Tuesday, 8 December 2009
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Self-sacrifice, Sacrifice, Devotion, Bound.
With the Hanged man there is often a sense of fatalism, waiting for something to happen. Or a fear of loss from a situation, rather than gain.
The Hanged Man is perhaps the most fascinating card in the deck. It reflects the story of Odin who offered himself as a sacrifice in order to gain knowledge. Hanging from the world tree, wounded by a spear, given no bread or mead, he hung for nine days. On the last day, he saw on the ground runes that had fallen from the tree, understood their meaning, and, coming down, scooped them up for his own. All knowledge is to be found in these runes.
The Hanged Man, in similar fashion, is a card about suspension, not life or death. It signifies selflessness, sacrifice and prophecy. You make yourself vulnerable and in doing so, gain illumination. You see the world differently, with almost mystical insights.
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6 comments:
Georgina this is fab, how did you do it...? thanks for playing with us at TT this week. Hugs Avril xxxx
How gorgeous is that! And have you noticed you won a prize on the blog hop?? thanks for joining in again this week at TT xx Janet
Beautiful card, My friend!!!So good to see you!!Hope you have been well..
Hugs, Linda
What a lovely card and tree. It is good to see you entering more often. Thanks for joining us on TT's this week. Emma xx
Fabulous card and tree. Thanks for joining in with TT this week.
Pat xx
Oh GG that is soooo spooky! I just made a card with a peel off in this design and see Lisa used it too. Saw it at a show and it really caught my eye, it's so unusual (or maybe not lol). Mind you, have just wasted half an hour looking for the flat back pearls I KNOW I have somewhere to embellish it with. Oh well, gel pens and glitter will have to do! Hugs Cindyxx
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