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==== Major Arcana - II ==== High Priestess, La Papessa === symbolism === * [[VS]] -> sitting woman, sceptre in RH, book in LH, tripartite tiara (cf. popes mitre), older woman, wise * changed through time, in 20C more associated with high priestess * esoterica decks [[ES]] -> closer assoc. with lunar deities and Isis, Diana/Artemis * pope joanne C9 (c.f. sister manfreda (visoconti) <- gertrude moakeli) === plant connections === * "Ladies Mantle" - Alchemilla (dew -> drops from the moon, nec. component of the philosophers stone) * Verbena officinalis === colours === * blue-green * pale and old pink * pale yellow === patabotany === The high priestess is a herbaceous plant, with one large leaf shaped like upside-down nun's cloak in which the plant collects dew (moon drops). The centre of the leaf is usually seen filled with a large pearl of dew, with small droplets slowly spiralling to the centre from its fringed edges. Under the leaf all the way down to the ground hangs the plant's head, a small uterus-shaped vial where the plant collects the dew. Using the liquid the plant can fertilise itself, after which it sprouts two long-stems with a each a sprinkle of tiny silvery-yellow flowers, shaped as small moons or toes. The flowers exude a scent that is able to govern time-cycles, as they sway in a circular motion over 28 days, following the cycle of the moon. The plant usually grows close to shallow pools of water, from which it absorbs water through its long hair-like roots. If the roots are touched, they grow 'teeth' from their tips. The bite is highly poisonous and causes body parts to constrict and eventually fall off. === other === note: work in progress for PARN. not general reference [[major arcana]]

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