Possibly inspired by The Hierophant
The number sixteen card in the deck.
A fascinating representation which demands tenacious thought. The most complex card of the deck.The card is split along the diagonal showing two very distinct men but with only one name : The High Overseer. This calls into play more questions than answers and the reader will be forced to determine which of these answers is best suited to the spread.
In any position, in any aspect The Overseer is to be noted to be a watcher, one who observes.
On the top the Blue Overseer. A younger man , arms folded in defiant resolution looking to the left of the card ( in standard tarot readings, looking to the left is equal to looking at the past). He is in his "dress blues".
On the bottom The Red Overseer. A slightly older man again his arms folded looks to the right (and likewise a right looking card is said to look towards the future. The red Overseer has a weapon at his side.
Both are men of victory and as the name suggest both oversee a community or other group, perhaps even a city or country. Both have similar qualities but each are different.
The reader must ask:
Is this the same man? As per the spread is this card representing two aspects of the same person and if so what aspects are to be dealt with:
Is the Blue Overseer a man dealing with or obsessed with the past or his past accomplishments?
Is the Red Overseer a man disregarding the past and focusing on the future?
Is the Blue Overseer more concerned with conventionality and the Red Overseer more aggressive and determined?
Are these two different men? Are these actually two people involved in the same struggle ? Is it a partnership or is it an adversarial relationship?
The High Overseer is a card which cannot be thrown into a spread without very serious contemplation. For the person who is being read it indicates a serious use or misuse of power. This card has no true reverse aspect.
When reading a spread with the High Overseer present, ask questions! It will be the only way to determine which meaning the card has to the real world or the questions at hand.
