Musickal Meditations - Channeling The Hermit

Our 9th musickal meditation is complete, just in time to close out the year. Our goal was to have the first 9 done by December so that we could pair them with our personal year information pages. While the meditations have been designed to get one in touch with each tarot archetype, they would also be an excellent complement for connecting with the energy of numbers. In the new year we’ll be back with The Wheel of Fortune, which seems apt given the cyclical nature of the 12 month calendar year.

As with all meditations, you may opt to simply enjoy the music on its own, or work with some of the suggestions provided to perform a fuller ritual. We do hope you enjoy the sounds! We will be updating the YouTube page regularly as we add more tracks as well as storing all links on a separate page of this site, so they are easy to find! Keep reading to learn more about connecting with The Hermit.

Meditation Package - The Hermit in F Natural

Background: The purpose of these meditations is to allow you space to connect with the 22 Major Arcana, which are, in many ways, separated aspects of ourselves. Each element of this project has been carefully considered, from the note selection to the length of the track to the written piece which accompanies it. The intention is to supply the user of the track with the musical essence of the Major Arcana in question to help them get in touch with their own inner archetype of that nature. We envision that one may use this as part of a regular meditative practice, to open up a card reading session, before or during ritual, or as a way to simply connect more with their deck.

Description for The Hermit: The Hermit stands alone on a mountain top, holding a lantern containing a single star in a gesture of illumination to others of the path. The Hermit is also a reminder that while we have company on our travels through life, ultimately this journey is a solitary one. As such, it is important to cultivate both trust and faith; trust that you know how to guide yourself and faith that the divine will work in concert with your efforts. Connecting with the Hermit is an opportunity to allow for silence and space; a perfect archetype for meditation, reflection and inner peace. Of course, embracing The Hermit ensures that we have access to the safety of this divinely lit place, whether actively meditating or just moving about the day. Cultivating this energy will allow one to witness their inner Hermit at all times and see the hill they stand upon in every place. All is sacred and each moment can be an opportunity to touch, and be touched by, the divine.

Before listening to the meditation music, you may opt to create a ritual-like space using some of the suggestions below. Of course, these are just ideas - feel free to adapt to your liking!

Day of The Week: Wednesday
Candle: Yellow, Orange or Grey
Incense: Benzoin, White Sandalwood
Oil: Peppermint, Lavender, Eucalyptus
Plants: Marjoram, Fennel, Mandrake, Caraway, Dill
Crystals: Fire Opal, Agate, Opal, Shaman Dream Quartz, Shiva Lingam, Serpentine
Archangel: Hamaliel

The following correspondences are of a Kabbalistic nature. We have included them as a way for the practitioner to connect with the card in different ways. You can read more about this form of exploration via our blog post: Musick, Tarot & The Tree of Life.

Path: 20th
Yetziratic Title: The Intelligence of Will
Connecting Sephiroth: Chesed to Tiphareth
Action: Jupiter acting on the Sun through Virgo
Colour (Queen Scale): Indigo
Hebrew Letter: י, Yod, Y/J (yode)
Letter Name: Hand
Letter Value: 10

Reflect on the following passage below, designed to further set the stage before you begin.

From the Peak
Of Attainment,
I sayeth unto thee,

Many are the paths
That one may choose,
But all will eventually
Lead unto me —

The Ancient of Days...
The Third Magi of the Tarot...
The Self beyond the not-self...

Born of the Virgin,
& exalted above men,

All action arises from my Hand —
That of thee... that of I...
& that of all creatures born,
As the unseen & the unknown
Crystallize into the world of Form;

w/ the Lantern of the Mysteries,
Kindled by the Flame within,
& the Serpent Staff of Aaron
Do I guide thee, weary Seeker,

But remember thus,

That though I may light the way,
'Tis in your SELF you ultimately trust.