 The
Hermit
IX -- This
is the card of personal enlightenment. With this card
you not only see how the light of knowledge can light
our way but also it relates to the fact that at times
we really do need to pull our energies inward.
Here we
see the image of an old man holding a lantern. The
lantern representing the knowledge or the “light.”
There is much learning with the Hermit it is the internal
learning. It is that knowledge that can lead to peace.
When this
cards shows up in a reading it is talking of the need
to keep to oneself. To listen to the inner voice and
to be soothed by the knowledge we receive is the basis
of this energy. With this card a client or the person
being read for can expect that music on the radio
and books that one just picks up will hold the answers.
It is the energy around us that helps to direct us.
It is through these subtle messages we can gain much
clarity. The Hermit is about trusting that inner guidance.
In a card
reading right side up, it represents the need to be
alone, to take time to recharge ones batteries and
to rid yourself of all the extra stimulus that keeps
you from being able to really understand or see what
is going on. It represents the need to cut oneself
off from the social limelight. There is no need to
be around others when you see this card; this card
represents one who needs time to be alone!
In reverse,
it can still indicate the need to be left alone, but
in this case it may be someone or a group of people
that need to be cut out of the clients life. Maybe
these people are saying something or bringing something
into a situation that the client needs to be wary
of or distance him or herself from. In some cases,
this can indicate being rebellious to what is being
said by others. In any case there is the cutting off
of others when this card is in reverse.
In
Meditation this card can bring you the understanding
and the clarity a person needs to achieve a sense
of internal peace, particularly when things get too
crazy and there is a need to rest and pull back from
the social grind, which sometimes doesn’t get
us anywhere. Meditating on the Hermit can help to
center us and remind us that the real truth lies within
each and everyone one of us; all we have to do is
listen.
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