She sits between the pillars Boaz and Jachin, black and white, at the threshold of the temple, the point of decision itself.The High PriestessHe hangs from a living T-cross by one ankle, the free leg crossed behind: the figure of a traitor's punishment, wearing an expression of complete calm.The Hanged Man

Card combination

The High Priestess and The Hanged Man

Both Water, and both entirely still. The tradition reads this as one of the most inert pairs in the deck, and it does not mean that critically: neither card is failing to act, they are both holding a position deliberately. What the pair describes is a long wait with something known inside it.

Together

Both Water, and both entirely still. The tradition reads this as one of the most inert pairs in the deck, and it does not mean that critically: neither card is failing to act, they are both holding a position deliberately. What the pair describes is a long wait with something known inside it.

In love

Associated with a situation nobody is moving on and both people understand. Read as an agreement rather than a deadlock, though it can be either.

In career

Read for a suspended decision where the answer is already apparent. The pair does not push for resolution.

The advice

Waiting with knowledge is not the same as waiting for information. Be honest with yourself about which this is.

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