1231His three-level crown: each tier a rite of passage on the way to real wisdom.
2Two monks kneeling before him, one holding roses, one lilies: the heart and the soul, both being blessed at once.
3His raised hand: the bridge between what’s practical on earth and what’s bigger than us.
- Tradition, institutions, spiritual guidance
- Education and being prepared for the next stage
- Receiving blessings
In a reading
You’re being prepared for your next stage, even if it currently feels like a dip.
Deeper meaning
Sometimes the lesson is the sacrifice, not the reward
Chris describes the Hierophant as someone who can show you why you’re going through something hard right now. Sometimes that’s the whole point: a small sacrifice now, in service of something you can’t fully see yet.
Reversed
Rejecting tradition just to be different, or a belief system that’s stopped actually serving you.