- Suit
- Major Arcana
- Keywords
- Tradition • Values • Guidance
- Astrology
- Taurus
- Yes or no
- Yes
An experienced voice lights the way. Tradition and guidance.
The Hierophant upright
An experienced voice lights the way. Tradition and guidance. The 22 Major Arcana cards describe thresholds rather than everyday choices. When one turns up, the question usually belongs to a bigger cycle in your life.
The Hierophant reversed
Questioning the rules and finding your own way.
A reversed card is not automatically bad news. It can mean the upright meaning is weaker, turned inward, or flipped; the cards around it tell you which.
In love and relationships
A traditional step: meeting the family, an engagement, making it official. Or the weight of family expectations.
Work and money
Institutions, education, an experienced person worth consulting. Don't try to invent everything yourself.
Advice
Ask someone who has walked this road before. You don't have to rediscover everything.
Is The Hierophant yes or no?
Yes. It approves of whoever takes the known road. Favorable for institutions and formal unions; if you're asking about breaking with convention, it won't back you.
Astrological correspondence
In the Golden Dawn system, which the Rider-Waite-Smith deck was drawn within, The Hierophant corresponds to Taurus.
