Card 5

The Hierophant

Brief Description

The Hierophant links the spiritual and material realms, inviting you to introduce sacred practices and re-examine your values. He encourages a balance of humility and authority—be both apprentice and master—and to freely share valued knowledge. This card points to ritual, tradition, and compassionate guidance as means of transmission. Reversed, it warns of dogmatism, withheld or sketchy advice, failure to live by one's professed values, and know-it-all attitudes.

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Title

5- The Hierophant

Meaning:

This ghost is the connection between the spiritual and material worlds. With him, you add sacred elements to your life and you take a closer look at your values and what you want to bring to the world. Be as much the apprentice as the master. Share the knowledge that you hold dear.

Keywords:

Transmission, tradition, sacred, spiritual, ritual, spiritual guide, compassion, listening, wise advice, wisdom.

Keywords for the upside-down ghost:

Radicalism, sketchy advice, keeping knowledge to oneself, not applying one's values and advice, being a know-it-all.

Visual Description

A small, rounded ghost with blushing cheeks stands on a tree stump beneath a spreading green canopy. It wears a tiny skull atop its head and holds a long bone like a staff in one hand. Skulls and bones are scattered at the base of the stump around a colorful mosaic circle of stones. Four smiling, dancing flames on poles surround the figure, and a garland of hanging charms drifts down at the right edge.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Célia Melesville

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