The Hermit
The Hermit signals a period of soul-searching, introspection, and self-control, urging solitude to find clarity and inner wisdom. It advises taking quiet time to understand what you truly seek before proceeding, emphasizing patience and self-understanding. As a warning, it cautions against isolating yourself excessively and failing to accept support from others. Reversed, it can indicate fear of being alone, excessive negativity, perfectionism, or living in the past; for day-to-day matters it often suggests pausing while encouraging spiritual pursuit.
Keywords
Upright
A soul-searching period, a time for deep self-analysis, contemplation and introspection. Self-control, control over emotions. A necessity to leave the past behind. Solitude. Finding clarity and wisdom in yourself and your journey.
Card's Advice
Use some quiet time to think and decide what you are really searching for and what is important to you. If you want to keep on following the path you're on, you have to understand yourself first. Take your time; there's no need to rush.
The Warning
You don't see the walls you have built to protect yourself. If you don't let other people inside, you will be engulfed in ill will. Find the support you need in other people.
Reverse
Fear of being alone or the inability to be on your own. Restraint, isolation, negativity, focusing on painful feelings. Pettiness, excessive perfectionism. Living in the past.
Quick Answer
For day-to-day matters, it's not yet time to proceed. But it is the right time to pursue greater spirituality.
Visual Description
A solitary, bearded old man stands in profile on a rocky mountaintop wearing a hooded gray cloak and a narrow headband. He cups a small green seedling with visible roots and soil in one hand while holding a lantern marked with a star in the other. An ornate cartouche at the top bears the Roman numeral IX, and a scroll at the bottom displays the Cyrillic title 'Отшельник'. The background shows pale, textured sky and distant mountain ridgelines.
Old Style tarot
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