Tarot Card Meaning: The Hierophant

The Hierophant in a Tarot Card Reading

The hierophant tarot card is the card of the teacher, the divine code we live and adhere to every day. The most basic rules of how to act and how to see the world. The Hierophant is a symbol of authority that comes from the divine power of our beliefs and not the people who rule our lives like politicians.

The hierophant can represent the church, or a type of group that practices traditions and lives by certain rules. The tradition is the focal point of the teachings, relying on past knowledge to guide the future generations in the right way, to develop a an inner knowing of right and wrong.

When the hierophant comes up in a tarot card reading it invites us to look at what is the right thing to do, what our ancestors would do, what our teachers and guides would do. What our inner morals know is true. This is the call to listen to what the authority of the matter has to say if there are any questions.

This card also calls us to look at traditions and how they serve us, how we serve them. To always make sure we are getting as much as we are giving and are not becoming too rigid with how we do things and are open to discussion. We must not treat things as dogma, even when they are ancient truths or anyone’s hard earned experience

The hierophant indeed reminds us of a higher order of things that we may focus on and not just the physical pleasures we are easily focused on most of our lives. These are the exact material needs a Taurus is always worried about satiating.

The Hierophant is associated with the astrology sign of Taurus The Hierophant is the Taurus tarot card - click here to read more about the astrology association to tarot.