Painted for this deck by Ada & Claude
Yōkai Tarot · Major V
The Hierophant
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- Arcana
- Major V
- Deck
- Yōkai Tarot
- Yes / no
- It depends
Upright
The elder tengu blesses two bowing crow-students beneath the temple bell. Some knowledge only passes wing to wing. Find the teacher; honor the form.
Reversed
Ritual outliving reason, or a teacher demanding bowing over learning. Take the lesson, leave the leash.
The Hierophant, painted three times
All three decks run the same seventy-eight cards, so this one has two siblings: the same card, painted for a different world.
Kitsune TarotThe elder fox blesses the bowing kits: some wisdom only passes paw to paw. Seek the teacher, the lineage, the tried way: it was tried for a reason.See this one →
Fill the Void TarotAn elder instructing a row of kittens who all face pointedly away from a kneeling human with treats: the sacred art of ignoring, passed down intact. Some inherited wisdom is worth keeping. Learn the form before you break it.See this one →