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Card Number: 5
Rulership: Taurus


Tradition. Orthodox.  Teaching. learning.  Preference for tradition.  Conservative.  Convention. Advisers. A helpful and wise person. Clergy. Justice of the Peace.

 The Hierophant may indicate a spiritual search for meaning. The focus is on moral development. A wise guide may appear to help you in your spiritual search. A rite or ceremony may be coming up and you are felling like visiting a place of worship.
In romance the Hierophant suggests a very traditional or platonic relationship.

Actions:

pursuing knowledge
becoming informed
increasing understanding
studying and learning
seeking a deeper meaning
finding out more

 

sharing a cultural heritage
learning a religious tradition
honoring ritual and ceremony
identifying a world view
following a discipline
knowing where to put your faith

 

following the rules
taking an orthodox approach
staying within conventional bounds
adapting to the system
fitting in
going along with the program
doing what's expected
being part of the Establishment

 

being committed to a cause
devoting energy to a group
joining an organization
working as part of a team
feeling loyal to others
being in an institutionalized setting

Reversed:
Breaking with tradition. Stubborn. Rigid. Extreme conformity. Materialism.  Putting up a mask.

Implies you are being too fanatical in your thinking and too dogmatic. Being obsessive-compulsive or passive-aggressive. Your mask is not just to fool others but yourself as well.
A ceremony may be called off. If you asked about a relationship, marriage is not advisable at this time.