Card 12

The Hanged Man

Brief Description

The Hanged Man represents a transformative spiritual experience achieved through surrender and letting go of control. Suspended from a tree branch, he receives divine visions and prophetic messages that expand his consciousness beyond worldly limitations. This card signifies the need to embrace a new perspective and trust in higher wisdom, finding enlightenment through willing sacrifice and submission to divine will.

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Divine Vision and New Perspective

Bound to the crossbeam of a tree, The Hanged Man is struck by a blissful vision. Radiance emanates from his mind as he perceives this new perspective that he had never imagined before this moment. He is bound not as punishment, but to place thought into his living world and guide his consciousness toward the goal it desires.

Symbol of Divine Ecstasy

Grapevines entwine the tree—a symbol of divine ecstasy. The Hanged Man is enveloped by this ecstatic state and can only merge with it. Spiritual and prophetic messages rush into his open mind, ascending higher and higher than his worldly existence could ever know.

Enlightenment Through Surrender

Such enlightenment can only be achieved when all control is surrendered to higher will.

Keywords

new perspective, expanded consciousness, altered state of being, open mind.

Visual Description

A nearly nude man hangs upside down by one foot tied to a sturdy tree branch, his other leg bent and hooked behind the bound one. His arms are held behind his back and a radiant halo encircles his head as grapevines with leaves and clusters coil around the branch above him. The sky is pale blue and the scene is bordered by an ornate golden frame, with the Roman numeral XII shown at top and bottom.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Giulia F. Massaglia, Barbara Nosenzo (based on Alphonse Mucha)

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