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       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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       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