The Hierophant
Taurus/Earth · 5 (instability, resistance, confrontation, evolution) · The Guardian/The Church/Faith
Keywords
- guidance
- knowledge
- revelation
- belief
Upright meanings
- Teaching or guiding others
- Searching for the truth
- Asking for guidance from a higher power
- Acknowledging the wisdom and experience of others
- Taking vows
- Engaging in heartfelt rituals
- Volunteering
Reversed meanings
- Using experience as a means of manipulating or misguiding others
- Being dogmatic
- Favoring tradition over what is expedient or necessary
- Going through the motions of empty rituals
- Concealing wisdom
- Restricting access to spiritual truths or the gods
Fortune telling
- Expect to be caught in a misdeed and punished accordingly
- Pray for forgiveness and confess wrongdoings
- A more experienced man, spiritual leader, or father figure will come into your life
Questions to ask
- What role might tradition or religion play in this situation?
- Who authored the rules? Who enforces them? Why?
- How might an experienced guide impact this situation?