
You are the Hanged Man
Self-sacrifice, Sacrifice, Devotion, Bound.
With the Hanged man there is often a sense of fatalism, waiting for something to happen. Or a fear of
loss from a situation, rather than gain.
The Hanged Man is perhaps the most fascinating card in the deck. It reflects the story of Odin who offered himself as a sacrifice in order to gain knowledge. Hanging from the world tree, wounded by a spear, given no bread or mead, he hung for nine days. On the last day, he saw on the ground runes that had fallen from the tree, understood their meaning, and, coming down, scooped them up for his own. All knowledge is to be found in these runes.
The Hanged Man, in similar fashion, is a card about suspension, not life or death. It signifies selflessness, sacrifice and prophecy. You make yourself vulnerable and in doing so, gain illumination. You see the world differently, with almost mystical insights.
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I tend to associate myself with the Hermit card, but now that I think about it, the Hanged Man is appropriate, too. I definitely see and do things differently (Josh has pointed out many a time how everything I do is backwards), worldly possessions mean very little to me, and I can also relate pretty well to a sacrifice card. This is also a knowledge card, which definitely fits.
And tarot keeps popping up- I think it's telling me that I need to start studying those (and runes) again.
Anyway, I promise my next update will have something art in it- even if only one of my plushies is done, I'll post a picture of that one.
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