Maru
I love the Hierophant and I have a great relationship with this card. Probably helps that my own mind and practices are highly structured to a degree A common read for me in CC is emperor in outcome position (positively dignified) with Hierophant as self with High Priestess in past or present readings... when I question my intuition, these clash. Otherwise, I see them as "main actors" in my life which provide a huge amount of structure to not only my thinking, but also resulting Temperance in life...
In addition to the gems said here. I sometimes read this as "keep it simple stupid", in terms of more conventional knowledge. I.e. You have this knowledge for a reason as your basis, don't waste it. Why take drugs for that health ailment, when you can just adjust diet, practice old school medicine (get off the couch and stress less), stop putting yourself in positions to exacerbate it and do what your ma and pa always said to do...
I have gotten this card as a "father", but only that I'm only thankful for his genes. Never met him. We're only connected biologically, but that's it. Would only meet him for curiosity sake, but there's no malice here. Just gratefulness as I have always been blessed in terms of genes and having a "right" head on my shoulders. In place of him growing up, my father was God. I have also re-found that "man in my life" in my husband. So at best, he's the "main actor" in your life in terms of your most important roots... often male-based spirituality. Again I get him with Emperor positively dignified and I have a good relationship with the male sex, but there are a lot of highly intuitive chicks/strong matriarchs in my family too so I can see that in the High Priestess as well.
Sometimes he is our internal GPS. Though you may need to activate it through by more "conventional" methods spirituality wise. So if you have seen benefits from praying at your bedside, this would be the time. Sometimes I read him as a carrier of information... so I see him as the post office to a higher source... instead of you being the medium, you allow others or him to help you pass the message for you. So it's a passive form of divine guidance. The carrier of a prayer or intent from some sort of common practice, like bed-side prayer, prayer with family, hands on praying during healing sessions, etc... that helps you bounce back or put your best foot forward going from there.
In addition to the gems said here. I sometimes read this as "keep it simple stupid", in terms of more conventional knowledge. I.e. You have this knowledge for a reason as your basis, don't waste it. Why take drugs for that health ailment, when you can just adjust diet, practice old school medicine (get off the couch and stress less), stop putting yourself in positions to exacerbate it and do what your ma and pa always said to do...
I have gotten this card as a "father", but only that I'm only thankful for his genes. Never met him. We're only connected biologically, but that's it. Would only meet him for curiosity sake, but there's no malice here. Just gratefulness as I have always been blessed in terms of genes and having a "right" head on my shoulders. In place of him growing up, my father was God. I have also re-found that "man in my life" in my husband. So at best, he's the "main actor" in your life in terms of your most important roots... often male-based spirituality. Again I get him with Emperor positively dignified and I have a good relationship with the male sex, but there are a lot of highly intuitive chicks/strong matriarchs in my family too so I can see that in the High Priestess as well.
Sometimes he is our internal GPS. Though you may need to activate it through by more "conventional" methods spirituality wise. So if you have seen benefits from praying at your bedside, this would be the time. Sometimes I read him as a carrier of information... so I see him as the post office to a higher source... instead of you being the medium, you allow others or him to help you pass the message for you. So it's a passive form of divine guidance. The carrier of a prayer or intent from some sort of common practice, like bed-side prayer, prayer with family, hands on praying during healing sessions, etc... that helps you bounce back or put your best foot forward going from there.