The Meaning of The Hermit Card in the Tarot System

The general meaning of The Hermit tarot card. Spiritual seeking, solitude, withdrawal, distancing, searching for answers within.

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IX: The Hermit Tarot Card

General Meaning

Planets: Neptune

Zodiac signs: Virgo, Aquarius

Planets in signs: Saturn in Aquarius, Uranus in Capricorn

Elements: Earth, Air

Spiritual seeking, solitude, withdrawal, distancing, searching for answers within, silence, inner work, spiritual practice, the search for truth.

Most often this card points to an introvert who is not swayed by outside influences — a person who feels most comfortable alone. This arcanum is a symbol of the unity of heaven and earth, reflecting the process of searching for one's purpose and life path. It usually appears when you are close to your goal or moving in the right direction.

It indicates a thoughtful and cautious person who is used to weighing every decision. Quite possibly, The Hermit points to the need to retire. Solitude can be valuable if you devote the time to self-reflection and rest. Make time for yourself.

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The Hermit Card in Different Tarot Decks

Meaning in Situations

The moment has come to withdraw from the worldly bustle and devote yourself to a quiet search for truth, or to enlightenment in solitude. You need rest, so that in silence you can calmly think over the current situation. Or you may simply need some time to carefully consider every detail of your next steps. If you are tangled up in some situation, the appearance of this card says the answer must be sought within yourself. If you still cannot find the answer, it is best to turn to a wise adviser. This time is best spent studying some question — especially one that has particularly interested you lately.

A person who suffers from their loneliness but, out of pride, does not let others come close. Seclusion from the world. Hidden intentions. A person you will never see again.

Work

A person in their rightful place. Does not promise money beyond the necessary minimum. A small, stable company. Sometimes — an underground business. An unfavorable card for partnerships and negotiations: each side insists on its own view.

Health

An iron regimen. Maintaining physical condition through exercise. Often signifies an elderly person.

Relationships

An unfavorable position. Unwillingness to agree on a compromise.

Personality Type

Wise, knowledgeable, a specialist in their field. Diligently hides their vices and shortcomings. Makes contact with difficulty, lets no one into their soul. Failures in friendship and love. Often tests the sincerity of feelings and complains.

Advice and Warning

Keep your thoughts to yourself. Seek your calling, your true place. Maintain your status and do not listen to others' advice or opinions. The person will need to assert their own “I.”

Yes or No

Depends on the essence of the question — “no” if asking about marriage, relationships or money (there may be only very little money). Health — only up to a working level. “Yes” — for one's calling, seclusion, knowledge.

Reversed Card Meaning

In the reversed position the card can indicate hiding from reality, isolation from society. Failure to find one's place in life. The card points to excessive stubbornness. Regardless of circumstances, the person refuses to change or adapt even slightly, and because of this loses any prospects for the future and any forward movement. A secretive person accustomed to misleading others for their own benefit.

The appearance of the reversed Hermit tells you that you have become so strongly absorbed in one of your ideas that you refuse good advice or even help. Because you do not let people near you, you feel lonely and unneeded. You may have disregarded advice that could have greatly helped you in the current situation. You are too wrapped up in yourself, sunk into yourself, and notice nothing of what happens around you. You do not want to see the truth and shut yourself off from the people around you.

Reversed Meaning: Work

Expanding the business and one's contacts (out of necessity rather than desire). Negotiations are needed. Work unrelated to one's interests or calling. A job search.

Reversed Meaning: Health

Poor. The person is ill. Problems with the reproductive or urinary tract, infections, spinal ailments.

Reversed Meaning: Relationships

They do not want to, but are forced to interact (this applies not only to spouses but also to relatives and other people).

Reversed Meaning: Advice and Warning

Reach out to people, even if it stirs negative emotions. Come out of your shell. Try to go where you will be appreciated.

Reversed Meaning: Yes or No

The answer depends on the essence: a meeting — “yes”; getting a job — “yes, but”; reaching an agreement — “no”; health will not improve; the house will not be obtained.