Upright Keywords:
Wisdom, Secrets, Psychic Abilities, Intuition, Personal Power, Mystery, Sensuality, Sacred Knowledge
Reversed Keywords:
Repression, Doubt, Blockage, Withdrawal, Disconnection
Upright Meaning
When The High Priestess appears upright in a reading, it suggests that now is the time to go inward and connect with your deep inner psyche. It is a time for pausing, meditating, and developing your intuitions.
She will often show up in a reading when it is time for you to connect with your spiritual side and learn new psychic powers. It is a time for spiritual enlightenment and discovering hidden knowledge. If you are looking for answers to a problem, you must turn to your intuition and take note of your gut feelings. Your intuition will provide you with the answers you are looking for, and allow your soul to be free.
The High Priestess also brings forth strong feminine energy. When appearing in a reading, she wants you to know that connecting with your feminine side is important. Regardless of your gender, The High Priestess is asking you to nurture, create, and connect. There is wisdom to be gained through this.
Reversed Meaning
When reversed, The High Priestess suggests that you are repressing your spiritual side and not allowing your intuition to guide you. You are disconnected from your inner wisdom and strength and doubt yourself when making decisions.
The Tarot is telling you that you hold other people’s beliefs in higher standing than your own, and this is not helping you develop as a person. Of course, listening to your loved ones is super important when making decisions as they care a lot about you! But, ultimately, your own opinion is the one that matters the most. Your intuition is there for you to listen to and to guide you, but self-doubt has made it hard. You seek approval from others and this means that your behavior is affected.
The reversed High Priestess also wants you to be aware that those that give you advice might not be doing it for the right reasons. You may be thinking that they want the best for you, but this might not be the case. Unfortunately, a lot of people in the world are self-centered and you need to watch out for this.
The Tarot wants you to know that you do have the inner power to guide you, you just need to tap into it!