reflection, solitude, searching
The Hermit Tarot Card Meaning
What The Hermit means upright and reversed, with readings for love, money and career.
The picture and its symbols
The Hermit shows a hermit standing alone on a mountain peak with a single lantern. It is number 9 of the Major Arcana, the part of the Fool's journey about testing the inner self and learning balance. The hermit's lantern lights only the next step, not the whole path. Stop asking for the complete answer and look for the next step.
Upright meaning
reflection, solitude, searching. Take time alone to find the answer. Look quietly inward.
- Love
- For now the focus is on yourself rather than the relationship. Go slowly.
- Money
- Cut spending, study and wait for the right moment.
- Career
- A good time to deepen expertise. Research and solo work suit you.
- Yes or no
- Not yet
- Advice
- A Major Arcana card points to a larger current that effort alone does not control. Put your energy into aligning with it rather than resisting.
Reversed meaning
isolation, loneliness, avoidance. You have been alone too long and feel cut off, or you are avoiding self-reflection.
- Love
- You have closed your heart, which makes it hard for anyone to come near.
- Money
- Judging alone with information shut out means you will miss things.
- Career
- Avoiding collaboration costs you opportunities. Try asking for help.
- Yes or no
- No
- Advice
- A reversed Major Arcana card signals that you are pushing against a larger current. Before forcing things, ask what you need to let go of.
Timing
Because this is a Major Arcana card, do not hurry the timing: wait for things to ripen. Readers usually think in terms of a season.
The question this card asks
If you set aside everyone else's opinion, what do you want?
Draw the cards yourself
For entertainment and self-reflection only. Do not use a reading to make health, legal or financial decisions.