IX
HERMIT
隐士
Card IX of the Major Arcana
The Hermit
隐士
“Alone is not lonely. Tonight, the lantern is enough.”
Upright
Alone is not lonely. Tonight, the lantern is enough.
The Shadow
Withdrawing when connection is the medicine.
East × West
Through the eyes of the zodiac
How The Hermit reads differently for each animal sign.
Rat
For one whose your quick mind is faster than your circumstances, the card asks for solitude.
Ox
For one whose your steady hands move mountains, slowly, the card asks for solitude.
Tiger
For one whose your fire is the kind people warm themselves by, the card asks for solitude.
Rabbit
For one whose your softness is a strategy, not a weakness, the card asks for solitude.
Dragon
For one whose your wingspan is wider than the room you're in, the card asks for solitude.
Snake
For one whose you see what others only sense, the card asks for solitude.
Horse
For one whose you run toward the horizon, not away from anything, the card asks for solitude.
Goat
For one whose your gentleness reshapes the rough edges of others, the card asks for solitude.
Monkey
For one whose you find the door everyone else missed, the card asks for solitude.
Rooster
For one whose your honesty arrives before the sun does, the card asks for solitude.
Dog
For one whose your loyalty is the kind that builds nations, quietly, the card asks for solitude.
Pig
For one whose your generosity returns to you in shapes you didn't expect, the card asks for solitude.