The Hermit

Major Arcana, 9 — from The 1909 London Deck.

Upright

solitude, reflection, looking inward

The answer comes from stepping back, not from asking more people. The Hermit carries his own small light and goes slowly, which is the only way to see anything on that path. Give this some quiet.

In a yes or no reading, The Hermit upright answers maybe — the situation has not settled.

Reversed

isolation, avoidance, refusing help

Withdrawing has stopped being useful and started being a hiding place. Or the opposite — you are surrounded by noise and have not had a moment to think. Reach out, or make the space.

In a yes or no reading, The Hermit reversed answers maybe — the situation has not settled.

What this card does in a reading here

A reading draws one card and answers the question you asked with it. The Hermit can come up either way up — reversals are on in this deck, because the 1909 original was drawn with them in mind — and the two readings above are the starting point, not the answer. The answer depends on what you asked.

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