"Everything happens."
When Hermit is the point of the journey where the Fool steps away from people and returns to center. It's seeing the changes and chaos of life happening, and feeling that change within one's self. When the Fool leaves their community to seek the wisdom of the Hermit, they are looking for answers about themselves more than the people and events around them. And the Hermit in response asks them what change they are resisting, for change will always come. There is nothing anyone can do to stop it. The same is being asked of the querent. What change are they resisting? What transformation within their own being are they holding back? In the position of the present circumstance, this may mean the querent is standing at the heart of this change, like someone watching the chaos from the eye of the storm.
The Wheel and the Inevitability of Fate
"Nothing gold can stay."
When the Wheel card appears, it is a signifier of life's ever-moving changes. Things go up, and things go down. There will always be good and there will always be bad. And in both there are lessons to be learned. We must cherish those moments of golden joy. Savor them and appreciate them, for they soon will turn to straw. And as we find the straw laid across the floor, we can find solace in the knowledge that eventually that straw will return to gold. The Wheel (often referred to as "Wheel of Fortune" or "Wheel of Time") relates to that cyclic fate that comes with life. Change happens. It always will, no matter how hard one fights it. You can stand against the forces of time, and be run over by it; or just as the Fool learns, you can accept it and move with it and find that in time things turn back for the better.
The Cards Paired
When the Hermit and the Wheel are together it signifies a turning point in life and a distinct change in directions - and it calls attention to the fact that this change in life brings change to the querent as well. Depending on the positions of each and whether either of them are reversed, could indicate what the changes are and how it is effecting the querent. If the Hermit is a positive card position it signifies the person's ability to accept change. It could also signify the existence of a person that can help guide the querent in the upcoming changes. As an outcome, the Hermit signifies that inner transformation will come after the turning of the Wheel changes the querent's life. Inverse to this, if the Wheel is the outcome card, then it can be read that the querent's own inner transformation is what will bring their life into a new direction.
Reversed, the Hermit signifies a refusal to accept change, or depending on position a need for the change coming. When the reversed Hermit is the outcome it may mean an upheaval and destructive change in who they are. How this reveals itself depends entirely on the circumstances of the other cards, but could be read as either the querent's choices causing harm to those around them or even their own downfall, or it could signify that others are keeping them from the change they need. A reversed wheel signifies a perceived negative turn in life. The loss of a job or financial struggles. Health problems. A relationship struggle. The point with the Wheel remain in the hope of a future joy though. It is important to remember that every reversed meaning can, with applied intent, be turned upright. Negatives can always be a soil bed for positive growth.
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