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The Hierophant

Seven cards on the image of the Hierophant: what you are to learn, who becomes the teacher, what of the old still works, what to leave, and the two keys given to you.

Take it when work is teaching you through a mentor, not when you need a goal check.

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How to read it

The central card is the lesson itself: what life is teaching you right now, in work and in craft. The two pillars are tradition: on the left what of the old still works and must not be broken, on the right what is time to leave, however dearly it was won. The two keys below are practice: one opens something inside you, the other something outside, and both are needed together. The bottom card names the teacher: a person, a book, a situation or your own mistake. The top card is the blessing: what comes once the lesson is carried through.

Positions

  1. The lesson

    What you are to learn in your work right now, whether you want it or not.

  2. The teacher

    Who or what becomes your teacher: a person, a book, a situation or your own mistake.

  3. What of the old works

    The rule or habit from past experience that still holds you up.

  4. What to leave behind

    The outdated rule that once saved you and now prevents you from growing.

  5. First key: inward

    What must be opened in yourself for the lesson to be possible: a quality or an admission.

  6. Second key: outward

    The outward action that fixes this lesson: a conversation, a step, a refusal.

  7. The blessing

    What comes into your work once the lesson has been carried all the way through.

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