" can either be the Jewish Torah or, it can be an anagram of Tarot.

Tarot Story

According to the Tarot story, as the Fool moved further with his journey, he meets a beautiful and mystical lady in disguise, sitting with a glowing moon crown on her head, amid two pillars and gleaming with the moon.

She differs a lot from the Magician that the Fool met earlier. She is calm while he was talkative, tranquil while he was active, masked in the night while he was out in the open day.

She knows everything about the Fool. The Fool asks her to help him with his dilemma. There are so many things that the Magician showed him to choose from, and he can't decide now. The High Priestess gives him a pair of ancient scrolls, telling him to read them as they will teach him how and what to decide. The Fool settles himself on the feet of the Priestess and reads in the light of her moon.

After reading the scrolls, the Fool knows enough to decide what he wants, and how to get it. He is now focused and ready for his future. Thanking the High Priestess, as he is about to head off, he hears the Priestess whisper, "We'll meet again...when you're prepared to travel the most clandestine path of all."

Tarot Connotation

The question coming to mind every time the card is the High Priestess is, "Is this card symbolizing the tarot reader?" A woman or man of clairvoyant powers, instinct and secret knowledge, and all at her/his will, to reveal or to keep it hidden! Where the Magician reveals it all, the High Priestess is about hiding things. Things you know, but do not reveal.

The High Priestess card symbolizes instinctual, mystic and clandestine knowledge. She seizes scrolls of undisclosed information. The moon crown on her head and the crescent glowing moon by her foot signify her willingness to enlighten you with what you might not see otherwise. By revealing the secrets, she will help you take a decision about a problem regarding job, love, career or family.

The curtain behind her throne leads to the deepest, mysterious and clandestine information. The pomegranates that decorate the curtain indicate that when your card is the High Priestess, you are about to learn some very strange things.

f according to the reader, the High Priestess stands for the seeker, then it is a time for solitary exploration and the handing over of the secret knowledge. Things kept undisclosed till now, will be discovered or revealed to them.