Hermit A Poem (Guide To Your Inner Light)

A poem inspired by the tarot card, 9 The Hermit, The contemplation of the card allowed me to poetically honour deep solace; I present to you my version of what I feel when I see the hermit card show up. Not only does the hermit guide us into a “hermitting” phase in our lives, but it also mentors us to walk the path of our soul, a deep resonance in which time alone could truly illuminate something within.

May the hermit bring validation and us closer to who we are.

Transcript

I am here,

Near the mountaintop.

Across the horizon I see the city and the surrounding countryside.

The trees no longer block the lights.

Night crawlers noise,

But no howling.

Trees rustle,

But slowly fading.

I move my way up higher where finally I feel I can stretch out my hands to grasp the stars.

It is dark.

No moon today.

I am alone.

The only light I have I look down at.

My lantern that I have been carrying with me up the mountaintop.

Ah,

I breathe out a sigh.

I did it.

Once again to a peaceful area where no one goes.

I am all alone it seems.

As I gaze over my eyes go out of focus.

Into a daydream.

Drink the elixir of life.

I walk my way backwards.

Miles and miles far far away.

I can't see.

I remember.

The lantern of light I carry set to be the only guiding light in the darkness for me.

Giving myself solitude.

Returning home to my spirit with a dopamine detox.

High levels of peacefulness course through my sense of being.

I contemplate life.

In this state of mind there is self-awareness,

Self-compassion and self-acceptance.

Aha moments of realizations,

Epiphanies connecting the dots and patterns of messages and answering questions I have asked.

Allowing to be in my own liveliness I discover who I am and one with myself.

Shadow and light.

A unity.

A spirit not entangled with anyone else.

Harmony and non-interference in the state of self.

Forget about clearing thoughts and trust to enter in the state of mind.

To sit with everything.

To see and observe for face value.

All is needed.

All is valuable.

All is acknowledged.

Is this all there is?

Honor this time.

A keenness to observe the interconnectedness inside my soul.

Intelligently pondering how much I have overcome obstacles and challenges in this lifetime.

And now have the capacity for deeper understanding of myself and others.

To drink the elixir of life.

A sober grounded feeling in the reality of the mundane into the spiritual nature which interwoven codes all around.

I discover.

Dissolving all boundaries nevertheless creating a sovereignty within.

Stable and strong.

Feelings of emotional intelligence and integration fuses all aspects of who I am.

Without distractions and twisted lies that warp memories lost in translation.

Drink the elixir of life.

The lantern of light I carry.

Set to be the only guiding light in the darkness for me.

A unity of the shadow and the light.

A completion of who I am.

Reviews

That was amazing 👏 , that was a very vivid narrative , I was able to learn multiple things on multiple levels , I don't think I've ever experienced this approach for learning , I found this very interesting and very useful while at the same time I felt naturally more comfortable from the beginning and it allowed for better absorbtion of learning , thank you very much , I hope to have more experiences like this.

This was fantastic. Beautifully written and read. Very nice. 😊
I have only recently been guided to the Hermit archetype and began studying it. I could envision what you described. Well done. 🙏