March’s shadow card is The Hermit. We are still in the winter months and it is the time of year where we go in and work on our inner selves. I did not purposely choose this card but I find it fitting that it was a random draw. This is very much a card of introspection and deep searching. It is one of seeking guidance and knowledge and looking within oneself to uncover the truth. The card from the Steampunk deck by Barbara Moore and Aly Fell shows a man standing on a heap of rubble holding a lantern and from it, emitting what appears to be lightening. In the book, Barbara Moore states that the pile of rubble signifies the information and ideas that he has collected in his journeys. He appears to be an older gentleman with a long graying beard, further suggesting a wise and sage person who has spent their life accumulating the knowledge that he is standing on. The lantern suggests that he not only holds the answers in his hands but there are new sparks of ideas that are itching to get out.
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What is an archetype? An archetype is a template or original pattern from which copies are made. Psychologist Carl Jung, author Joseph Campbell, storyteller/author Clarissa Pinkola Estes, psychologist Jean Shinonda-Bolen and others are among those that have brought the concept of Archetypes into our consciousness. 
