The Mandolin

"The Mandolin" Loteria Card

"The Mandolin" card is shown as a hermit sitting on a well in the White Leaf desert while he plays on a mandolin.  In the background is a weathered tree.  The card can be used for tarot-like fortune telling.  The image indicates hidden springs in the desert, or deep wells of knowledge which are waiting to be tapped.
The tree is not in bloom, but is alive.  The tree is being fed on hidden springs of strength and wisdom.  Although the hermit figure is common in most tarot decks, this figure has little in common with that image.  This is a solitary figure, representing the necessity of being alone when discovering truths.

El Bandolon has many interpretations, but a common thread of wisdom and strength runs through all of them.