The High Priestess Reversed Tarot Card Meaning
General Interpretation
The High Priestess Reversed Love and Relationships
For singles asking about their love life, The High Priestess reversed suggests you may be ignoring your inner voice, and red flags, when it comes to love. You may be attracted to someone who appears enigmatic but is emotionally unavailable, or you’re stuck in repeated cycles of attracting toxic personalities. If you’re currently flirting with someone, this card suggests you proceed with caution as there may be secrets you’re unaware of.
Getting The High Priestess reversed when asking about a new or potential relationship suggests there is something in the relationship you’re not seeing clearly. Perhaps you’re ignoring red flags, or this person is not be honest about something. In either case, stop idealizing and start observing. Your intuition already knows something is up, but your heart is trying to justify it all.
Getting The High Priestess reversed when asking about a current relationship suggests there may be poor communication, emotional distance or secrets that are causing distance between the two of you. The High Priestess is asking you if you’re listening to your intuition, or are you suppressing your inner voice? Someone may not be emotionally honest, or is straight up lying. Staying quiet doesn’t necessarily mean peace.
Getting The High Priestess when asking about an ex suggests this former relationship may have been one filled with emotional unavailability, tension, or deception. You may still be in the processing phase, wondering what happened between the two of you? It may feel like something never quite added up, including the reason for break up. The reversed High Priestess suggests you already know the truth.
The High Priestess when asking about your crush suggests you may be imagining more than there really is or missing cues entirely. The High Priestess reversed is a gentle warning against projecting your fantasies onto this person. You’re being asked to see this person as they really are, aside from the mixed signals or fantasies. Read between the lines, you know what’s really going on here.
The High Priestess reversed when asking about your child suggests your child may be keeping secrets or withdrawing emotionally. Not just from you, but from themselves too. It’s best not to push your child to open up, but rather to create a quiet, safe space between the two of you where your child can be open and honest. They may be feeling extra sensitive right now and could use the support.
Getting The High Priestess reversed when asking about a current friend suggests emotional distance or a lack of trust in the friendship. One or both of you make be avoiding vulnerability, withholding feelings, or being deceptive about intentions. This friendship is a breeding ground for secrets or misunderstandings, and this could be causing unspoken tension between the two of you, even if everything appears fine on the surface.
The High Priestess reversed when asking about a former friend suggests this friendship may have been strained by insecure attachment, jealousy, deception or hidden intentions. You probably felt something was “off” between the two of you, long before the friendship ended. Don’t doubt yourself when looking back, because you already sensed what they wouldn’t admit to you.
The High Priestess reversed when asking about an enemy suggests you may not be getting the full story with this person. They may be playing mind games, hiding their intentions, or manipulating information about you to others. You’re being advised to trust your instincts, because they’re more correct than you realize. Don’t confront them directly. Observe and learn from a distance.
The High Priestess Reversed Career and Money
Getting The High Priestess reversed when asking about a potential career or new job suggests you may be suppressing your inner voice, or overloading yourself with various options. You’re advised to look for answers within yourself. Are you sure this path is what you really want, or are you going with what others think is better for you? You’ll only get the answers you seek within yourself.
The High Priestess reversed when asking about your current job or career suggests there may be confusion, secrets, office politics or lies in your career path or workplace. You may be ignoring your true calling to stay in a position that is expected of you from others, rather than where you really want to be. Pay attention to what feels off at work or with your work, and make you next move from there.
Looking to start a new business? The High Priestess when asking about a potential business idea suggests the idea may not have been fully fleshed out yet, or is heavily based in fantasy. This card is urging you to slow down and check in with yourself and your motives. Alternatively, this card in this position can signify that you’re not getting all the information you need to make an informed decision. Someone may be misinforming you, or you may only have half the information you need. Don’t launch yet without having all the facts.
Getting The High Priestess reversed when asking about your current business suggests you may be ignoring creative insight or someone is avoiding something behind the scenes. You may not be getting all the information necessary to run a smooth business from an employee or a partner. Or you may be sticking with what others before you have done while taking zero creative risk. You don’t have to do what everyone else thinks you should. Most businesses take some creative risk.
The High Priestess reversed when asking about your money and finances suggests you may need to be careful, as misinformation, hidden fees or money mismanagement may be affecting you more than you realize. This card is reminding you to look at all the facts and all the numbers honestly. Check your accounts and follow the trail that seems “off” to you.