She is Isis, immortal and queenly as she sits upon her
eternal throne. One is quite fortunate to know such a
powerful woman who weaves the web of life and
creativity. As previously noted, she is enveloped in
magic and fantasy and gracefully commands respect, but
she is not to be feared. The Priestess can give us a
hand when we are spiritually fatigued.
bryno (karmasoda@hotmail.com)
II. The High Priestess Hebrew Letter: â (Gimel)=Camel
(White sacred animal)
General: As Gimel represents the number 3, as Binah The
Great Mother is the third Sephiroth on the Tree of
Life, The High Priestess represents the Mother. She is
the virgin, pure, untainted, and unsullied (Isis, the
eternal virgin and the immaculate conception). She is
the epitome of the Dark/sterile Womanhood. She is not
sterile in the classic sense yet to touch her or see
her face would mean certain death. The notion of
sterility comes from the representation of the Mother.
One would never seek to be sexual with one's Mother.
This is taboo in almost every culture. She is
therefore the perfect Woman that we must not touch or
aspire to touch though she represents total fertility.
Where the Fool is innocent so the Priestess is Purity.
Crowley states that she is light and the body of light
(note the light surrounding her). This Light hides us
from the truth though she is truth. Again, to know her
is destruction. Beneath her are whorls, crystals,
seeds, and pods. These are nascent forms symbolizing
the beginnings of life. She represents a place where
we can come to learn. She represents intuition and
those things that cannot always be gleaned from reason
or logic. She is a path for Kether to reach Tiphareth
and she is veiled. We will not see this path however
we may follow it. She is unfathomable.
Here is everything that resides within the unconscious.
Dreams are found here and secret desires. All of
these things elude thought though she can give us
staggering insights. Here we are told to focus our
attentions on intuition and unconscious thought. Pay
heed to your dreams. It is also a time to wait. Make
your journey when the time is right. A big change may
be coming.
In business this card indicates that we are healers or
therapists or it can also mean that we receive our work
with open heart. We are willing to accept that which
is presented to us, but we will not decide the path
based on external influence.
In relationships this card represents a deep-rooted
love, respect, understanding, and closeness and the
knowledge that there are those things between us and
our partners that are unknown.intangible qualities that
bind us in love. If we are without a partner then this
card signifies our bond to the inner-self.
Shadow: Seduction (taboo), injury, false ideas,
tainting purity, mistaking tainted for pure, moodiness,
doubt, dread, superficiality.
Keywords: Unknowable, unconscious, purity,
spirituality, fluctuation (due to uncertainty).
Goal: To accept the unconscious and trust our
intuition.
Dean (Spamlite@ix.netcom.com)
This is the long walk across the wilderness with only
a jug of water, this is the flight of expiremental
aircraft, a sudden surprising opening and the journey
inside.It is the beggining, where even the goal is a
little unclear, and the stakes are high-either the
highest glory or the longest freefall. She is the
blinding light of reality as seen filtered through our
human senses and restrictions also.
dustud (squarewheelin@1under.com)
I choose this card for myself, for one who is still
learning but the truth is often hidden and must be
sought.
The care also displays great mystic ability and bows
before Isis.
Brnwyn (mason@sssnet.com)
Ability to adapt by tuning inward. Sometimes not
choosing to examine a situation for whatever reason and
by means such as over indulgence, addictions to
activities or substances, or choosing to be oblivious
to not have to deal with the real. Also can mean
something unseen or hidden, it's relation would pertain
to it's surrounding cards. Or a occultist unfolding.
Brigitte (You4EEuh@aol.com)
The Priestess-II is the femenine side of God, is
Shekkina of Jewish tradition, also represent Love of
God, spirituality sustenance the material.
Marina Garcia Ardon (rosardon@aol.com)
I am partial to The High Priestess, because it is my
lifetime/soul card in Tarot Numerology. (Thanks to
Mary Greer) my teacher, who provided me with the
formuala to know this.
When ever I get this card, I instantly remember that I
forgot to TRUST IN MYSELF. The power is not outside of
us, but inside, and The High Priestess always reminds
us of this. If we can quiet the mind long enough to
listen to her(our inner voice) magical things will
start to happen in our lives.
Lisa Lovejoy (kaira@neteze.com)
The hidden woman in a man's life.
Lydia Alvarido (nsanchez@LSNJ.org)
Having learned of the thesis and antithesis of the
Emperor and the Empress, respectively, initiates
continue their journey to the synthesis: The Priestess.
