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II. The Priestess (Veiled Isis)

Brotherhood of Light Tarot: Arcanum II. Veiled Isis

Arcanum II. The Priestess (Isis Unveiled)

Veiled Isis describes the receptive force that reacts to the will of the Magus (the Magician). The priestess sitting upon the throne opens our conscious perceptions to the wisdom of intuitive intelligences. In contrast to the knowledge and reason demonstrated by the actions and words of the Magus, Veiled Isis works through dreams, unconscious states, extrasensory perceptions and visions of potentiality. Therefore, the sight of the priestess invokes the contrasting duality of our conscious nature in the union between logical inferences (born of the right eye of the Sun) and intuitive intelligences (born of the left eye of the Moon). It is the act of remaining quiet–so as not to reveal our conscious desires–that frees us from the contradictions of outside forces. To avoid this friction, the priestess signifies a need to remain quiet about a situation, until the unfolding of duel perceptions has reached a more stable state. This stage in the journey requires us to stop and listen to the emotion that begs our attention. We must weigh what is revealed by instinct against the estimation of our reason in past experiences to shape the perception that does not neglect the subtle urges of intuitive intelligences.

If this is your card, today is a great day to listen to your hunches. Remain quiet in thought, and you might just hear the echo of your future self begging for a change. Choose your next step wisely, as balance between intuition and reason remains the key to winning the favor of fortune–for the upset of emotion may flood chaos into the potentiality of the immediate. To avoid neglecting the needs of the soul is to align the direction of your conscious perceptions with the will of inner desire, and mediate. Mend the health of inner will, and receive the vision of fortune.

cc: Jeremy Brooks

 

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