The Hermit…

The candle flickers dimly, casting long shadows on the walls of your soul. You feel it, don’t you? That eerie tug — the world clawing at your door, demanding your light, your energy, your presence. But you’re not here for the daylight and its expectations. Not today.

You’ve stepped away, cloaked in silence and a little sorrow. Not because you're broken... But because you know that solitude is not weakness — it’s sanctuary. And this is what you crave most of all. Stay in - This is your haunted hollow, your sacred crypt, your dim-lit refuge where you can hear the whispers of truth that get drowned out in the noise of the living.

It’s okay to feel ghoulish, to wrap yourself in shadows instead of sunshine. The world can wait. Let it knock. Let it wail. Light your lantern, even if it only glows with ghost-fire. Sit with your shadows. Speak with the skeletons in your closet. There’s wisdom in your eerie retreat — and when you’re ready to rise again, you’ll bring back not just light… but truth.

“Sanctuary, on a personal level, is where we perform the job of taking care of our soul.”— Christopher Forrest McDowell

The Hermit from The Vampire Tarot by Robert Place