Major Arcanum The Hermit in Love
The Hermit is a major arcanum and also the ninth card of the Tarot of Marseille. It can have several meanings depending on whether it is drawn upright (positive) or reversed (negative).
Tarot Ana goes further into the meaning of the love tarot cards by providing a detailed description of the card depending on whether you are single, in a relationship or in a love triangle.
You are Single: Meaning of The Hermit in Love
Single, you draw The Hermit card in Love upright (positive meaning)
Major facts of the upright reading of The Hermit in Love for Single people:
- Taking time for yourself
- A period of solitude
- Healing the wounds of the past
Meaning of the upright reading of The Hermit in Love for Single people:
An old love story is in the process of healing. For you, being single is a privilege that allows you to analyse and understand why your past relationships did not work out. You welcome this period of solitude with pleasure because it is a need you feel within yourself.
You wish to shed light on your anxieties and your desires. Day after day, you feel better and better. You devote yourself to personal development, do yoga, read books on spirituality. Everything is good to help you reach a better understanding of your being and of the things that surround you.
Keep up this momentum; this introspection is good for you, it will allow you to know what you want and who you want to attract to yourself. You need to take some distance from others, to find yourself again in your little cocoon.
As a single person, if you draw The Hermit card upright, it means that you are in a period of introspection.
Single, you draw The Hermit card in Love reversed (negative meaning)
Major facts of the reversed reading of The Hermit in Love for Single people:
- Taking time for yourself
- Healing the wounds of the past
- A period of solitude
Meaning of the reversed reading of The Hermit in Love for Single people:
Single, you are more and more fed up with being alone. You find time dragging on… very long… This moment of introspection that you are enduring stresses you.
During this period, you have had time to reflect on yourself, on your past, on your mistakes, on what you want, on what you no longer want…
However, you still do not see the light at the end of the tunnel. Solitude weighs on you enormously… The beautiful and great love encounter that you are waiting for is slow to arrive. Frustration overwhelms you, gradually giving way to depression.
You need love, contact, to meet a person who comes to fill this solitude that weighs on you day after day. It is only a matter of time before you can reach your goal.
A little more patience; you certainly still have a few small points to work on before finding love… This pause brings you the wisdom and the understanding to move forward alone, with the aim of living in a fulfilled relationship that is not tainted by your old wounds.
As a single person, if you draw The Hermit card reversed, it means that you accept what is happening to you.
You are in a relationship: Meaning of The Hermit in Love
In a relationship, you draw The Hermit card in Love upright (positive meaning)
Major facts of the upright reading of The Hermit in Love for Couples:
- Taking time for yourself
- A period of solitude
- Life plans for two on stand-by
Meaning of the upright reading of The Hermit in Love for Single people:
It seems that you need to take a step back from your relationship. You are asking yourself many questions about your future. Is this the right person? A time of withdrawal is necessary to bring you the answers to the questions you are asking yourself.
It is possible that wounds of the past are not yet healed and prevent you from moving forward with your current partner. You need to be alone and your partner senses that you are drifting away.
You make fewer and fewer plans and activities as a couple. Explain to him that it is a period necessary for your well-being and for that of your relationship. You need to take the time to do some introspective work.
In a relationship, if you draw The Hermit card reversed, it means that you are not sure of your feelings.
In a relationship, you draw The Hermit card in Love reversed (negative meaning)
Major facts of the reversed reading of The Hermit in Love for Couples:
- Life plans for two on stand-by
- Jealousy
- Routine
Meaning of the reversed reading of The Hermit in Love for Single people:
Your relationship is currently in a certain routine that worries you. Solitude is very heavy, activities as a couple are rare, the plans in common have been put on stand-by while the dialogue with your partner is at a standstill.
You endure this isolation to the point of becoming suspicious and jealous of a possible infidelity on your partner’s part. Your days are long, you feel discouraged and sad, remaining in the expectation of a gesture from your partner.
Communication in your relationship has been broken, you ask yourself many questions and have many doubts. You need to understand what is happening in order to move forward but you cannot find the solution to your problem.
Even if there are uncertainties about your relationship, you do not wish to separate from your partner. You are not ready to live a single life.
In a relationship, if you draw The Hermit card reversed, it means that you are in forced isolation.
You are in a love triangle: Meaning of The Hermit in Love
In a love triangle, you draw The Hermit card in Love upright (positive meaning)
Major facts of the upright reading of The Hermit in Love for the love triangle:
- Taking time for yourself
- A period of solitude
- Life plans for two on stand-by
Meaning of the upright reading of The Hermit in Love for the love triangle:
You feel the need to move away from your partner. Life plans for two are becoming rarer, but for you it is about finding yourself alone again to reach a wisdom and a better understanding of the situation.
The triangular situation in which you find yourself deserves some clarification. To find the answers to the questions you are asking yourself, you enter your cave and leave room for silence. Remember nonetheless to warn your partner of this need for solitude.
When this period of solitude has passed, you will be able to come back to your partner and make the necessary choice regarding your relationship because you will then have an enlightened vision of your mutual blockages.
In a love triangle, if you draw The Hermit card upright, it means that you are entering your cave.
In a love triangle, you draw The Hermit card in Love reversed (negative meaning)
Major facts of the reversed reading of The Hermit in Love for the love triangle:
- Taking time for yourself
- A period of solitude
- Jealousy
Meaning of the reversed reading of The Hermit in Love for the love triangle:
A distancing between your partner and you is being felt; it is difficult to talk and exchange at the moment. You ask yourself questions about the viability of your relationship: Is this the right person? Are we going to be officially together? Is this a sufficient relationship?
This distancing hardly pleases you; on the contrary, it tends to make you anxious because you do not know where to go. You feel a strong frustration and a jealousy towards the third person who is “stealing” your time with your companion.
You would like your partner to come closer to you and devote more moments to you. The pause you are currently living is an alert that allows you to refocus on yourself and to reflect on what you really want in your love life.
In a love triangle, if you draw The Hermit card reversed, it means that there is frustration and jealousy.
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