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The Hermit tarot

A traditional upright and reversed meaning for The Hermit, from the 22-card Major Arcana used in Mystica's Tarot picker.

Traditional tarot reference 4 min read
Major Arcana · card IX

The Hermit

Step away long enough to hear the real question.

Upright

Solitude, wisdom, reflection, and the lantern of a question carried inward.

Reversed

Isolation, avoidance, loneliness, or a search that has become disconnected from life.

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The upright thread

What this card opens

Solitude, wisdom, reflection, and the lantern of a question carried inward.

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The shadow thread

What the reversal complicates

Isolation, avoidance, loneliness, or a search that has become disconnected from life.

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