Major Arcanum The High Priestess in Love
The High Priestess is a major arcanum and also card number 2 of the Tarot of Marseille. It can have several meanings depending on whether it is drawn upright (positive) or reversed (negative).
Tarot Ana goes further into the meaning of the love tarot cards by providing a detailed description of the card depending on whether you are single, in a relationship or in a love triangle.

You are single: Meaning of The High Priestess in Love
Single, you draw The High Priestess card in Love upright (positive meaning)
Key facts of The High Priestess reading in Love, upright, for singles:
- Meeting a new person
- Knowing how to welcome love
- Healing the wounds of the past
Meaning of The High Priestess reading in Love, upright, for singles:
Single for quite a while, you have had many disappointments and had lost confidence in yourself. Thanks to the personal development you have been working on for some time, you have learned to master your emotions.
The time has now come to reconnect with your femininity and to welcome love! Someone around you will soon appear in a new light and will finally allow you to reopen your heart…
You will meet this new person in a place of learning such as your work, a library or a bookshop. Keep your eyes open and let yourself be carried by this new encounter.
It is a beneficial change arriving in your life; you are ready to receive it, so open your heart wide!

As a single person, if you draw The High Priestess card upright, it means that you must open your heart.
Single, you draw The High Priestess card in Love reversed (negative meaning)
Key facts of The High Priestess reading in Love, reversed, for singles:
- A period of solitude
- Fear of love
- Healing the wounds of the past
Meaning of The High Priestess reading in Love, reversed, for singles:
It is currently difficult for you to move forward because you are too focused on the past. A previous break-up left indelible marks, and you have the impression that everyone you meet is false and is hiding things from you.
You cannot manage to trust and you stay on the sidelines so as not to suffer again. You are still very psychologically fragile. Your way of thinking lacks discernment and flexibility. Love has given way to resentment, and you are wary of everyone who approaches you.
As a result, solitude has become your best friend. Fear has taken over, preventing you from moving towards new adventures. Now is the time for patience and healing; you must turn to personal development to find the path of love again.

As a single person, if you draw The High Priestess card reversed, it means that you are afraid to trust.
You are in a relationship: Meaning of The High Priestess in Love
In a relationship, you draw The High Priestess card in Love upright (positive meaning)
Key facts of The High Priestess reading in Love, upright, for couples:
- A renewed life as a couple
- An end to routine
- A spiced-up sexuality
Meaning of The High Priestess reading in Love, upright, for couples:
Your relationship is settling into a certain routine; it is time to add a little spice to it! Follow your intuition, buy yourself beautiful clothes, fine lingerie, and rediscover the femininity within you.
Your relationship is going to gain a new lease of life. Trust in your partner will be regained, and they will be quite thrilled to see this beautiful change taking place in you. Nothing is more seductive than a person full of self-confidence!
It is also possible that a secret will be brought out into the open; it will enlighten you. You will understand many things about your partner, and this secret will have the power to ease the tensions that may currently exist in your relationship.

As a couple, if you draw The High Priestess card upright, it means you are going to rediscover your femininity or masculinity.
In a relationship, you draw The High Priestess card in Love reversed (negative meaning)
Key facts of The High Priestess reading in Love, reversed, for couples:
- A lack of dialogue
- Sexual frustration
- A period of solitude
Meaning of The High Priestess reading in Love, reversed, for couples:
This period of silence is a source of conflicts and misunderstandings. Secrets may also be hidden from you…
It is time to calm the situation and to begin a reconciliation for the well-being of your relationship. Calling on a sexologist or a couples therapist can help you with this.

As a couple, if you draw The High Priestess card reversed, it means there are blockages in the dialogue with your partner.
You are in a love triangle: Meaning of The High Priestess in Love
A love triangle means that there is a person coming between you and the person you are seeing.
In a love triangle, you draw The High Priestess card in Love upright (positive meaning)
Key facts of The High Priestess reading in Love, upright, for a love triangle:
- A revealed secret
- Knowing how to welcome love
- Taking time for yourself
Meaning of The High Priestess reading in Love, upright, for a love triangle:
The situation with your partner worries you; you would like your loved one to open up more about their feelings, or perhaps you also need to understand what you feel for them.
There is a lack of clarity in the definition of your relationship; you would like a stable relationship, focused on feelings and the fulfilment of your love.
Light will soon be shed on the possible future of your relationship. A secret will indeed be revealed to you, and it will allow you to understand the situation and the blockages your partner may have.
Take time for yourself, to understand your needs and those of your partner. This moment of respite is essential to clear your mind and accept what must be. Stay confident: even if things evolve slowly and secretly, you will soon manage to see clearly into your mutual feelings.

In a love triangle, if you draw The High Priestess card upright, it means you need to take stock of your feelings.
In a love triangle, you draw The High Priestess card in Love reversed (negative meaning)
Key facts of The High Priestess reading in Love, reversed, for a love triangle:
- Adultery
- Lies and manipulation
- A period of solitude
Meaning of The High Priestess reading in Love, reversed, for a love triangle:
Your partner is hiding things from you; everything is before your eyes, yet you cannot manage to become aware of their lies. When they tell you one thing, they take it back the minute after.
In a love triangle, if you draw The High Priestess card reversed, it means you must open your eyes to their lies. Your relationship is not healthy; it lacks balance. You feel that something is wrong, as if you did not count in your relationship.
An impatience emerges from this situation, because you would like more, but you have before you a person who is unsure of themselves and who plays on two boards at once.
It is time to open your eyes and to focus on you and only you. What do you want? What are your values? What kind of relationship do you want? Do you really love them? Take time to answer these questions, let yourself be guided… The answer will appear deep in your heart. You already know it…

In a love triangle, if you draw The High Priestess card reversed, it means you must open your eyes to their lies.
Meaning of the 22 major arcana in Love
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