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              else might suit our fancy on one card of the Tarot!
                       
          Keywords for The Hermit

               Instinct: Retreat from life, flight from the masses,
                          withdrawing into oneself, introversion

Goal: Truth, knowledge, finding oneself
                          (Disillusionment and self-discipline lead to
                                          clear discernment)

                            Guiding principle: The lantern as a guide; the inner light

                  Light: Wisdom, enlightenment, emotional maturity
                 Shadow: Narcissism, rigidity, hardness, alienation
               bitterness, hostility towards life

       Quality: Inner depth and taking life seriously

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                    The Hermit
                A Spread for Looking Within

#1 Lantern - GUIDANCE
                              What can prompt me to discover my INNER TEACHER?

                  #2 Staff - SPIRITUAL DESTINATION
Where is my JOURNEY taking me?

    #3 Cloak -DISCRIMINATION
                                 What needs EXAMINATION and ANALYSIS at this time?

     #4 Night - CONTEMPLATION
                                 How and where can I discover SOLITUDE and SILENCE

       #5 Snowy Peaks - PURIFICATION
How can I PURGE and DISSOLVE obstacles that prevent me from my HARVEST?

            #6 White Beard - MATURE WISDOM
How can I gain greater SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE?

KEYWORDS: guidance, inner teacher, spiritual destination, journey, discrimination
examination, analysis, time, contemplation, solitude, silence, purification, purge,
dissolve, harvest, mature wisdom, spiritual knowledge

This spread was created by Igraine for
Tarot Portals








             

                
Card of the Full
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            The Hermit
















          Medieval Enchantment - Nigel Jackson

               Correspondences

    Astrological: Virgo

    Hebrew Letter: Yod meaning Hand

    Essential oils: Sage, Wintergreen, Caraway

    Gemstones: Peridot and Bloodstone

    Affirmation:
    "I patiently follow the guidance of my
      higher self on the path to enlightenment."

   *Mary K. Greer
    Tarot for Your Self
    The Essence of Magic