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12 – The Hanged Man:
Keywords: Surrender, Letting go, Perspective shift, Patience, New insights
Affirmation: I embrace surrender and see challenges as opportunities for growth and new perspectives.
Meaning: The Hanged Man signifies a voluntary suspension, a willingness to let go and surrender to a situation or higher wisdom. It suggests a time of pause or introspection, where you may need to sacrifice or let go of something in order to gain a new perspective or insight. The card invites you to embrace a different point of view, shift your priorities, and find inner stillness. It represents the potential for enlightenment and spiritual growth through surrender.
Description: In this card, it depicts a man who is suspended upside-down, and he is hanging by his foot from the living world tree. This tree is rooted deep down in the underworld, and it is known to support the heavens. It is believed that the hanging man is actually positioned there by his own free will. We believe this because of the serene expression which is on his face. His right foot is bound to the branches, but his left foot remains perfectly free. At the same time, he is holding his hands behind his back in a way which FORMS AN INVERTED TRAINGLE. His wearing of red pants are a representation of the physical body and human’s passion, while the blue that he wears in his shirt are representative of calm emotions, a color combination that is commonly seen in saints. His intellect is symbolized by the yellow color of his shoes, hair and halo.
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