What even is a priestess?
A priestess is a representative and a devotee of the Goddess—the divine Creatrix of all that is, was, and ever will be. The priestess is a divine feminine leader who guides people to connect to their own Soul, power, and divinity. A priestess leads with her heart and intuition through the divine feminine principles of love, beauty, serenity, compassion, purity, creativity, and kindness. The priestess uses ritual to invite the sacred into the physicality of life.
This divine feminine role is embodied in many forms. She may even inhabit a male body, as the Goddess is reemerging to heal the broken masculine principle and to reinstate the sovereign power of the feminine principle. S(he) could be a wise wo(man) divining within temple walls, the head witch of a coven, or a parent who loves and guides his/her children through the gentle knowing of the heart. Below are the main archetypes of a priestess. Like all archetypes, the priestess is ever-evolving and more iterations of her power will be born as we explore the outer reaches of possibility. See if any of these archetypes stirs knowing within you...
Which kind of a priestess are you?
Archetypes of the Priestess:
Each variation of the priestess is encompassed by her sensitivity to spirit, nature, and emotion. Many priestesses dive into a particular "branch" of study for many, many lifetimes until they achieve a level of mastery that suits their path. Many strive to learn all of the priestess arts and embody the high priestess.
The Oracle
a profoundly psychic individual or prophetess who receives clear, insightful messages from Spirit, often about the future or in response to a seeker’s inquiry.
Developed senseS: the third eye and clairvoyance (divine sight.)
The Orator
She who speaks from a place of purity and integrity. She gives powerful blessings. She shares both profound and practical wisdom with all in her company or congregation.
Developed senseS: Clairecogniscence (clear cognition or “knowing”); a teacher’s spirit, which is that of a lifelong learner.
The Healer
A Physical body and/or energy worker; she is often a medicine woman who is intimately familiar with the plant kingdom and able to divine natural cures and remedies. She understands that every psychical ailment is pointing to a deeper cause.
Developed senseS: instinct / intuition; an open heart; highly perceptive hand chakras. Often clairsentience results from such refined feeling senses.
The Conjurer
The devout weaver of words and prayers who incites the blessings and the interventions of Spirit on behalf of the greater good.
Developed senseS: An open throat chakra (a channel) and an open heart chakra (operating from compassion and unity consciousness). She receives inspiration from spirit via at least one if not several of the clairs.
The Temple Keeper
She tends the fire, she refreshes the altar, she listens to the walls, she sweeps and shines the floor as if it were her beloved (and it is). She opens the doors and silently welcomes the people. She walks the grounds and ensures the highest integrity of all of the spaces.
Developed senses: motherly nurturing; clairsentience (divine feeling) for understanding energy flow within a physical space; A deep reverance for embodiment and understanding of the sacred nature of all things.
The Temple Dancer
The embodiment of beauty and grace, she pays tribute to the goddess with every articulation of her physicality.
Developed senseS: Flow, harmony, poise, and grounded presence. Clairsentience and embodiment to a next-level degree.
The High Priestess
The priestess of priestesses. She has mastered at least one of the previous archetypes and posesses a deep devotion to the Goddess and the priestess arts. She is a teacher by example, understanding that there is no one way of walking the sacred path of the divine feminine.
Developed senseS: Devotion, compassion, wisdom, grace, serenity, harmony, and beauty. She likely posesses more than one clair, typically gifted with four of the five.
The Ritualist
The one who specializes in the embodiment of spiritual practices through deeply intentional ceremonies such as rites of passage and fertility vigils. She brings the offerings and sets the space. She keeping the altar spaces with the seasonal and cosmic alignments.
Developed senseS: an acute sense of magic; understanding of the greater cycles of energy; cLAIRSENTIENCE FOR FEELING THE PRODDINGS OF SPIRIT AND ALIGNMENT WITHIN PHYSICAL SPACE.