Guest author and tarot reader Brie James shares the main tarot card for 2025, plus how we can work with these energies to transform our lives in the coming year ahead.
2025: The Year of the Hermit
As we approach 2025, the Tarot year of The Hermit, we are invited to embrace a period of introspection, self-discovery, and inner wisdom. The Hermit, closely associated with Virgo, encourages us to pause, reflect, and connect deeply with our inner selves. This alignment offers a unique opportunity to integrate Virgo's energy of purification and healing into our self-care rituals for the year ahead.
The Hermit and Virgo: A Sacred Pause
The Hermit symbolizes a moment of pause and reflection, urging us to pay attention to the inner light that guides our path. Similarly, Virgo's energy focuses on purification, cleansing, and self-care, ruling over our sympathetic nervous system, digestive system, and liver. This synergy between The Hermit and Virgo highlights the importance of taking a sacred pause to let go, release, and heal.
When exploring the Tarot year of The Hermit for 2025, it’s essential to consider the cards that resonate with and complement The Hermit's energy. These cards provide a fuller picture of the themes and lessons that can shape our year and personal rituals.
The Hermit: The Guide and Seeker
The Hermit stands at the center of this year, symbolizing:
- Introspection: Encouraging us to seek answers within and trust our inner guidance.
- Solitude: Highlighting the need for sacred alone time to hear our inner voice.
- Wisdom: Representing the process of gaining clarity and illuminating paths for others.
This card is closely tied to the energy of Virgo, emphasizing discernment, purification, and self-care.
Supporting Tarot Cards
Several Tarot cards deepen and balance the energy of The Hermit, offering insight into how this year's themes manifest in different aspects of life:
1. The Star (Hope and Rejuvenation)
Connection: Following The Tower (a card of upheaval and change), The Star offers renewal and inspiration. It encourages us to reconnect with hope and trust the process of healing.
Lesson for 2025: In moments of introspection, allow yourself to dream and set intentions for the future. Pair The Hermit’s search for inner truth with The Star’s faith in divine timing.
2. The Magician (Manifestation and Resourcefulness)
Connection: Ruled by Mercury, Virgo’s planetary ruler, The Magician represents the power of focused intention and the tools at your disposal.
Lesson for 2025: Once clarity is gained through The Hermit’s guidance, channel that knowledge into purposeful action. Use your skills and resources to manifest your inner vision into the external world.
3. The High Priestess (Intuition and Mystery)
Connection: The High Priestess complements The Hermit by representing intuitive wisdom and the hidden depths of the subconscious.
Lesson for 2025: Tap into the mysteries of your inner world. Meditate, journal, or work with your dreams to uncover insights that logic alone cannot provide.
4. The Hanged Man (Pause and Perspective)
Connection: Like The Hermit, The Hanged Man invites stillness, but with an added focus on surrender and seeing things from a new perspective.
Lesson for 2025: Accept times of limbo or waiting as opportunities for growth. Use these moments to gain new insights that can only be accessed through patience and release.
5. Nine of Pentacles (Self-Sufficiency and Gratitude)
Connection: This Minor Arcana card, tied to Virgo, celebrates independence, abundance, and enjoying the results of hard work.
Lesson for 2025: Integrate The Hermit’s wisdom by cultivating gratitude for what you have and taking pride in the life you’re creating.
6. Eight of Pentacles (Mastery and Dedication)
Connection: Virgo energy is also present here, highlighting diligence and the beauty of refining one’s craft.
Lesson for 2025: Approach your personal growth and rituals with dedication. Small, consistent efforts lead to profound change.
Integrating These Tarot Cards into Rituals
Each of these cards offers guidance for deepening your practice throughout 2025:
1. Meditation with The High Priestess: Focus on developing your intuition.
2. Manifestation Work with The Magician: Write down your goals and visualize them with clarity.
3. Nature Walks with The Hermit: Seek solitude outdoors to reflect and reconnect.
4. Journaling with The Star: Write about what inspires you and brings you hope.
5. Crafting with Eight of Pentacles: Take up a new skill or hobby that brings meaning to your daily life.
By understanding and honoring the interplay of these Tarot cards, you can align more deeply with the transformative energy of 2025. Together, they create a roadmap for introspection, growth, and self-discovery.
Creating a Virgo-Inspired Ritual
Incorporate Virgo's themes of purification and healing into your self-care by creating a ritual that focuses on the sacral chakra—the center of "I Feel"—and the digestive system, which Virgo rules.
What you'll need:
- Cleansing Smoke or Candle: To purify your space.
- Essential Oils: Such as ginger or turmeric, known for their cleansing properties.
- Journal: For reflection.
- Herbal Tea: Ginger root and turmeric tea to support digestion and liver health.
Steps:
- Prepare Your Space: Light the cleansing smoke or candle to purify your environment.
- Anointing: Apply the essential oils to your belly in a circular motion, focusing on the sacral chakra.
- Grounding Visualization: Sit comfortably, close your eyes, and visualize roots extending from your feet into the earth, grounding you.
- Breathwork: Practice deep breathing—inhale deeply into your belly for a count of five, hold briefly, then exhale for a count of five. Repeat several times.
- Reflection: Sip your herbal tea mindfully, and journal any thoughts or feelings that arise. Reflect on areas of your life where you can pause, let go, and invite stillness.
By integrating these practices, you align with The Hermit's call for introspection and Virgo's emphasis on purification, creating a harmonious path for self-discovery and healing in 2025.
About the Author
Brie James is a Tarot Reader with 30 years of experience, Reiki Master, and Licensed Massage Therapist with a focus on Craniosacral Therapy living in Carlsbad, CA. When she's not seeing clients she enjoys going to the beach with her family or tending to her plants at home.
Visit Brie at Ritual Haus or on Instagram @_ritualhaus.
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