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Pause for a Fresh Perspective
I felt stumped about what to write about today. I pulled cards a couple times, and the Hanged Man kept coming up.
This is one of my favorite archetypes, with immense depth and layered messages.
The Hanged Man is a card of wise inaction and surrender.
It’s about taking a step back to gain perspective on a situation. Maybe meditate or take a nap.
Breathe through the anxiety to get to a place where you can consider other angles.
Some historical interpretations align this card with Odin (Thor and Loki’s poppa) who hung himself from the Yggdrasil Tree at the center of he Universe, wounded by his own spear, to sacrifice himself unto himself.
Odin hung for 9 days and 9 nights. As he screamed into the void, the runes emerged, giving both written language and divination symbols to the world. This was a great epiphany of knowledge for Odin himself.
This idea of sacrifice to the higher self felt relevant when we collectively agreed to shelter-in-place for COVID.
We surrendered our own desires to remain inside for the greater good. Many of us became introspective while isolated for such an extended period. Major Hanged Man vibes.
(Sidenote: I highly recommend Bo Burnham’s Inside on Netflix if you want to recapture that time in near history through a wonderful work of art and comedy.)
Others historically relate the Hanged Man’s posture to how debtors had their likeness painted in this pose in public spaces to decry their failure to follow through on promises.
The spiritual meaning would then be paying a karmic debt. You know you have to own doing something that you don’t really want to do.
I believe this card is relevant in our current era of uncertainty.
Climate change, AI, political circus, war . . . It’s overwhelming to lean into.
The Hanged Man is about pausing to lean back and gain more perspective over the situations that concern you. With that fresh mentality, you will be able to act from a place of wisdom, rather than reactivity.
Relevant personal clarity can come from stepping back momentarily.
My own Hanged Man meditation helped me to decide not to watch most post apocalyptic movies and shows anymore. I love Sci Fy, but I want my own mind to be focused on a positive future instead of fear.
The Hanged Man release is a yin experience to enhance our potential, rather than exert our energy mindlessly.
To me, this is the wise Kung Fu movie shi fu, who knows how to look very chill and unbothered until the exact moment he needs to strike with a competence that deep observation has given him.
Talk to your own spiritual guide guru’s when you sign up for a personal tarot reading with me.
Bring in someone who you love to lean back with for a Tarot Together session.
Bring subtle yet poignant wisdom to your next event when you hire one of the fabulous tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers to entertain.
I hope you can observe life from a fresh perspective this weekend.
Flip the Script,
Jenna Lynne Roberts