Tarot Doesn't Give You Answers. It Helps You Find Them.

We often come to the tarot when we’re seeking answers. We’re lacking clarity, certainty or direction. We don’t know what to do or which way to go. We don’t know if the path we’re on is right for us. And so we consult the cards.

As you can see, there’s a sense of discomfort behind these intentions. A sense that, even if we don’t know where we’re going, we can’t stay here.

And that, my friends, is Hermit energy. The wise old man on his slow journey through the dark, with nothing but the glow of his lantern to guide his way. His movement is inspired by a deep-seated discomfort, even if he hasn’t pinpointed exactly why yet.

This isn’t the same sort of movement as that of The Chariot or the Knights - quick, intense and/or intentional movement, where we’re either bouncing off the walls or nothing can stop us. Rather, instead, this is a slow, deliberate, sometimes melancholy, exploration and excavation of the self, often resulting in outward changes.

This, in my opinion, is much closer to what a tarot reading actually is, than what most people believe it to be.