Tarot Card Meaning: The Hermit

The Hermit in a Tarot Card Reading

The Hermit is a wise person, holding the sacred light of awareness and knowledge. He is withdrawn from society and its ways to focus on his inner workings, and other secrets of life. He doesn’t take part in everyday matters, not interested in the news or gossip, he only cares about truth and seeking it.

When the hermit card comes up in a tarot reading, it is a sign that maybe it is time to take a step back from the routine. Embrace a period of self searching, that leads the focus inwards instead of outwards. The hermit card tells us to look within for answers, not to go searching outside. It reminds us to trust ourselves, our intuition, but to take full responsibility for finding it and attuning it to be a good tool of judgement.

When we see this card in a reading it may sometimes actually signal to us that we need to stop hiding, and go practice our inner truths in the daily matters of life. We should remember that we still live in a society, and even if we take a period of withdrawal, we are still not monks for life. This is an important lesson to remember when practicing any new skills. Sometimes, it is easy to keep good habits when you live in a monastery as everyone is practicing those good behaviors. But, many times the real challenge pops up when we have to return to the old environment that is very triggering to us, and we need to learn to be able to keep our good ways even when the stress is higher, and other people around us are not doing the things the way we think they should be.

The hermit is a bridge to self knowing. It takes us far from where we are, only to take us back there. Take a moment, or longer, and find the truth and answers inside. Hold that light. Align with it and embrace it as divine but as your own as well.

The Hermit is associated with the astrology sign of Virgo The Hermit is the Virgo tarot card - click here to read more about the astrology association to tarot.