Tag: pope joan

• The Legend of Pope Joan: From Scandal to Tarot Icon (+ 5-Card Spread)

  

  The High Priestess card in tarot, the inheritor of the medieval deck’s Papess, symbolizes ancient wisdom and feminine intuition, with origins linked to the legend of Pope Joan, a woman who disguised as a man to become pope. Over centuries, this figure transformed from a scandalous tale into a powerful archetype representing hidden knowledge and…

  Danielle Maribell

  August 22, 2025

  Divination History, Uncategorized

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