What does the The High Priestess card mean?

Upright, The High Priestess speaks to Mystery, Intuition, Silence. The answer is behind the veil, not in the discussion. Withdraw and listen.

What does The High Priestess mean reversed?

You are ignoring an inner signal because it is inconvenient. It will repeat.

What does The High Priestess mean in a love reading?

In love questions, The High Priestess describes the emotional weather rather than a verdict. Read it beside the surrounding cards and the position it landed in.

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La Papesse tarot card, Rider–Waite–Smith deck

Arcanes: Major Arcana
Oui / Non: Depends

Rider–Waite–Smith deck (1909), illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

La Papesse

MystèreIntuitionSilence

Endroit

La réponse est derrière le voile, pas dans la discussion. Retirez-vous et écoutez.

Inversée

Vous ignorez un signal intérieur parce qu'il vous dérange. Il se répétera.

En amour

Here the heart is being asked to choose deliberately instead of drifting. Choose, and the tension resolves.

Au travail et en argent

Professionally it warns against effort spent on the wrong field. Audit before you push harder.

Le conseil

Finish the thing already started before opening anything new.

“I can hold clarity and kindness at once.”