Picture of the Day: from the Voyager Tarot - XII Hanged Man December 12, 2007
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The upside-down Hanged Man symbolizes the law of
reversal. As in the crucifixion of Christ, victory and success
are achieved in a manner opposite from any expected.
Instead of assertive movement and forceful resistance,
salvation is attained through passive surrender.When feeling hung up, encircled, netted, and walled in,
wait it out. Assume a holding pattern. You are in suspense,
a limbo that demands you tread water.
Acceptance of your limitations brings expansion.The octopus tentacles signify that you are under
constrictive influences beyond your control.
Surrender your ego. The feeling that you are drowning and
being dragged to the depths is the “dark night of the soul,”
the preparatory stage for rebirth and new life.The Hanged Man is also symbolic of compassionate
self-sacrifice. Like Christ, giving yourself up for the good
of others enables you to transcend the ego and achieve
union with the great spirit of the Universe.
