Tarot Card for 2025: Find Out About The Hermit and How It Will Guide Our New Year
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In this installment of Practical Magic, Lisa Stardust gives us the best tarot card for 2025. Always remember that magic is for believers, but this column can also simply serve as a guide to getting in touch with yourself — magically or not.
The coming year is going to be full of enlightenment and change. Through personal transformations, we will make changes that elevate us to where we wish to be. According to tarot, astrology, and numerology, all of these changes are possible as long as we connect to our inner Hermit. Not sure what I mean? The answer is in the cards.
The Hermit is the tarot card for 2025 that best guides us through the year ahead. In most tarot decks, The Hermit is a cloaked figure wandering alone and carrying a lit lantern. There is a visible star near the flame that promises hope and attainment. The Hermit walks alone to bring clarity and resolve to us through personal analysis.
Read below to see how The Hermit can help you achieve greatness, and why it's the best tarot card for 2025.
How Do We Calculate The Universal Tarot Card For 2025:
Numerology helps us find the collective and universal tarot card of the year. We simply add up the digits of the year and the result is the number that we use. Then, we see what Major Arcana or Triumph Card aligns with the numerology of the year. The incoming year is 2025. So, we calculate the following: 2 + 0 + 2 + 5. The answer is 9, making it align with The Hermit. Therefore, 2025’s tarot card is The Hermit.
What Does The Hermit Tarot Card Represent?
According to Rana Tahir’s words from the Choose Your Own Adventure Tarot Deck guide book, “The Hermit invites you to have your own journey of self-discovery removed from the material world. It is time for deep introspection; tap into your higher ideals.” I couldn't agree more. The Hermit pushes us to dive inward by shedding light on the darkest and deepest parts of ourselves. Through acts of self-care like meditation, we can understand our motives, desires, and actions. The archetype of The Hermit allows us to reflect upon the cycles and patterns we contribute to and helps us weave our way out of them. Tahir adds, “Solitude and quiet are valuable” on the path we “must walk alone for the time being.” In order to heal and transcend, we should focus on ourselves and not give our energy to others.
What Is The Numerological Connection?
The number 9 signifies endings, since the numerological value of 10 is 1 (1 + 0 = 1) and it is the last single digit number. Also, the gestation period for humans is typically 9 months — alluding to the end of being protected in the womb. This means that 2025 is a significant year that urges us to embrace spirituality. We might choose to dissolve superficial relationships, aiming to create significant and reciprocal bonds that can stand the test of time. Questioning authority, government, and the path we’re on will be matters we don’t take lightly. Alone time will be a vital form of self-nourishment. The shift in consciousness serves as a moment to release the old and make room for the new. This is our awakening, and The Hermit is leading the way forward.
What Is The Astrological Connection?
Virgo is associated with The Hermit because, like the tarot card, the earth sign holds infinite wisdom. Their Mercurial minds make them ruminate and think about matters thoroughly before taking a stance to assure they’re doing right.
Here’s why The Hermit is particularly juicy for 2025: Every 1.5 years, the Nodes of Destiny change signs. On January 11, 2025, the South Node of Destiny moves into Virgo, the same time the North Node of Destiny swims into Pisces. The South Node represents our past and comforts. Being that it’s in Virgo, we’re all being called upon by the universe to be mindful and demure — but to take risks and to lean into our intuition. Listen to what your heart and mind want.
How To Embrace The Energy:
Journal your sentiments, seek advice from those you trust, listen to the voice within, don’t burn the candle at both ends, and PROTECT YOUR ENERGY!
What Other Tarot Cards Apply for 2025?
Since it is a 9 numerological year, pay attention to the suites (wands, pentacles, swords, and cups) of the Minor Arcana cards with the same number.
9 of Wands (the fire element): Stop fighting the same fight, focus on something new.
9 of Pentacles (the earth element): Indulge in the abundance and wealth you've worked hard for.
9 of Swords (the air element): Release fears and anxieties standing in your way.
9 of Cups (the water element): Be cautious about the energy you wish to bring in.
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