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 raises a hand in blessing while two initiates kneel below.The Hierophant

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The High Priestess and The Hierophant

The two priestly trumps, and the tradition sets them deliberately against each other. The Hierophant teaches publicly, in a building, from an agreed text; The High Priestess sits between two pillars with a scroll half hidden. The pair asks whether the knowledge in question is meant to be transmitted or kept.

Together

The two priestly trumps, and the tradition sets them deliberately against each other. The Hierophant teaches publicly, in a building, from an agreed text; The High Priestess sits between two pillars with a scroll half hidden. The pair asks whether the knowledge in question is meant to be transmitted or kept.

In love

Associated with a relationship where one partner wants things spoken and formalised and the other holds them privately. Neither is read as dishonest.

In career

Read for the difference between documented process and what the long-serving person actually knows. The pair favours writing some of it down.

The advice

Ask whether this is a secret or simply untaught. The Hierophant can help with the second and has no business with the first.

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