9 – The Hermit

Card Number: 9

Card Name: The Hermit

Core Attributes

• ✨Astrological Correspondence:✨♍ Virgo
• ✨Element:✨🌍 Earth
• ✨Direction:✨🧭 North
• ✨Numerology:✨9️⃣ 9
• ✨Archetype:✨🎭The Sage, The Seeker, The Wise Elder
• ✨Energy:✨⚡Introspection, wisdom, solitude, guidance, inner reflection, spiritual enlightenment, patience
• ✨Keywords:✨🗝
  • Upright Keywords for The Hermit:
  • Introspection
  • Solitude
  • Guidance
  • Wisdom
  • Inner reflection
  • Spiritual growth
  • Prudence
  • Meditation
  • Patience
  • Enlightenment
  • Search for truth
  • Seeking answers
  • Self-awareness
  • Reversed Keywords for The Hermit:
  • Isolation
  • Loneliness
  • Withdrawal
  • Avoidance
  • Stubbornness
  • Refusal to seek guidance
  • Misguided introspection
  • Repression of inner wisdom
  • Feeling lost
  • Over-cautiousness
  • Inability to reflect
  • Excessive solitude
• ✨Basic Meaning:✨📖 In the upright position, The Hermit symbolizes introspection, wisdom, and the pursuit of inner truth. It represents a period of reflection, solitude, and thoughtful guidance, often indicating the need to seek answers within oneself. In the reversed position, The Hermit can suggest isolation, loneliness, or avoidance of self-examination, possibly leading to confusion or missed insights. It may indicate the need to reconnect with inner guidance or to cautiously seek support from trusted sources while navigating a personal journey.

Symbols & Associations

• ✨Gemstones:✨💎 Peridot, Bloodstone, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Clear Quartz, Moonstone
• ✨Herbs:✨🌿 Snowdrop, Narcissus, Licorice, Sage, Rosemary, Lavender, Thyme
• ✨Runes:✨ᚠ Isa
• ✨Tree:✨🌳 Alder, Aspen, Willow, Yew
• ✨Chakras:✨🌀 Third Eye Chakra, Crown Chakra

Cultural and Mythological Links

• ✨Deities:✨👑 Odin, Isis, Hestia, Persephone, Hades, Hekate, Cerridwen, Brigid, The Muses, Saraswati, Hermes, Ogma, Athena
• ✨Sabbats:✨🎃Samhain
• ✨Archangels:✨👼 Raphael, Raziel, Jophiel
• ✨Native American Totem Animals:✨🦉Firefly, Owl, Tortoise, Fox, Hermit Crab
• ✨I-Ching:✨📜 43 Guai Determination
• ✨Tree of Life:✨🌲 Chesed ↔ Tiphareth

Additional Details

✨Timing (When it should come about):✨⏳ August 23 – September 22

✨Season:✨🍂Autumn

✨Month:✨📅September

✨Day of the Week:✨🗓 Wednesday

✨Time of the Day:✨🌞Late night / Midnight

✨Yes/No Answer:✨✅❌ Maybe

✨Count:✨#️⃣ 12

✨Color:✨🎨 Black, Gray, Silver, White

✨Aura:✨🌈Silver, Violet, White

✨Moon Phase:✨🌙Waning Gibbous

✨Weather:✨⛅Misty, calm, overcast

✨Metal:✨⚙️Lead, Mercury

 ✨Scents: ✨🌸Frankincense, Myrrh, Sandalwood

✨Chocolate:✨🍫Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt

✨Candle Types: ✨🕯️Container Candle

✨Common Associations:✨🔗Solitude, inner reflection, spiritual guidance, seeking truth, wisdom through introspection, patience, mentorship, quiet discernment, detachment from distractions, meditation, retreat for clarity, understanding life through observation rather than action

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