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Major Arcana · II

The High Priestess

Upright: intuition, mystery, the subconscious, inner voice. Reversed: secrets, withdrawal, ignored intuition, confusion.

The High Priestess — the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot card
Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909

The High Priestess upright meaning

  • intuition
  • mystery
  • the subconscious
  • inner voice

You already know more about this than you're admitting, and the answer is quieter than logic. Sit with it before you decide, your gut is catching something the facts haven't reached yet.

The High Priestess reversed meaning

  • secrets
  • withdrawal
  • ignored intuition
  • confusion

You keep talking yourself out of what you sense is true, or someone is keeping you in the dark. Stop overriding that inner nudge, and get honest about what's really being hidden.

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Arcana
Major
Number
II (2)
Deck
Rider–Waite–Smith

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