One of the Major Arcana defined in tarot. In typical portrayals, the High Priestess is a person seated before a temple filled with pomegranates, marked by a black pillar and a white pillar

In cartomancy, the upright High Priestess arcanum is interpreted as intuition, sacred knowledge, the divine feminine, and the subconscious mind.
The reversed High Priestess arcanum is interpreted as secrets, a disconnect from one's intuition, withdrawal, and silence.