The Hanged Man
The card depicts Ullr high in snowy mountains performing a death-defying trick on his skis, hanging upside down with the sun blazing behind his head, surrounded by war paint, armor, axes, and arrows. The imagery emphasizes sacrifice, surrender, and the possibility of enlightenment through a voluntary or imposed pause. The Eihwaz rune on his breastplate signals spiritual ascent and the creation of connections that aid transformation. Upright, the card points to victory over endeavors and being where you need to be; reversed, it warns of stagnation, waning faith, and the need to reassess and downscale.
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Description
High up in the snowy mountains, Ullr performs a death-defying trick on his skis. He wears war paint on his face and has an intense stare. Arrows pour out from the sling on his back. Ullr wears protective leathers, metal armor, and furs. The Rune for Eihwaz appears on the center of his breastplate; it radiates a blue haze. Ullr holds one axe in each hand, making his mid-air jump on skis far more dangerous than it should be. He hangs upside down, with the sun blazing just behind his head. Ornate patterns appear on his skis. They are attached to his war boots by leather straps.
Upright
Sacrifice and surrender, enlightenment, victory over your endeavors, you are where you need to be, surrender to the unknown.
Reversed
Stagnation, your faith wanes, awaken to new challenges, downscale and evaluate.
Rune
Eihwaz. Spiritual ascent that can help you create connections.
Visual Description
An upside-down man hangs suspended by his legs from a pair of carved wooden beams with the Roman numeral XII near the top of the card. He is clothed in furs and leathers, with a quiver of arrows on his back, an axe in one hand and a staff in the other, his hair and garments falling toward the ground. A bright full moon glows behind him over a jagged mountain landscape and a cloudy sky, and the title 'THE HANGED MAN' appears along the bottom in stylized letters.
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