The Hanged Man
Interpretation: Letting Go, Completion, Binding Time, Spiritual Limbo, Surrender, Willing sacrifice, Suspension, Martyrdom, Accept Destiny, Devotion. Self surrender to higher wisdom. Waiting Period. Complete reversal of affairs. New way of looking at life. Moving beyond limited consciousness. Breaking old patterns. Complete and unexpected change is looming. Salvation through sacrifice (make sacred) Loss of ego. I let go and realize. Follow and accept the will of divine in my life that reveals it self to me step by step. Sacrifice of one thing for another. Ability to delay gratification. (Draw another card to see what to surrender to)
Reversed Interpretation: Thaw, Overcoming, Enforced Sacrifice. End of suspended animation. Ready for decisive action. Over developed sense of duty. Pre-occupation with self. Represents seeing things from a narrow or limited perspective. It suggests A stubborn, unwillingness to change, or a refusal to understand other people’s points of view. Inability to change and adapt. Unwillingness to try for something new for fear of risking what he already has. Prefers the known to the unknown. Efforts on projects are wasted. Loss of something you want or need.
The Hanged Man doesn't always mean giving up something material or
giving up a certain person, it can mean giving up inappropriate or negative
attitudes or emotions that are creating a state of impasse for you.
When The Hanged Man appears you can be pretty sure he's saying 'you've
got to give something or someone up in order to move on, or at the very
least try and look at your situation from a fresh perspective'.
In releasing ourselves from a situation that has become stale, neutral
or indeed negative, we can create a new freedom. Limbo-land, or a state
where you are lost without direction, is not a great place to be.