Major Arcana · XII
The Hanged Man
Upright: surrender, new perspective, pause, letting go. Reversed: stalling, indecision, resistance, delay.
The Hanged Man upright meaning
- surrender
- new perspective
- pause
- letting go
Pushing harder isn't working, and the way through is to stop and see this from a different angle. Let go of needing to force it this week, the pause you're resisting is exactly what reveals the answer.
The Hanged Man reversed meaning
- stalling
- indecision
- resistance
- delay
You're stuck in place, calling it patience when it's really avoidance of a decision. Something needs releasing and you know what it is, stalling only drags out the discomfort.
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- Rider–Waite–Smith
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