The Hanged Man
interpretation
Seeing things from a unique point of view. Enduring difficulties for a worthy cause. A period of deep self examination. Passivity, acceptance of reality even if it is the opposite of what one expects.
message
look at things from the opposite perspective
if reversed
Isolation. Emotional stance of a victim. Inability to act. Denying one’s own unique qualities, striving to be “normal” at all costs. Living in one’s private and imaginary reality.
hermetic correspondences
qabalah: from Netzach to Chesed
hebrew letter: ל
meditation:
Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests;
but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.
(Matthew 8:20)