The Hierophant: tarot card meaning

The Hierophant is card V of the Major Arcana, associated with the element of Earth. Drawn upright it speaks of tradition, mentorship, learning; reversed, of rebellion, dogma, breaking norms.

Upright meaning

tradition, mentorship, learning, belonging

Wisdom passed down through tested structures and teachers -- seek out guidance and the established path that has earned its keep.

Reversed meaning

rebellion, dogma, breaking norms, personal beliefs

A time to question inherited rules and follow your own beliefs -- tradition serves you, not the other way round.

Vedic and astrological correspondence

In a three-card reading

In the past position The Hierophant describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.