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[[File:09 The Hermit.png|500px|thumb|Depictions of The Hermit from various Tarot decks]] | [[File:09 The Hermit.png|500px|thumb|Depictions of The Hermit from various Tarot decks]] | ||
'''The Hermit''' is the ninth card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. | '''The Hermit''' is the ninth card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. | ||
It is associated with the [[sefirot|sefira]] of [[Yesod]] ("Foundation") on the [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] [[Tree of Life]]. | |||
In [[astrology]], the Hermit corresponds to the [[Zodiac]] sign of [[Virgo]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Depiction== | ==Depiction== | ||
[[File:Time Triumph.jpg|300px|thumb|The original triumph of Time from ''[[trionfi|I Trionfi]]'']] | [[File:Time Triumph.jpg|300px|thumb|The original triumph of Time from ''[[trionfi|I Trionfi]]'']] | ||
In the [[Rider-Waite Tarot]], artist [[Pamela Colman Smith]] depicted The Hermit as an old man, standing on a mountain peak, carrying a staff in one hand and a lit lantern containing a six-pointed star in the other. In the background is a mountain range. According to some interpretations, his lantern is the Lamp of Truth, used to guide the unknowing, his patriarch's staff helps him navigate narrow paths as he seeks enlightenment and his cloak is a form of discretion. | In the [[Rider-Waite Tarot]], artist [[Pamela Colman Smith]] depicted The Hermit as an old man, standing on a mountain peak, carrying a staff in one hand and a lit lantern containing a six-pointed star in the other. In the background is a mountain range. According to some interpretations, his lantern is the Lamp of Truth, used to guide the unknowing, his patriarch's staff helps him navigate narrow paths as he seeks [[enlightenment]] and his cloak is a form of discretion. | ||
In the [[Tarot of Marseilles]], the hermit's lantern is partially concealed by his cloak, suggesting the hidden mysteries of the Tarot that are only open to initiates. | In the [[Tarot of Marseilles]], the hermit's lantern is partially concealed by his cloak, suggesting the hidden mysteries of the Tarot that are only open to initiates. | ||