Major Arcana · tarot

The Hermit

Step out of the noise. The answer is not in the crowd, and the light you have only shows the next step.

Virgo · KanyaUpright & reversedFree
IXThe Hermit. A grey-bearded man alone on a snowy peak holds up a lantern with a six-pointed star inside it, leaning on a long staff.The HermitVirgo · Kanya
NumberIX · 9
ElementEarth
SignVirgo · Kanya
What the card shows

A grey-bearded man alone on a snowy peak holds up a lantern with a six-pointed star inside it, leaning on a long staff.

Upright
withdrawalsearchone lamp

Step out of the noise. The answer is not in the crowd, and the light you have only shows the next step.

Reversed
isolationlostrefusing help

Alone too long, or hiding from the thing you asked about.

In love

Time apart, chosen or not. It is not the end of anything.

In work

Go quiet and do the work nobody sees. Ask the one person who knows.

Where this card comes from

The Golden Dawn gave every card a planet, a sign or an element, and the Rider–Waite–Smith deck was drawn to that system. That zodiac is tropical. This site’s astrology is sidereal, roughly 24° away, so The Hermit being Virgo describes the card and not your chart.

Draw this deck on your own question