The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man

Trapped and tangled,

stumped and vexed.

What was up is now down

and I'm quite perplexed.

Yet here a thought

that this way comes:

there is more to a part,

than the whole of its sums.

To struggle and writhe

is no way to see.

One must be calm and collected

if they seek to be free.

The mermaid in this card is ensnared by

a rope tied to an anchor.The more she

struggles, the more tangled she becomes.

In much the same way, The Hanged

Man urges us to slow down and

reevaluate our circumstances.It is a

card about feeling stuck and needing to

let go.

lts shadow selfindicates self-pity,

martyrdom, and a willful ignorance or

refusal to acknowledge other

perspectives.

Upright: sacrifice·letting goa change

of perspectiverealignmentrelease

·uncertainty*suspension·restriction

·lack of direction·standstill

*calmness in the face ofadversity

Reversed: martyrdom·feeling trapped

·stagnation·impulsiveness

indecision·unhelpful or

counterproductive struggle·negative

life patterns·avoiding a problem

·delay·loss of faith·hopelessness

*resigned to failure or negativity