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Major Arcana
The Hierophant
- tradition
- teaching
- institution
- guidance
Upright
The Hierophant stands for the tested path and the institution that carries it; here knowledge comes from a lineage rather than an individual. It says learning needs a teacher or a frame.
Reversed
Reversed, tradition is either swallowed unquestioned or every rule is dismissed — both stop the learning.