Does The Hierophant Need a Makeover?

Yes, I know…everyone’s most favorite card, right?
Here is the image of the classic RWS Hierophant next to the image from the Tarot of the New Vision (a deck that shows the cards from behind the traditional image):

The High Priestess easily transitioned from the Popess to her current incarnation and is, consequently, one of the cards [...]

The High Priestess, Scrying, and a Guest Appearance

Tall, Dark, and Silent
Recently Melanie Marquis, author and assistant editor of the American Tarot Association’s Quarterly Journal, interviewed me for their fine publication. She asked me which cards in the tarot I thought were the darkest. I responded:
“For me personally, I’ll risk committing tarot sacrilege and say that I have issues with the High Priestess [...]