The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man indicates a period of stalemate or confusion that calls for careful contemplation and a shift in perspective. It often involves sacrifice or the need to reconsider ideals for the sake of long-term plans and personal insight. The card advises looking at the world differently to allow movement, while warning that passivity alone will not resolve the situation and action is ultimately required. Reversed, it can signal stagnation, fixation on material things, personal degradation, and wasted energy from a refusal to choose.
Keywords
THE HANGED MAN
Upright
A dead end or a confused situation that requires careful contemplation. False perception of reality, disorientation, helplessness. A period of constrained immobility, depression. A need to reconsider your ideals. Sacrifice in the name of long-term plans. Eye-opening experience.
Card's advice
You need to take a fresh look at the world if you want things to start moving forward. If you change your perspective, your reality will change as well.
The warning
Force yourself to make a decision and start taking actions. The situation won't cure itself while you're waiting. A path will appear under your feet once you start walking.
Reverse
Big loss, fixation on material objects, personal degradation, prevalence of the lowest attitude, pettiness. Stagnation, uncertainty, refusal to make a choice, waste of energy, pointless existence.
Quick Answer
A dead end is ahead.
Visual Description
A bearded man hangs upside down by one foot from a tree branch, his other leg bent and bound at the knee. He wears a pink cloth around his waist and holds a small white flower delicately between his fingers. A rope is visible around his ankle and wrist, a textured tree trunk runs behind him, and a circular plaque above shows the Roman numeral XII while a banner below reads the Russian title "ПОВЕШЕННЫЙ." The background is a mottled, aged parchment tone.
Old Style tarot
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