Major Arcana
The Hermit
The lamp
Upright meaning
Time to withdraw and reflect. The answer needs quiet, not more opinions from other people.
Reversed meaning
Isolation taken too far, or refusing advice at the moment you genuinely need it.
What is in the picture
An old man in a grey cloak stands on a snowy peak. In his raised hand is a lantern, and inside the lantern is not a candle but a six-pointed star. A staff steadies him on the rock. He holds the lamp out in front of him — not to see his own path, but so that someone below can see it. The light he has cost him the climb.
Love
A pause is needed. Possibly a stretch alone to work out what you want.
Career
Study further, or work independently for a while.
One thing you can do
Block out one evening this week with no plans and no company. Not to rest — to hear what you still think when the noise stops.
Is The Hermit a yes or a no?
Do not answer this yet. The card says a piece of information is still missing, and only stillness produces it.
Beside another card
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