Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top You've loaded an old revision of the document! If you save it, you will create a new version with this data. Media Files==== 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(passing of time/chronos/Χρόνος) * sign of capricorn ( ♑ ), ruled by saturn/chronos * progess made on his own, withdrawn from society, recluse * extensive experience of life (laterns) * modern intepretation could be as a reclusive scientist === plant connections === * wormwood. mixed with ink so mice wouldn't eat letters/books, flea repellent, in Absinthe, reducing melancholy and "black bile" * Agnus Castus, monk's pepper. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnus_Castus historically used to reduce sexual drive, reduce excitement, anaphrodisiac. * encian/gentiana -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiana * thisle -> hermits in the desert (?) * Tanacetum. === other === note: work in progress for PARN. not general reference [[major arcana]]Please fill all the letters into the box to prove you're human. Please keep this field empty: SavePreviewCancel Edit summary Note: By editing this page you agree to license your content under the following license: CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International tarot/9.1330424987.txt.gz Last modified: 2012-02-28 10:29by nik