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The High Priestess
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The High Priestess (II) is the second Major Arcana card in cartomantic Tarot decks. It is based on the 2nd trump of Tarot card packs. In the first Tarot pack with inscriptions, the 18th-century woodcut Tarot de Marseilles, this figure is crowned with the Papal tiara and labelled La Papesse, the Popess, a possible reference to the legend of Pope Joan.
The High Priestess or The Popess (II) in the Rider–Waite Tarot, depicted with the pillars of Boaz and Jachin
The High Priestess or The Popess (II) in the Rider–Waite Tarot, depicted with the pillars of Boaz and Jachin
Visconti-Sforza Tarot card
Visconti-Sforza Tarot card
An untitled Popess on the "Rosenwald Sheet" of uncut Tarot woodcut designs, late 15th-early 16th century (National Gallery, Washington)
An untitled Popess on the "Rosenwald Sheet" of uncut Tarot woodcut designs, late 15th-early 16th century (National Gallery, Washington)
Major Arcana
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The Major Arcana are the named or numbered cards in a cartomantic tarot pack, the name being originally given by occultists to the trump cards of a normal tarot pack used for playing card games. There are usually 22 such cards in a standard 78-card pack, typically numbered from 0 to 21. The name is not used by tarot card game players.
The Major Arcana cards redesigned by Roberto Viesi.
The Major Arcana cards redesigned by Roberto Viesi.