02 The High Priestess Amulet

The third “Key” of the Tarot is called the High Priestess: the third emanation from the “source of all things”. Within the Tarot the High Priestess (like the Fool and the Magi) is a state of being rather than an actual person, it represents the source of consciousness and its connection to our own awareness.

In the classic image of the Rider card, we find her seated in a garden flanked by the pillars of form and force, mercy and severity. The High Priestess is attributed to the letter Gimel, known as “Camel” or “the ship of the dessert”; inferring her constant motion, bringer of new awareness and perspectives.

I have created the High Priestess Amulet to hold these concepts: like pillars: her arms stretch above, using her own form to translate the Moon’s “unattainable image” into water (consciousness) that flows from her skirts. Unattainable herself, the High Priestess “Draws down the Moon”, veiled by her hair: only her eyes are perceivable.

In MetaPlace I created an animated scene where she is the source of water through out the Tarot Garden. From her skirts flows “consciousness”, becoming a stream surfacing where other water images emerge. I also included a video showing where she is placed on the Tree of Life.

In choosing the High Priestess Amulet, one is seeks a connection within themselves to the source of all, seeking the memories of the collective unconsciousness so one may better understand the world and live accordingly. As the Fool is Youthful Enthusiasm and Instigator, the Magi of Focused Manifestation; the High Priestess brings Self Awareness, the Knowledge of Memory and the source of Wisdom.