The Hierophant
Major Arcana 5

The Hierophant

KeywordsTradition, guidance, learning, belief

The picture · Bright face · Shadow · Way through

Every card has four faces: what the picture shows, the bright face it turns when the situation supports it, the shadow when the same root is overdone or stuck, and the way through that the picture itself draws.

The picture

A robed teacher blesses two listeners, crossed keys at his feet

Bright face

The steadiness of learning from a proven path

Shadow

Convention pressing out your own question

Way through

The keys lie at the students' feet — learn, then open the door yourself

As your card of the day

If The Hierophant is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “The steadiness of learning from a proven path”. When it tips toward “Convention pressing out your own question”, remember the way the picture draws: The keys lie at the students' feet — learn, then open the door yourself.

Read Waite's 1911 text and the correspondences

Auspira is for entertainment and self-reflection. The cards are a mirror that shows the present from another angle; they do not predict the future and are no substitute for medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice.