Meaning of the high priest in Tarot Cards

Within the tarot cards the High Priest is one of the most important, because forms a trilogy with the Empress and the Emperor. It would be like the third column of a building on which stands the human spirit, body and soul. The Hierophant is the secret that more closely reflects the world of beliefs, religious and spiritual, as he himself is a holy man. Symbolically, this card was originally inspired by the Holy Father, the head of the Church. Finally, the meaning set for this letter is to represent a guardian who has access to secret knowledge or prohibited.

In many cases, the Hierophant represents an institution, rather than a person. It symbolizes the world of morality, legality, what should be done. He knows why things are as they are, it is aware of the master plan God has in store for each of us. Consequently, when revealed in the roll out, this card can mean that we may be time to accept reality with humility, because there is a causality which we are outside, and perhaps, on this occasion, we get to be conducted, be led passively to a higher truth.

The High Priest favors the notion of order. He is the link between God and humans, a spokesman for the wisdom of God. Is responsible demantener and propagate tradition and conventional beliefs, opposing and discarding any changes to established dogma of whatever kind. It is true that in some cases, the tradition is wrong, or is harmful to humans, as demonstrated by Galileo or Darwin. But when this card appears we recommend that this occasion is better to follow the doctrine and the word of the law.

The high priest can be a teacher or mentor, a spiritual leader who is able to offer the right word at the right time. That is convenient does not mean we want to hear. However, in all occasions when the High Priest speaks to us, though not at first understand his message, we have full confidence that is best for us. From the deck of tarot, the High Priest is the one that more faithfully represents the teacher, who has a lesson and has called us to become students.