The Hermit — Tarot Card Meaning
Draw one card from the 22 Major Arcana as your card of the day — upright or reversed, with its meaning.
IX · The Hermit
Upright
A lantern in the dark: withdraw, reflect and let the quiet answer.
Reversed
Isolation past its usefulness: the lantern is for returning, too.
The Hermit is card IX of the Major Arcana. Upright, the classic reading goes: A lantern in the dark: withdraw, reflect and let the quiet answer.
Reversed, the emphasis shifts: Isolation past its usefulness: the lantern is for returning, too. Reversals are not “bad omens” — traditionally they point to the same energy turned inward, delayed or overdone.
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