Divination

Tarot

Major Arcarna

V - The High Priest

The High Priest Upright This card represents the force of spiritual authority as it manifests itself in our world through institutions: the church, the priest, the commandments and traditions of orthodox religion, the desire to maintain tradition or the literal letter of the law, the conflict that can arise between the faithful and their earthly institutions, between the need for the grace God freely provides and the ability of an earthly institution to deliver it. It can indicate a preference for tradition, for form over substance in any context, a need for social approval (acceptance by family or friends), a desire to belong, or a preference for the superficial at the expense of deeper meaning. Sometimes this card predicts an upcoming ritual (wedding, graduation, award).
Reversed An openness to new and unconventional ideas. New ideas, in this context, will always bring disharmony with the establishment (Jesus said "I came not to bring peace but a sword"). This card warns of an element of falsity: the seeker may be carried away by any attractive fancy just because it is different from what has been imposed on him before. Freedom may be a blessing but it is not always wise to exercise it at every opportunity; neither is it wise to toss all convention to the wind. There is a need for careful choice between the new and true, and the merely new and different.

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