Standing in perfect balance between the Pillars of
Severity and Mercy, the Priestess learns when to spare
the rod and spoil the child, as well as when to spare
the carrot and smack the horse. Truly fulfilling the
desire to unite with Universe, or Great Spirit, the
Priestess learns the nature of both: possibilities.
Seeing that many multiple realities can turn up, and
more importantly that the reality that turns up depends
on her actions now, the initiate ultimately moves to
the parenthesis stage of Discordian thought, that of
the Magus.
The Fool (wigtil@hotmail.com)
The Priestess is the virgin before the wedding and as
such is related to the card Lust XI, where the Empress
III ties into the Lovers VI. She is mystery and
mysticism and for a man represents the ideal woman and
to a woman is the ideal self. She veils all the
knowledge that our concious mind can't understand. She
can represent someone in our life or a concept of a
person. Working with her can open our understanding of
the intangible and of ourselves.
wilhelm picaco (wpicaco@hotmail.com)
Ultimate feminine intuition, mysteriuos, highly aware
spiritually, psychic and well connected to spirit!
amber tamiazzo (virgoaeon@aol.com)
Goddess is she who is the negative expression of the
positive idea.
In the Aeon of Isis, we walked in our serpent paths,
twisting round and rount the earth and the campfire.
We weaved our fate in our rugs.
The positive expression of the negative idea was the
Aeon of Osiris.
That is the compilation of the Aeon of Horus.
But Horus is a twofold god of set and his counterpart
Ra Harahkte.
He is the sun and the moon, the night and the day.
Emanations of the Priestess
to be whispered in your ear from the Night/Nuit
from behind the veil.
Sor. Hoor Amentii (pascht718@netscape.net)
The Priestess is eternal knowlege. We all draw from
this nurturing wisdom, and can tap into her for answers
and guidence. The Priestess represents what we call
psychic powers. These powers are at the acess of
everyone and everyone uses them weither they acknowlege
it or not. The Priestess is our gift. Our companion.
Stephen Jacob Martin (Stephen897@aol.com)
Healing; Wisdom & experience; Help, advice, tuition,
possibly given by a woman; TRUTH; Psychic ability;
Hidden forces with new solutions; Feminine balance and
occult learning; Awareness of planes of existence;
Nurturing and caring for others & the ability to reach
your core. TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY & ULTIMATELY
LISTENING TO WHAT YOUR BODY IS TRYING TO TELL YOU.
Linda (linda.mystics05@netchannel.net)
She is the moon or the qualities of the moon.
The black eye of horus, the echo of the sun.
She is the mirror of wich the center looks upon.
The spiritual veil of self, the refection of one that seems
like its 2. But the only light from the moon is the
from the sun, from the center.
The hiden, the amen in amen-ra. She is maat ..
The first link in the chain of infinity,
the first spin on the wheel.
R.Kain (Rayhouse@juno.com)
Life is eternal; you can see it now, and it is
absolutely clear; our moon reflects our closest star,
the sun; the arrow is always already shot, is flying,
hearing the target's call and hitting it in the
ever-moving/ever-still-standing center simultaneously.
hilmar
The High Priestess represents the Unconscious Mind
which is most active while we sleep, and for this
reason we see her attribution to the moon.
Ironically, the unconscious mind is awake ALWAYS,
it never rests, it is only overshadowed by the
greedy conscious mind. She is in constant
communication with the Higher Conscious, which
(unless the alchemical wedding has taken place)
the conscious mind is incapable of understanding.
In those rare moments when the conscious is
receptive to unconscious imput (usually during
depression, fear, or helplessness) the unconscious
mind at times dictates the uplifting words of
encouragement She receives from the Higher
Conscious. The Unconscious mind, trully is a High
Priestess: for it is through her influence that we
will one day look into the eyes of The Beloved.
Gerald del Campo (solis@hevanet.com)
The High Priestess encompasses our intuition.
She has psychic abilities and lives in a dream
state. She has the ability to balance equally
strength and softness. This card can also
represent the beginning of a creative streak.
It is also a time for self introspection, to get
in touch with one's self to create mental harmony.
Alison (alisond@anv.net)
She is the archetypal Grail, the Gnosis distilled. She represents esoteric kn
owledge, inspiration, the touch of Wisdom. She is those moments when inspirat
ion wells up within, shedding light upon issues. She is spiritual and the per
fect receptor of Divine Light.
Eitta (capital@inch.com)