Mystic Goddess: A Journey in Tarot

The hierophant is number 5 in the major arcana but is technically the 6th card. The hierophant is an interesting character as most people aren’t familiar with what a hierophant is. Let’s take a look!  The hierophant is the name of the Ancient Greek priests who were privy to and guardians of the Elysian mysteries. The Elysian mysteries were sacred rites that celebrated Demeter, a Goddess worship cult, if you will, who’s beliefs, rites, and rituals were closely guarded secrets. They did such a good job guarding said secrets that we actually know very little about it. That being said, the hierophant in the tarot represents some sort of mentor, someone who is there to lead by example or through sharing closely guarded knowledge. His robes are red representing his authority on the material plane and the white in his robes represents his spiritual divinity which supports said authority. His left hand is holding a staff with 3 crosses and his triple crown both represent the papacy and the...

The Emperor is number 4 in the major arcana and is quite the match to the Empress. While the Empress embraces the flow and bounty of the divine feminine, the Emperor embraces the force and fight of the divine masculine.   Here we see an emperor sitting on his throne draped in rich crimson and vermillion robes, robes of status, power, and material wealth. But he did not come by these robes by chance or by name, the Emperor fought his way to his thrown. We can see that under his robes a full suit of armor, signifying the literal battles he has fought and won to reach this level of power and prestige. On his head he wears a golden jewel encrusted crow  and in his left and right hands he holds a royal scepter with snd ankh symbolizing eternal life, or the breath of life, and a golden orb symbolizing his dominion over the world. On the arms of his throne and flanking the back on either side, we see rams, the symbol of Aries the sign the empires card embodies, with its head str...