The High Priestess is related to the subconscious and divine knowledge. When this card appears, it asks you to trust your intuition and wisdom.
Ethereal Journey Tarot is a collaborative deck where each card is individually designed by a different international artist.
I was really happy to be able to choose this card for the project, as I believe trusting our inner selves and following our gut is one of the things that helps us connect most with the universe.
It can be really hard sometimes to believe and trust yourself, especially when things seem to go wrong, but once we realise that we are all energy and that believing ourselves is a form of love, we will then feel more aligned with our purpose.
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For this card's artwork, I tried to give it a modern and fashionable look, by asking the model to use a sequin silver dress. On her head, lies a crown with the Triple Goddess symbol, which is related to the cycle of life and the divine feminine, and which is usually worn by coven Priestesses.
To represent spiritual enlightenment and divine knowledge, I used a crystal ball in the model’s hand, which she moves up and down. Each movement representing our ascension into a higher plane, into our subconscious, where our inner truth lies.
To create this animation, I photographed each gesture separately and then edited each photo and combined them during the post-processing.
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Some of the proceeds of this artwork will go to the team involved:
Photographer: Ana Isabel Hewlett
Model: Cátia Soares
Designer: Twilight Couture
Year created: 2022