The Hanged Man

Major Arcana, 12 — from The 1909 London Deck.

Upright

pause, a new angle, willing suspension

Nothing moves for now, and that is the point rather than the problem. The Hanged Man is upside down by choice, because the view from there is different. Stop trying to force it and let the perspective shift.

In a yes or no reading, The Hanged Man upright answers no.

Reversed

stalling, pointless martyrdom, resistance

The pause has stopped being useful, or you are making a sacrifice nobody asked for. Waiting is only wisdom while something is actually changing. Otherwise it is just waiting.

In a yes or no reading, The Hanged Man reversed answers maybe — the situation has not settled.

What this card does in a reading here

A reading draws one card and answers the question you asked with it. The Hanged Man can come up either way up — reversals are on in this deck, because the 1909 original was drawn with them in mind — and the two readings above are the starting point, not the answer. The answer depends on what you asked.

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