Card 12

The Hanged Man

Brief Description

The Hanged Man calls for a deliberate shift in perspective, suggesting that the reality you accepted may not be the only one possible. Embracing discomfort and pausing to reflect can catalyze growth and deeper empathy. Reversed, the card warns of resistance, apathy, or tethering your happiness to an outcome that risks snapping. The guidance is to stop avoiding discomfort, dive into your future, and trust that you will rise before you fall.

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Card Title

12 // THE HANGED MAN — 倒吊人

Upright

▲ Perspective, Discomfort, Empathy, Growth

Upright — Description

Change your perspective and you may find that the reality you accepted is not the only one possible. Change can be uncomfortable, especially when it questions our worldview, but discomfort leads to growth. Reflect, contemplate, + question your reality.

Reversed

▼ Resistance, Apathy, Helplessness, Inaction

Reversed — Description

You tethered your happiness to an outcome, expecting it to carry you away. However, you are hanging by a thread, in danger of snapping soon. Don't keep trying to avoid discomfort. Dive headfirst into your future; you will rise before you fall.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Brenda Ho, Weird Works

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