The second of the Major Arcana cards in a [[tarot]] deck.

In older tarot decks designed for card games, the High Priestess is [i]La Papesse[/i], a female [[pope]]. Occult tarot decks surround the High Priestess with esoteric symbolism; she wears a crown like that of the goddess [[hathor_(mythology)|Hathor]], she sits between "two pillars labeled B and J":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaz_and_Jachin, she holds a [[book]] or [[scroll]], and the [[moon]] is at her feet.

h4.See also

* [[tarot]]
* [[Tag Group:Cards]]
the high priestess (tarot)