Tarot · major arcana
The Hanged Man
See it from a new angle. The pause has a purpose.
PauseNew perspectiveSurrender
Meaning
The Hanged Man is number XII of the major arcana. The card is about pause, new perspective and surrender.
A question to take with you
What do you see if you turn it upside down?
A mirror, not a prophecy
The card says nothing about the future, but the image can give you a new question to think about. Tarot began as a card game in 15th-century Italy, and was only linked to mysticism in the 1700s. Read the whole story on the tarot page.
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