The Hermit
interpretation
A quest for truth or for spiritual understanding. Concentrating on a clear purpose. Caution, careful examination. Self-privation for the sake of a meaningful cause. Loyalty to principles, strong faith.
message
look for the essence of things
if reversed
A closed and reclusive attitude. Isolation, loneliness. Fixed ideas. Excessive caution and suspicion, a critical approach looking for defects. Hidden and denied desires.
hermetic correspondences
qabalah: between Geburah and Chesed
hebrew letter: ט
meditation:
For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life
and those who find it are few.
(Matthew 7:14)