The Heirophant of Flames

“Faith is the fire that burns the unseen.”

Realm: Flame
Symbol: A burning censer suspended by silver chains
Meaning (Upright): Spiritual order, teaching, sacred tradition
Meaning (Reversed): Dogma, blindness, corruption of faith

Lore:
From the Emperor's law rose temples and chants - the order of fire, known as the Heirophants.
Their leader, the Heirophant of Flames, is the keeper of sacred rites and divine truth.
His eyes burn with inner sunfire, for he has seen the heart of the World Tree and lived.
But those who gaze too long into his flame risk forgetting their own.

Upright, he guides, reversed, he binds. The card reminds the seeker that faith must illuminate, not consume.

Prophecy Verse:
"Kindle the altar, yet beware the smoke - the holy fire hungers even for its keeper."