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Major Arcana - III
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 → 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)
other
note: work in progress for PARN. not general reference
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