Tarot and Astrology Life Solutions

Today we continue the tarot writing project the Major Arcana Series with the High Priestess.







Explanations vary from deck   to deck as follows:

In the first deck we have Jane Austen herself depicting the High Priestess. The reason for this association is the word "virgin". Jane Austen was never married and the High Priestess is perceived as single as well. It is important to be said that she was single by choice, as it is known that she turned down a marriage proposal from Bigg- Wither, a wealthy man who would have changed her troubled financial situation. The reason behind this refusal is partly due to the fact that she did not want to give up writing in favor of a wealthy marriage. The High Priestess is card number 2 in the Major Arcana, symbolizing balance and choice as well as wisdom. With this card the message is clear you know more than you think you do and others seek your advice.

In the second deck we have a "high priestess fairy". The author of the deck Mark McElroy, tells us on the book that accompanies the tarot pack that he could not find any "virginal creature" in the Celtic folklore so he chose an imaginary High Priestess of the fairy crowd to illustrate this card. He thinks of her as mysterious, unattainable and unapproachable as well as glittery and attractive. This is a time to mediate, watch and listen rather than to take action.

In Nicoletta Ceccoli's deck we have the High Priestess connecting with the "ancient mysteries". In her vision the High Priestess embodies wisdom and feminine intuition. It is easy to notice from the picture that she illustrates High Priestess as winter, showing the bareness, lack of feelings and affection associated with this card.

In the last deck the High Priestess is shown as a "wise woman", maybe even a witch that has knowledge of the "World of the Dreams".

What is your impression of these cards? Is anything you know not written here? Please share.

The Magician- High Priestess Love

Key words:

- ability to achieve goals for himself  and the woman he loves, the High Priestess
- the Magician is the "master" of their fate
- there has been a long wait of disciplined love between the Magician and the High Priestess, but now is the time for the Magician to use his special talents, skills and knowledge to help High Priestess achieve her goals. In a reading that shows both the Magician and the High Priestess it indicates a good time for to start new projects.
- for the High Priestess, the Magician is her lover, her brother, her best friend, someone who feels and thinks the same as her.
- in real life a Magician can be: an entrepreneur, a writer, a teacher, a guide, an artist/ a man  behind the scenes.
- the Priestess to the Magician is mysterious; she represents love without sex, dream messages, and psychic knowledge. She is always available to the Magician for love, help and support and she has unseen talents that can help the Magician achieve success.
- the Magician and the High Priestess together can defeat their secret enemies.
- when the High Priestess is reversed in a reading it suggests that she is intellectually connected with the Magician, but there is not enough opportunity for love. It can also mean that she has not enough information to proceed, or that there is an emotional, sensitive need to deal with before she can proceed.





In the picture above I selected the Magician and the High Priestess from 4 decks: the Thoth Tarot, Nicoletta Ceccoli Tarot, Botticelli Tarot and Dark Grimoire Tarot.
In the Thoth Tarot we see that the Magician and the High Priestess have almost the same exact colouring, (which we do not find in any other cards) suggesting that the artist Frieda Harris also thought of them as a couple. In  the next deck we have the Magician representing Summer and the High Priestess Winter -  exact opposites who attract. Last, not least in the Grimoire Tarot the Magician is a writer/ poet more exactly Abdul Alhazred who wrote the Necronimicon and the High Priestess is a "wise" woman who holds the knowledge of the World of Dreams/ dream messages just as I mentioned in the key words above. In the Botticelli Tarot down to the left the Lo Scarabeo booklet tells us that the Magician has "skills and will" and the High Priestess has "knowledge" but I found nothing suggesting that there is a love connection between the two. Please let me know if you see a connection between the Magician and the High Priestess in this deck.

The Magician and the High Priestess are the Couple of the Major Arcana. They each represent the Querent, the Magician for males and the HP for females. Therefore, the HP will represent Athena, and the Magician will signify her significant other, the Dragonfly. In the scenario that is no significant other there will only be a Magician, if the Querent is a male or a High Priestess if the Querent is female. In this case the other card, not representing the Querent, will show a situation rather than a person.

The High Priestess sits in between 2 something, indicating a love triangle or a choice between two suitors. Despite the "other" options Athena remains strongly attached to her Magician. HP's corresponding Planet is Moon, the element is Water, the time is Summer and the key are her feelings/ love and emotions. The Moon as well as the Water indicate strong emotions.

The HP tells us that either her feelings or her lover are hidden. The Magician will need tricks to discover her. The Magician and the HP are perfect for each other, even though his Planet is Mercury, his element is air, and the time is Fall. The Magician functions at key mental level, he has creative potential and abilities. He represents the thoughts, the ideas, the mind, to the communication. It is all about his will to take an initiative, to take action.

The Magician is also the 6th chakra/ the third eye, aka Ajna = command center.
The location of this chakra is Brow, and indicates intuition ans insight. This helps him connect with HP that shares the same attributes. When this chakra is unbalanced- there will be problems with his intuition, clarity and vision. In short he will lack the ability to see into the future. By contrary, when his chakra is balanced he can see his aura and can connect with his spirit guide. The Magician needs to look into his past to see the future. The 6th chakra tells the Magician to be creative in finding ways to connect with HP, to search for new opportunities and ideas.

The lemniscate symbol above his head signifies that their love is eternal.