| mit - Arcana VIIII | | | | Fortune arcana symbolizes our destiny. |
| The Hermit is the ninth Tarot card. | | | | Two figures are on the Wheel of Fortune: on the |
| This tarot card is represented by an old man wearing | | | | right is Hermanubis, good engineering and on the left |
| a cape and carrying a lantern, walking with a cane. | | | | is Typhon, the perversion symbol. |
| This old person seems to walk with caution. | | | | A Sphinx is sitting at the top of the wheel to |
| His clothing is quite particular: the inside of his cape is | | | | counterbalance good and evil. This character is also |
| richer than the outside; which means that the Hermit | | | | the symbol of our destiny. |
| gives more value to the inner wealth than to the | | | | The Wheel of Fortune represents the ups and |
| external wealth. | | | | downs of our life, good and evil, joys and sorrows. |
| The Hermit is not a negative tarot card, it is a | | | | Basic meaning: |
| symbol wisdom. | | | | In the right position this Tarot card represents |
| Basic meaning: | | | | success, good intuitions, money, victories. |
| In the right position, the Hermit symbolizes caution | | | | In the reversed position the tenth major arcana |
| and protection, but also reflection and misanthropy. | | | | represents failure, lost opportunities, instability, loss of |
| In the reversed position this tarot card represents | | | | money, blocked situations... |
| selfishness, greed, indolence, dishonest actions. | | | | Example: |
| Examples: | | | | Imagine that we pull five cards and place them side |
| During a consultation, the Hermit card may emerge in | | | | by side; the Wheel of Fortune is located to the right |
| a favorable position and inform our consultant about | | | | of the Death (placement to the left or right is |
| the importance of reflection, her questioning, it may | | | | important when reading the cards). |
| also mean that this person will take time to make her | | | | In this case, Death means the end of something, and |
| decision. | | | | has not to be taken in a negative way because the |
| When the Hermit comes in a negative position (on | | | | Wheel of Fortune on the right represents the |
| the left), it confirms the blocking of a situation, either | | | | positive elements. |
| by the consultant's inaction, either by the questioning | | | | Situation: our consultant needs to learn if she will be |
| of a person associated with our consultant. | | | | dismissed by her boss. |
| For instance, a woman who applied for a new job did | | | | Answer: This person has everything to gain from the |
| not receive a reply. If the Hermit card is positioned in | | | | situation because the Death means the end of her |
| a negative way, it means that the employer is a | | | | career in this company and the Wheel of Fortune |
| misogynist and that our consultant has no chance to | | | | means a new career, somewhere else and ten times |
| get the job. | | | | more interesting. |
| The Hermit also represents isolation, imprisonment, | | | | On the other hand, if we use the four cards play and |
| betrayal. | | | | if the Wheel of Fortune is in the negative position (on |
| Placed next to the Temperance this card symbolizes | | | | the right) it represents a blocked situation. |
| harmony. | | | | On the right side of the Ace Cup, the Wheel of |
| The Wheel Of Fortune - Arcana X | | | | Fortune means love at first sight. |
| This card is adorned with a wheel in motion; which | | | | On the right side of the Empress, it teaches us that |
| represents the changes of our life. The Wheel Of | | | | women will decide our destiny. |