The Hermit Tarot Journal Prompts: 30 Days of Solitude
BY NICOLE LAU
The Hermit invites you on a 30-day journey of solitude, wisdom-seeking, and inner discovery. These journal prompts are designed to help you deepen your relationship with inner guidance, embrace solitude, and find your light. Each day explores a different facet of The Hermit's transformative wisdom.
How to Use These Prompts
Daily practice: Set aside 15-20 minutes each day to write in solitude. Create a quiet space, light a candle, and let The Hermit's wisdom flow through your pen.
30-day commitment: Complete all prompts in order over 30 consecutive days for maximum transformation.
What you'll need: A dedicated journal, The Hermit tarot card for visual reference, and willingness to seek within.
Week 1: Awakening to Solitude
Day 1: Your Relationship with Solitude
Prompt: How do I currently relate to being alone? Do I seek it or avoid it?
Day 2: Your Inner Wisdom
Prompt: What is my source of inner wisdom? How do I access it?
Day 3: Your Questions
Prompt: What questions am I seeking to answer? What wisdom do I need?
Day 4: Solitude vs. Loneliness
Prompt: What's the difference between solitude and loneliness in my life?
Day 5: Past Wisdom
Prompt: When have I found wisdom in solitude? What did I learn?
Day 6: Your Inner Light
Prompt: What is my inner light? How do I find it?
Day 7: Weekly Reflection
Prompt: What has this first week revealed about my relationship with solitude?
Week 2: Seeking Within
Day 8: Your Truth
Prompt: What truth am I seeking? What do I need to understand?
Day 9: Inner vs. Outer
Prompt: Do I seek answers within or outside myself? Why?
Day 10: Your Guidance
Prompt: What does my inner guidance tell me? Am I listening?
Day 11: Embracing Alone
Prompt: Can I be comfortable alone? What would that require?
Day 12: Your Expertise
Prompt: What wisdom or expertise have I developed? How?
Day 13: Withdrawal
Prompt: When do I need to withdraw from the world? What does that give me?
Day 14: Weekly Reflection
Prompt: How has my understanding of inner wisdom deepened?
Week 3: Finding Your Light
Day 15: The Wisdom Before Me
Prompt: What wisdom am I seeking right now? Where will I find it?
Day 16: Courage to Seek
Prompt: Do I have the courage to look within? What am I afraid of finding?
Day 17: Solitary Practice
Prompt: What solitary practice helps me find wisdom? How can I do more of it?
Day 18: Your Lantern
Prompt: What is my lantern—my inner light that guides me?
Day 19: Independence
Prompt: Am I comfortable being independent? What does independence mean to me?
Day 20: Trusting Within
Prompt: Do I trust my inner wisdom? Why or why not?
Day 21: Weekly Reflection
Prompt: What have I learned about finding my light this week?
Week 4: Embodying The Hermit
Day 22: I Am The Hermit
Prompt: What would it feel like to fully embody The Hermit? To trust my wisdom completely?
Day 23: My Wisdom Commitment
Prompt: I commit to seeking wisdom about [specific question].
Day 24: Finding My Light
Prompt: How will I find my inner light? What practice will I use?
Day 25: Daily Solitude
Prompt: What one solitary practice can I do daily to connect with wisdom?
Day 26: Celebrating Wisdom
Prompt: What wisdom have I already found? How can I celebrate it?
Day 27: Guiding Others
Prompt: What wisdom can I share with others? Am I ready to mentor?
Day 28: Weekly Reflection
Prompt: How has my relationship with wisdom transformed this week?
Week 5: Integration
Day 29: I Am The Hermit
Prompt: How have I embodied The Hermit over these 30 days? What has transformed?
Day 30: The Commitment
Prompt: What is my commitment to wisdom-seeking going forward? How will I continue to find my light?
Bonus Prompts for Ongoing Practice
When Seeking Wisdom
Prompt: What question needs answering? Where will I find the wisdom?
When Feeling Lost
Prompt: Where is my inner light? How can I find it again?
When Needing Solitude
Prompt: What would The Hermit do? How would solitude help?
How to Deepen Your Practice
Create ritual: Light a candle, place The Hermit card before you, create solitary space before each journaling session.
Track patterns: At the end of 30 days, read through all entries. What themes emerge?
Take action: Journaling without action is just thinking on paper. Let insights inform wise choices.
Repeat the cycle: After 30 days, start again. Notice how answers evolve.
Signs Your Journaling is Working
- Greater clarity and wisdom
- Comfort with solitude
- Trust in inner guidance
- Ability to find answers within
- Connection to your truth
- Sense of inner light that guides you
Closing Blessing
May your pen be wise.
May your solitude be deep.
May your light be bright.
May you discover, through writing, that you are The Hermit.
The wisdom is within you. The light is yours. The only question is: are you ready to seek?
Pick up your pen. Open your journal. Begin.
