Crowley Countdown - Day 10

"Let not the waters

whereon thou journeyest wet thee.

And, being come to shore,

plant thou the Vine and rejoice without shame."

-Aleister Crowley

The Hanged Man is one of the most difficult images to figure out in the tarot. It is a symbol of voluntary sacrifice yet at the same time it conveys a sense of suspended animation. The pose of the figure is that of a traitor. As that is how they were hung in the middle ages. But over time it has taken on a decidedly different meaning.

For me, in a reading, it is trying to convey the idea of looking at things from a completely different perspective. And also that of waiting. Patience and meditation. It tells us that circumstances cannot be rushed. We must wait and act when the time is right.

 

It is not death or dying. It is simply observing. Stillness. 

Perhaps you are needing to look at things from a new perspective. Tarot opens the way. Here.