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-=== Major Arcana - II ===+==== Major Arcana - II ====
  
 High Priestess, La Papessa High Priestess, La Papessa
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 +{{http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/7741052852_ab97461204_z.jpg}}
  
 === symbolism === === symbolism ===
-  * VS -> sitting woman, sceptre in RH, book in LH, tripartite tiara (cf. popes mitre), older woman, wise+  * [[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   * changed through time, in 20C more associated with high priestess
-  * esoterica decks -> closer assoc. with lunar deities and Isis, Diana/Artemis+  * esoterica decks [[ES]] -> closer assoc. with lunar deities and Isis, Diana/Artemis
   * pope joanne C9 (c.f. sister manfreda (visoconti) <- gertrude moakeli)   * pope joanne C9 (c.f. sister manfreda (visoconti) <- gertrude moakeli)
  
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   * "Ladies Mantle" - Alchemilla (dew -> drops from the moon, nec. component of the philosophers stone)   * "Ladies Mantle" - Alchemilla (dew -> drops from the moon, nec. component of the philosophers stone)
   * Verbena officinalis     * Verbena officinalis  
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 +=== colours ===
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 +  * blue-green
 +  * pale and old pink
 +  * pale yellow
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 +=== archetype ===
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 +  * intuition, unconsciousness, in touch with alchemical and mystical powers
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 +=== patabotany ===
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 +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. 
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 === other === === other ===
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 [[major arcana]] [[major arcana]]
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