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ARCANUM II — THE HIGH PRIESTESS

NAME
The High Priestess, the high priestess, pride

DESCRIPTION
An imposing woman with a solemn face.

SYMBOLISM
The feminine principle of life. The ancient mother who bestows wisdom.

GENERAL MEANINGS
She represents the bride, nature. She expresses receptivity in divination.

PERSONAL ASSOCIATION
Donna Olimpia Pamphili, an immensely powerful woman of the seventeenth century, who became Princess of San Martino in 1654.