The High Priestess

[Chariot]

Hello!  The High Priestess is a card I've always been lukewarm about.  I don't have trouble interpreting it, but I can't seem to find a deck where I can relate to the image.  I just don't get the feeling of strong intuition emanating from most of the decks, based on the RWS deck—robed figure sitting on a throne looking all mysterious, etc.  In fact, mystery is the last thing I 'get' from the High Priestess card.  It's not supposed to be about mystery ...it's supposed to be about inner knowing!  Not an imperious lady hugging a dragon, etc.  (Several of those in existence as well... 😑)

HOWEVER, I just saw THIS version of the card today—and for me, this works.  I feel the power of intuition from this picture.  It's as if that's how it would be if I could look straight into myself, and see what I know is there, despite outward appearances to the contrary.

The trouble is, I have no idea what deck this card is from!  I've seen it posted several times on YouTube, discussing The High Priestess, but nobody I've seen has mentioned what deck it came from.  Can anybody here pinpoint the name of this deck for me?  I'd like to see the rest of whatever deck it is, and maybe buy the deck if the other cards are this well done.


 

Edited August 2, 2023 by Chariot

[Raggydoll]

Looks like the cosmic tarot

[RunningWild]

It's definitely the Cosmic Tarot.

 

Cosmic Tarot

[DanielJUK]

Deffo the Cosmic HP

@Nemia used to have a blog page with a guide to who the Cosmic Tarot card people were. Each had a likeness of a Hollywood celebrity. My bookmarked pages are dead now 😭

 

This is a put behind a spoiler if you don't want to know who the HP is connected to.....

 

Spoiler

Supposed to be the likeness of Greta Garbo

 

[Nemia]

Oh I totally love the Cosmic Tarot and I'm always upset when I read somewhere that people call it a "celebrities" deck or a gimmick. I've been using this deck for c. 20 years now and it has depth. I looks for the tarot archetypes in Hollywood. And who is more mysterious and secretive than Greta Garbo? For me, she's the epitome of the High Priestess. 

 

 

I'm sure the High Priestess in this deck is Garbo, just look at the mouth of young Garbo. 

 

 

And here we have Garbo at the height of her stardom and beauty. 

 

Btw, Garbo appears twice. 

 

 

Here we have the Princess of Cups. 

 

 

This is the exact photograph the artist must have worked from. I couldn't pinpoint the High Priestess original (yet). 

 

The links to my old old Tumblr posts:

 

https://www.tumblr.com/nemia777/156570844158/reblog-this-with-the-name-of-an-underrated-deck?source=share

 

https://www.tumblr.com/nemia777/156620327953/cosmic-tarot-who-is-who?source=share

 

https://www.tumblr.com/nemia777/156669913888/cosmic-tarot-who-is-who-ii?source=share

 

 

 

[Chariot]

UPDATE: Thank you all so much for the information.  I also posted a PM to @gregory regarding where the card came from, and she also pointed me at the Cosmic Tarot.  I've now managed to source a used deck ...as they are not easy to come by in the UK ...most of them ship from the USA ...that I will probably buy later today.

 

Edited August 3, 2023 by Chariot

[DanielJUK]

Glad you have found the deck @Chariot 🙂

 

This thread has changed from discussing the meaning of the cards to discussing the card in the deck and searching for the deck (deckid). So I have moved it to the Tarot Decks area where it will fit better. Whilst this has a solution, it may help others in future.

 

Thanks @Nemia I will bookmark those links 🙏