If you have been following my Chaos Pen Challenges over on my sister’s blog the Writing Hallow, then you are familiar with the artwork and artist of this card on DeviantArt. And yes, you can still purchase this amazing Tarot deck from this online store.
Today we’re featuring and exploring the sixth card in the Major Arcana, The Hierophant.
Additional Card Images
So take a look at these three cards and compare them to the first one I presented. How are they the same? How are they different? What do they say to you?
Take your time. Let them “speak” to your soul and mind.
Feel free to click on each one to visit their page on DeviantArt to see a larger image and read what the artist had to say about it.
Themes of the Card
The Hierophant is Card 5 in the Major Arcana and the fourth step in the Fool’s Journey.
According to the Learning the Tarot website, the keywords associated with the card are:
- EDUCATION
- BELIEF SYSTEMS
- CONFORMITY
- GROUP IDENTIFICATION
You can read more about this card in detail on their website here.
What This Card Means to Me
This is where we learn about the world around us and how we fit into it. We are constantly choosing which groups and organizations we identify with and whether or not we wish to conform. This is part of the process in self identification and self expression. Once again there is a need to keep a balance between maintaining the sense of being one with the whole and the sense of the individual here. Extremism is seldom healthy and something we need to check ourselves for from time to time.
The Music Playlist
In the spirit of all this, these are the songs picked out thus far for this card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IpYOF4Hi6Q&index=1&list=PL9nKO8l3c9MMKH2H6ahgGqiShfaUqPXqv
Do you have any songs you think should be on this list? Suggest them in the comments!
The Writing Prompt
Now as a writer with everything we’ve gone over with this card what comes to mind? Start writing! Doesn’t matter what it is. Stretch your mind and let The Hierophant speak to you.
I would love it if you linked or pinged back what you wrote so I could see where you went with this.
Happy writing!
