The Hermit As Feelings
The Hermit as feelings reveals a complex emotional landscape. This person embodies The Sage, The Wise Elder, The Spiritual Guide, The Seeker energy in how they feel - wise and guiding in their emotional expression. The card's imagery mirrors their inner world: A solitary figure in a grey hooded robe stands atop a snowy mountain peak, holding a lantern that contains a glowing six-pointed star. In love, The Hermit suggests a period of solitude to understand your true needs and desires in relationships. This card often appears when you need to step back from dating or relationship drama to reconnect with yourself. For those in relationships, The Hermit may indicate that you or your partner needs space for personal growth and self-discovery. This isn't about rejection but about ensuring that you bring your authentic self to love rather than an unconscious projection. The Hermit can also represent finding love with someone who understands the value of solitude and inner work, or meeting someone through spiritual or contemplative practices.
What They're Feeling
When someone feels like The Hermit, their primary emotions are hope, inspiration, serenity. The lantern with six-pointed star in the card reflects feelings of inner wisdom illuminating the path forward. The hooded grey robe in the card reflects feelings of withdrawal from worldly concerns and material distractions. Beneath the surface, there may also be feelings of guidance, authority, mastery.
Hidden Emotions
Even when The Hermit appears upright, there may be hidden undercurrents of unhealthy isolation, avoiding inner work, stubbornness. These shadow emotions don't negate the primary feelings but add depth to understanding them.
How They Show These Feelings
As a earth card, The Hermit suggests this person expresses their feelings practically and steadily. They tend toward reliability, patience, consistency in emotional matters. Expect them to communicate through tangible actions, physical presence, and reliable support over time
What This Means for You
These feelings are genuine and present. In love, The Hermit suggests a period of solitude to understand your true needs and desires in relationships. This card often appears when you need to step back from dating or relationship drama to reconnect with yourself. Understanding their emotional language - shaped by earth energy - will help you connect more deeply.
The Hermit Reversed: As Feelings
When The Hermit reversed represents feelings, the emotions are present but struggling to surface or be expressed. In love, the reversed Hermit warns of unhealthy isolation from romantic connection or the inability to be authentic in relationships. You may be so focused on your own inner world that you're missing opportunities for genuine connection. This card can indicate loneliness, fear of intimacy, or using spiritual practices to avoid the vulnerability required for love. Conversely, it might represent being so needy for connection that you haven't done the inner work necessary to be a healthy partner. The reversed Hermit suggests finding balance between solitude and connection, inner work and relational engagement. The earth energy is turned inward, creating internal emotional processing rather than outward expression.
Blocked or Unexpressed Emotions
The Hermit reversed suggests feelings that are present but trapped. They may want to express hope, inspiration, serenity but feel unable to. This could stem from fear, past hurt, or uncertainty about the relationship.
What They Cannot Communicate
In love, the reversed Hermit warns of unhealthy isolation from romantic connection or the inability to be authentic in relationships. You may be so focused on your own inner world that you're missing opportunities for genuine connection.
Esoteric Correspondences
Understanding The Hermit's deeper symbolism enriches your as feelings interpretation.
Golden Dawn Title
L'Ermite
L'Eremita
Element
earth
Planet
Mercury
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Dates
August 23 - September 22
Hebrew Letter
י (Yod)
Hand, seed, divine spark
Tree of Life
Path 20
Chesed to Tiphareth (Mercy to Beauty)
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