The Hermit

“Shelter in place.”

Not sure, how this shows up. Locally, everything is closed, and it looked like there was 30-day mandatory order, closing all “non-essential” businesses.

The Hermit card, and in this case, I think I prefer the more common image from the Rider-Waite deck, which might be public domain, but even in isolation? I am unwilling to and look.

Streamlining it, over the years, I devolved and defaulted to just one type of tarot deck, and that’s obviously the source of the images.

In the more common imagery, the hermit carries the lantern in front of him, lighting the way, some would say, it burns with the light of the lord, but this imagery is a little different.

That’s Virgo (symbol), and Cerberus, the hound of hell, guarding to make sure the dead don’t leave hell. However, in another iteration, it’s that light of the lord, in the form of the lantern, keeping that dog at bay.

Either way, it does feel like solitary figure with the yapping jaws of the hounds of hell, nipping at the heels.

I keep looking for clues, but I can’t locate one, as to the astrological cause and solution to the current panic. Panic that isn’t all without foundation, no, that’s not it, but is the reaction as dramatic as need be?

Inquiring minds want to know.