Tarot · major arcana
The Hermit
Turn inwards. Your own light shows the way.
ReflectionSolitudeInner light
Meaning
The Hermit is number IX of the major arcana. The card is about reflection, solitude and inner light.
A question to take with you
What do you need to be alone with for a while?
A mirror, not a prophecy
The card says nothing about the future, but the image can give you a new question to think about. Tarot began as a card game in 15th-century Italy, and was only linked to mysticism in the 1700s. Read the whole story on the tarot page.
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