Marseille Tarot · Arcana XII
The Hanged Man
Letting goPerspectivePause
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The Hanged Man
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Upright meaning. Flip for the other reading.
Marseille Tarot · Arcana XII
Letting goPerspectivePause
The Hanged Man
Yes or no answerNoits answer when you ask a question
ElementWaterits family of energy
AstrologyNeptuneits celestial correspondence
✦ The symbol of the card · Upright ✦
Hanging by one foot, head down yet serene, the Hanged Man sees the world from the other side. He stands for the pause, the letting go and the wisdom of another point of view.
The world holds its breath: nothing moves forward, and that is exactly what you needed.
✦ What it says about your life ✦
In love
A love situation on hold: stop forcing it if you want it to move. This suspended time is ripening something truer.At work
A pause or a change of perspective unlocks the situation: release your hold on control. Seen from another angle, the solution appears.Money
Finances on pause: be patient, the release will come from a change of perspective. This is not the moment to rush anything.Health & energy
An imposed rest is doing you good: accept slowing down so you can set off again stronger. Your body is asking for a real pause.Accept the pause: it is preparing a release.
✦ In the sky ✦
In the astrological tradition, The Hanged Man answers to the planet Neptune. It colours the way Neptune acts in your chart.
✦ The mirror hours ✦
The Hanged Man governs no mirror hour of its own: it comes to you through the reading instead. Discover the 37 mirror hours →
✦ Frequently asked about The Hanged Man ✦
The Hanged Man: yes or no?
In a yes or no reading, The Hanged Man answers "No" upright. Reversed, its answer flips to "Yes". Ask your question clearly before you draw to sharpen its reply.
What does The Hanged Man reversed mean?
Blockage, useless sacrifice, sterile waiting. Loosen your grip and everything will start to flow again. Stop waiting: change your angle and everything will move.
Is The Hanged Man a good card?
No card is good or bad in itself. The Hanged Man lights up one facet of your question: its meaning depends on its place in the spread and the cards around it.
In which spreads can you meet The Hanged Man?
The Hanged Man can turn up in every Arkarma spread: card of the day, yes or no, love reading or Celtic cross. Draw a card to see whether it comes to you.
