The Hierophant
The Hierophant challenges you to examine your spiritual and moral truths deeply. This card questions whether your beliefs are authentic or merely superficial imitations of truth, like a costume you wear. It asks whether you should open yourself to outsiders and confronts you with the fundamental question of what will be revealed when all masks are removed.
Keywords
Spiritual and Moral Truth
Have you determined what your spiritual and moral truths are? This card calls for deep self-examination of your core beliefs and values, questioning whether they are genuinely yours or borrowed from others.
Opening to Others
Should you open yourself to strangers? The Hierophant presents the dilemma of whether to share your inner truth with those outside your circle, weighing the risks and benefits of vulnerability.
Authentic vs. Imitated Truth
Are your convictions, like your clothing, merely an imitation of truth? This piercing question challenges whether your beliefs are authentic expressions of your soul or superficial adoptions of what appears righteous.
The Unmasking
What will be discovered if the mask is removed? The card confronts you with the ultimate test of authenticity—what remains when all pretenses, social expectations, and borrowed beliefs are stripped away.
Visual Description
A bearded man in flowing red robes and a tall mitre sits on a stone throne, holding a long staff with a curled top. Behind him a green backdrop or curtain is decorated with three spiral circular motifs connected by triangular lines. The floor beneath him is tiled in pale squares and his shadow falls to the right. A black band at the top and bottom of the card shows the Roman numeral V.
Tarot of the Dream Enchantress
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