V. The Heirophant
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Unlike the The High Priestess, The Hierophant is the outward expression of your spirituality, beliefs or religion. The Hierophant says that the traditional way of doing things or the ceremonies that we partake in are important to us. While we don't necessarily need these things to reach enlightenment and have access to our best potential, they sometimes help focus us and help us create habits. The more we do these habits the easier they become, so for some people meditating with the same stones, at the same time, in the same spot is their ceremony, and as they do it everyday they can feel their spiritual growth.
If you are entering a time of spiritual growth The Hierophant could represent your spiritual/religious teacher. The spiritual teacher has passion for their beliefs, and seeks illumination. The yellow key at their feet symbolizes the access to wisdom and focus, it has been lain before them. Their throat area appears to be wrapped in blue material. Our fifth chakra or throat chakra is often represented by using the color blue. If this is a religious or spiritual teacher they have the ability to communicate divine ideals.
Because this card does seem to have reference to the throat chakra you may need to speak your spiritual truth, now is the time to develop that. This can be especially difficult if you are not taking a non-traditional religious path, but denying your truth could cause some problems with your throat chakra. Maybe you are constantly clearing your throat, maybe you feel you often have dry mouth issues, this could be because you are holding your truth back.
No one starts off as a Hierophant, but we all have the ability to become one if we want. We have the ability to teach others. When the student is ready, the master appears, just like when a Master is ready the students will come.
If you are entering a time of spiritual growth The Hierophant could represent your spiritual/religious teacher. The spiritual teacher has passion for their beliefs, and seeks illumination. The yellow key at their feet symbolizes the access to wisdom and focus, it has been lain before them. Their throat area appears to be wrapped in blue material. Our fifth chakra or throat chakra is often represented by using the color blue. If this is a religious or spiritual teacher they have the ability to communicate divine ideals.
Because this card does seem to have reference to the throat chakra you may need to speak your spiritual truth, now is the time to develop that. This can be especially difficult if you are not taking a non-traditional religious path, but denying your truth could cause some problems with your throat chakra. Maybe you are constantly clearing your throat, maybe you feel you often have dry mouth issues, this could be because you are holding your truth back.
No one starts off as a Hierophant, but we all have the ability to become one if we want. We have the ability to teach others. When the student is ready, the master appears, just like when a Master is ready the students will come.