The Hierophant
The Artwork
Michelangelo's Moses looks over workers bent toward the ground; above the horizon, the almost-touching hands from The Creation of Adam allude to the mystery in the space between.
What This Card Means
A call to set ego and identity aside. Take others into account when setting your goals and work selflessly toward them. Entrust yourself to a mentor and to Source. Make space for spiritual practice, consider your roots, and be willing to grow in your beliefs with an open mind.
The Archetype
Michelangelo's Moses looks out over workers bent toward the ground, an almost-touching horizon just above them. The card's own instruction — set ego aside, take others into account — points less at a Wise Old Man lecturing from above and more at Jung's transcendent function: the psychic muscle that holds two positions at once without collapsing either one.
A Practice For Today
In one conversation today, hold your own view and someone else's at the same time, out loud, without resolving which one wins.
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