The tarot can be understood better if the underlying numerology is understood. Cards of the same number in different suits and in the Major Arcana have similar meanings derived from the following qualities...
Corresponding - Major Arcana - The Hermit
Major characteristics: Nearing the end, The final stage, Preparation for transition, Dreams, Mysticism
Also: Attainment, Summing up before the completion of a cycle, bringing matters to a close, creative energy, compassion, wisdom, understanding, service, courage, mastery.
Think "ten minus one" for being almost there.
Books You Might Enjoy:
Thomas Potts - Discovery Of Witches
Christopher Siren - Sumerian Mythology Faq
Thomas Muldoon - Numerology For The 21st Century
Sepharial - Astrology And Marriage
