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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== | |||
In the 1374 [[trionfi]] poem which inspired the creation of the tarot, Time was the name of one of the six original triumphs, which later became The Hermit in subsequent tarot decks. | |||
The painting of Time depicts a carriage carrying a [[seraphim]] angel who looks like a man with a long beard. He is carrying the same staff or crutch he is pictured with in early versions of the Tarot, such as Rosenwald Sheet. The carriage is pulled by three deer with varying stages of horn growth (depicting the passage of time). The audience surrounding the carriage is filled with old people. | |||
==Depiction== | ==Depiction== | ||
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. | [[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 [[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. | ||
==Other names== | ==Other names== | ||
The earliest decks called this card The Capuchin or Time and showed him carrying an hourglass rather than a lantern. | The earliest decks called this card The Capuchin or Time and showed him carrying an hourglass or a crutch rather than a lantern. | ||
In the [[Hieronymus Bosch Tarot]], this card is called "Illumination," and depicts a large lantern with many people struggling to get inside. | In the [[Hieronymus Bosch Tarot]], this card is called "Illumination," and depicts a large lantern with many people struggling to get inside. | ||