One of the few cards where I deliberately chose to ignore the card's meaning and go with its vibe instead--but hey, maybe seth THINKS he's just being introspective and seeking inner guidance while withdrawing from everyone around him!
I used the lavender bush to allude to his friend Jazz, though, and her presence in his life even during his isolation. Maybe she's his "small intimate group of spiritually-minded people." Or maybe she's his guiding light. She certainly makes that mountaintop less lonely and desolate.
The Hermit
sᴏᴜʟ-sᴇᴀʀᴄʜɪɴɢ, ɪɴᴛʀᴏsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ, ɪɴɴᴇʀ ɢᴜɪᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ
ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀᴍɪᴛ sʜᴏᴡs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ ʟɪғᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴀᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴡᴀʀᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀʟɪsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘʀᴏғᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ɪs ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴛ ᴏғғ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴏғ sᴇʟғ-ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ, ʟᴇᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴡɪsᴅᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴜɪᴅɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ. ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴇɴᴛɪᴄ sᴇʟғ.
ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀᴍɪᴛ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ sᴇᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛʀᴏsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ, ɪɴᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ sᴘɪʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴍɪɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪɴɴᴇʀ, ɢᴜɪᴅɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴏᴡ ᴡɪsᴇ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʏᴇᴀʀs.