She sits between the pillars Boaz and Jachin, black and white, at the threshold of the temple, the point of decision itself.The High PriestessHis throne is stone carved with ram's heads for Aries, and he wears armour under his robe.The Emperor

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The High Priestess and The Emperor

Two authorities that do not recognise each other. The Emperor rules by declaration and can be pointed at; The High Priestess holds something that is never stated and cannot be appealed against. The tradition reads the pair as the difference between the person in charge and the person who knows.

Together

Two authorities that do not recognise each other. The Emperor rules by declaration and can be pointed at; The High Priestess holds something that is never stated and cannot be appealed against. The tradition reads the pair as the difference between the person in charge and the person who knows.

In love

Associated with a household where one partner sets the terms and the other quietly holds the information. The pair notes that the second is the stronger position and rarely the happier one.

In career

Read for formal hierarchy meeting undocumented knowledge. The pair is clear that the org chart is not the map here.

The advice

Work out where the real authority sits before you address the visible one. They are frequently different people.

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