The Hierophant – Traditions – 5th Tarot Card
The Hierophant or The High Priest, Spiritual father, or the Pope (a specific case of the general office The Hierophant symbolizes). He holds his right hand high with two fingers pointing up and two fingers pointing down, the blessing, forming a bridge between Heaven and Earth. The keys at his feet have been referenced as the keys to Heaven.
This may be a time to listen to conventional wisdom. Be patient. Follow your traditions and moral ethics.
Upright: marriage or alliance, mercy and goodness, inner wisdom, the man to whom the Querent has recourse.
Reversed: Society, good understanding, peace, excessive kindness, weakness.
May 17 2008 11:35 pm | Meaning of each Tarot Card -Major Arcana