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Category Archives: HIerophant

The Major Arcana In-Depth: V The Hierophant

This is an article in a series in blog posts…. the “The Major Arcana In-Depth” series! Every few weeks I will be featuring one card of the Major Arcana, from the Fool to the World. Come take a tarot journey with me!
Pope

To learn about the Major Arcana overall and the first card in the Major Arcana, The Fool, go here.
To learn about the Magician, go here.
To learn about the High Priestess, go here.
To learn about the Empress, go here.
To learn about the Emperor, go here.

The Wise Hierophant

Confession time: I’ve always had a problem with the Hierophant card. Maybe it’s because I think of the Hierophant as representative of dogmatic religion or tradition: religious beliefs for the sake of religious beliefs without understanding of the reasoning BEHIND those traditions. I’m not a big fan of doing something by rote.Continue Reading

Are There Shortcuts to Learning Tarot?

This is another post in the “Ask a Tarot Reader” series. If you have a question for me that you’d like to see featured here, please email me at tarrytowntarot@gmail.com, Subject line: “Ask a Tarot Reader”. Please specify how you would like your name to appear or if you wish to remain anonymous.

 

I was reading at a birthday party the other day, and besides the normal rundown of “how long have you been reading for?” that happens when people see that I’m not a wizened old bat, the second most-asked question was, “How long does it take to learn this?”

My response was, “I think it’s one of those things that takes a lifetime to master, but probably not that long to learn.”

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