Rider Waite card No 5, V Hierophant
Hierophant
Astrological Correspondence: Taurus
Keywords: teaching, school, blessing, ritual, marriage, acting
Description: As a priest, the Pope represents traditional values and moral development. He is the wise teacher or counsellor guiding groups or collectives on their path in search for spiritual truth or meaning.
Depicted as a religious figure in ceremonial vestments he interprets secret mysteries, divine law, and theological doctrine. Although this card describes that he is linked to the church, the Pope signifies not only organised religion but also focuses on groups in general, such as schools, teams, companies, any group with fixed roles and assigned responsibilities. The Pope is a symbol for rules, procedures, structure, and ritual, creating harmony within groups and staying their course so they can find identity and progress as a whole.
Upright Associations: Ritual and routine, religious guidance and authority, academic preparation. Quest for knowledge and wisdom. Good advice, mercy, kindness, compassion, and respectful conformity.
The negative imagery symbolism dogmatism and inflexibility, extreme conformity, or conventionalism.
Reversed Associations: Bound by rules & tradition. Danger, weakness, persecution, stubbornness. Liberation from rules, unorthodox behavior, unsound advice.
Astrological Correspondence: Taurus
Keywords: teaching, school, blessing, ritual, marriage, acting
Description: As a priest, the Pope represents traditional values and moral development. He is the wise teacher or counsellor guiding groups or collectives on their path in search for spiritual truth or meaning.
Depicted as a religious figure in ceremonial vestments he interprets secret mysteries, divine law, and theological doctrine. Although this card describes that he is linked to the church, the Pope signifies not only organised religion but also focuses on groups in general, such as schools, teams, companies, any group with fixed roles and assigned responsibilities. The Pope is a symbol for rules, procedures, structure, and ritual, creating harmony within groups and staying their course so they can find identity and progress as a whole.
Upright Associations: Ritual and routine, religious guidance and authority, academic preparation. Quest for knowledge and wisdom. Good advice, mercy, kindness, compassion, and respectful conformity.
The negative imagery symbolism dogmatism and inflexibility, extreme conformity, or conventionalism.
Reversed Associations: Bound by rules & tradition. Danger, weakness, persecution, stubbornness. Liberation from rules, unorthodox behavior, unsound advice.
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