"If a man [person] knows more than others, he [they] become lonely." - Carl Jung
Related quotes:
"S/He who stands alone symbolizes the adept, also, because while s/he consciously identifies themself with all that is, by that very act they have set themselves apart from the rest of humanity, because they cannot share their knowledge with those who cannot comprehend it. Thus, they will always be, in a sense, a Hermit, by reason of their superior knowledge. This is not the prideful separativeness of the egotist, by any means. There was no tinge in egotism in Einstein's assertion that not twelve men in all of the world could understand his theory of relativity perfectly. Superiority and loneliness are inseparable." - Paul Foster Case
A brief explanation of the collage: The variation of The Hermit tarot key showcasing a turtle comes from the Wild Unknown tarot deck. This collage was originally posted to my X (formerly Twitter) account on September 1st, of 2022. The Hermit is associated with the Zodiacal sign of Virgo, and the Sun enters the sign of Virgo every year from August 23rd to September 22nd. On August 22nd, 2022, a movie called "Me Time" was initially released on Netflix. The movie poster shows two men covertly transporting a lonesome turtle. I, personally, have not watched this movie, but The Hermit archetype immediately stood out to me.
According to Google, the movie is about a family man who is enjoying his first solo weekend in years. An old friend from his past (The Hermit is reflecting on the journey within and behind him, reminiscing and looking back on "the past") comes out of the woodwork to disrupt the status quo (The Fool, representing his younger self, is a Youthquake).
"No two ways about it, this is a time of solitude. This is a time to retreat from the world around you, turn inward, and focus less on the outer world, and more on your inner world. It could be that events that are currently occurring in your life are going to leave you more free time, and you will spend more time alone, following independent pursuits. It could also be a time, that even though you may have a lot going on, the Universe is calling out to you, begging you to clear some space in your life, because you are in desperate need of "me" time." - from Tarotliza.com
From Horizon Forbidden West:
"To be alone is the fate of all great minds." - Arthur Schopenhauer
Not easy to follow? Maybe you're 'ahead of your time.' Paradigm shifts build slowly, with seeds planted generations before a tipping point is reached. Wayshowers are the brave few who tread the path not beaten, who scale the unconquered mountain, and who journey into the forbidden west.
"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." - Oscar Wilde
"It's always lonely at the top," but someone's got to go first! And once that tops becomes ground 'zero' (because everyone else has finally caught up), you're already ascending that next summit. "The higher, the fewer."
"The Life Power is forever young, forever in the morning of its power, forever on the verge of manifestation. It always faces unknown possibilities of self-expression transcending any height which it might have previously reached. Hence the Fool faces west (the direction of the unknown) toward a peak at which he gazes, above and beyond his present station. It is that which was, is, and shall be." - Paul Foster Case
"But I like solitude. I walk and the past walks with me." - Byzantium
