Card of the Moment: V The Hierophant - Aquarian Tarot Deck

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:59:00 +0000

V The Hierophant

The Hierophant is a Major Arcana Tarot card, the significance of Major cards is that they flag up something of overall importance in life, as each one focuses on a universal theme. The Major cards then, are not just about the flow of trivial, day to day events, each one presents some sort of life lesson that needs to be taken in and understood. To me, this card is saying there are ways of doing things and that I need to notice where this is operating in my life and respect it.

The Hierophant is typically associated with traditions, ceremonies and rituals - some examples of long-established ways of doing things. A ritual is designed to be repeated over again; a ceremony marks an occasion or links with a rite of passage. This may come with a piece of paper that marks the occasion - such as a marriage certificate. Traditions are sets of protocols with certain rules and may include social manners as well as creating a certain structure to events. Sometimes the theme with this card, therefore, is playing by the rules or accepting the procedure of filing in forms, where everything is streamlined within a system.

This card used to be called The Pope in ancient Tarot decks and often bears the image of a religious authority. There is the sense here of a figurehead who is intended as God's ambassador and, ideally, a protective force. The card features two crossed keys, which symbolise entry into the kingdom of heaven - or some other inner sanctum or place of spiritual bliss.

How is the Hierophant relevant to me currently? Recently, I needed to complete a form for a Tarot association that I belong to, relating to my professional status. My professional reader and tutor listings have been in place there for some time but the organisation wants to streamline the way that information is presented, so they have produced a special form which everyone must complete. I tend to naturally dislike the uniformity of forms, rules and bureaucracy. However, I see that they serve a positive purpose and are designed to protect everybody. Equally, the way that the association needs to present material may fall in line with its mission statement or ethic, which are also themes that link well with the Hierophant, together with its theme of a spiritual practice of Tarot card reading - albeit not tied to the conventional religions of the day.

Suggested Keywords: gateway, teacher, mentor, guide, alignment, traditions, rituals, reverence, respect, mission, doctrine, ethics, spiritual, moral, guidelines, ceremony, official forms, certificates, protocol, format, procedure, the “done thing”.

Image of the Hierophant from the Aquarian Tarot - Copyright US Games Systems Inc 1970

Introduction: the Point of a Tarot Log

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:41:00 +0000

Welcome to the Mindbliss Tarot Log!

Why a Tarot Log? It's a blog with a difference. It is designed specfically to demonstrate a simple way of working with Tarot cards to help improve intuitive responses to the cards. It is my hope that, in my capacity as a Tarot Mentor and Tutor, I can help others in various ways to improve their symbol- reading abilities, so that divination based readings can flow more easily. This is a great place to start! If you would like more help in developing your style and connection, take a look at our Mentoring and Tuition pages.

Meanwhile, this log will show how to match card meanings and symbolism with everyday life events. Working well with the Tarot requires great honesty and an open heart and mind, to bring home its story. So if you try this for yourself, I suggest you do your best to try to let go of preconceptions and see what the card wants to tell you. You can of course take a look at any card in your own Tarot deck collection. I often like to chop and change the deck I work with, a method which I hope will also add some variety and spontaneity to the card readings here. If you don't want to be able to read the Tarot, but are curious as to how it works, this blog might help to give you an insight!

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Card of the Moment: V The Hierophant - Aquarian Tarot Deck

Introduction: the Point of a Tarot Log