The Hermit Virgo

Hermit

ON THE TOP of a mountain somewhere beyond the vision of man, a lone hermit stands. Amidst the stones and wind-blown crags, where the trees have no bark or leaves, and stand twisted by the harsh wind that keep the place in a state of permanent winter, this Hermit shines her lantern over the expanse of land below. There is no sound but the sigh of the wind, and no company but her own thoughts. There in the boreal aerie, she contemplates life, and distills her experiences into the elixir of wisdom that she can share with others when the time comes to leave this place, and travel back to the town.

This is the scene depicted in the Major Arcana card the Hermit. It touches upon the energies of discernment, solitude and service, which brings it within the realm of the zodiac sign Virgo.

First off, the energy of Virgo is a complex one and, like all of the signs, the possibilities for applying this energy are endless. Discernment can mean anything from compassion to criticism. However, the thing that both of these activities have in common is their emphasis on the differences between things.

Virgo energy is very much involved with the process of individuation. Virgo can handle many steps in a long list of instructions without getting bored. It knows the importance of every ingredient and measurement, because it has the capacity to understand why things go together like they do. In the body, Virgo is symbolized by the digestive system, which is the part of the body responsible for the breaking down and assimilation of food into usuable chemicals for the body’s survival.В 

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