Hierophant Reversed
The Hierophant suggests ancient wisdom and deep rooted
tradition. On some decks the hierophant pictured is the Catholic Pope. I
personally relate to this card as reaching further back than the popes to the
ancient of ancient wisdoms. The type of wisdom the people had before formal
religion came along. Before Judaism was birthed.
People in more ancient days than formal religion were in
touch with Sacred Spirit through the land and through the weather in the land,
through the nature around them and even the planets. They learned how the ways
of life are through observing and participating with these things as well as
each other. This card to me, speaks of that kind of ancient wisdom. I see it as
the wisdom that God or Source or Creator or Sacred Spirit, as I like to call
Him/Her, planted in the earth around us for us all to see evidence of Him/Her
and His/Her will for us.
Most of us have moved so far away from that in our society.
Our religions have taught us that only what is in the books supported by the
churches is wisdom. I believe the wisdom in those books was always only meant
to illuminate the wisdom that nature shows us, to help us understand what is
right in front of our faces if we choose to be in nature at all. I don’t
believe that the original intent for any of those books that the churches
support was for them to alienate us from the wisdom that is plainly abundant
all around us.
This card today speaks to me of a calling. Of Sacred Spirit
calling us to remember the ancient wisdoms that the earth and her residents,
and the sky and her stars, can teach us. To incorporate those wisdoms into out
lives as well. To be aware of all the abundance of wisdom He has planted around
us, if we just choose to open our eyes to it.
Peace,
Amista
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