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Major Arcana - IX
The Hermit
symbolism
- VS → old, white bearded man with large hat and walking stick, carrying an hourglass (passing of time/chronos/Χρόνος)
- sign of capricorn ( ♑ ), ruled by saturn/chronos
- progess made on his own, withdrawn from society, recluse
- extensive experience of life (laterns)
plant connections
- wormwood
- Agnus Castus, monk's pepper. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnus_Castus
- encian/gentiana → http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiana
- thisle → hermits in the desert (?)
- Tanacetum.
other
note: work in progress for PARN. not general reference