IX THE HERMIT
One of the oldest forms of hermit is the hag. The wise and wily woman living in the far-off place.

IX | THE HERMIT
Sometimes things are just too charming. Too much. So much that it feels like not enough.

IX | THE HERMIT
The process of becoming bears fruitful rewards. Rewards that require effort. When we think about effort we often anticipate arduous action. Lugging a suitcase up the subway stairs. Scrubbing elbow grease into an unruly pan. Heavy concentration on an essay, a set of data, or a conversation that hasn’t even happened...

IX | THE HERMIT
Six months ago, on the week of the full moon in Pisces, I pulled The Hermit for the first ever Selfish Tarotscope. As we approach the full moon in Virgo this Sunday, 178° from that first Tarotscope, she reappears, wraps up a story, asks us to gather strength to sit with her. The Hermit. Witch. Hag. Seer. Crone. The Wild Woman. The Wise Woman...

IX | THE HERMIT
The hermit gets a bad wrap - painted as the frail old man who runs away from the big scary and hides out till it’s all over. Let’s shift the perspective. For hundreds of years, women were the hermits - witches (root: wit)...