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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7 comments:
Hello My Friend, This is simply Beautiful!!I love the image and the details are wonderful.. You could enter this in the Creatalicious challenge.. It fits the challenge perfectly..
Hugs, Linda
whoa..kewl atc chickie! lovin your take on the challenge ~ and that background is scrumptious as is those wings! thanks so much for joining in the challenge this week and sharing your creation
hugz
melody
Hi Georgina
Wowee this is a great ATC, love that image and those wings look fantastic. Hope you can join in our swap whether it be 1 ATC or 2..
Thanks for playing, come back soon
Dawn
I Love this my friend xx I hope to do one too for the SCD challenge x
What a lovely atc - love those wings.
Hope you can join in our swap....Thanks for taking part this week.
Gorgeous Atc. Love your angels wings. :)
Love the photo of your dear hubby. What a fantastic looking fish he's holding! wow. :)
Thanks for joining us this week at Something Completely Different.
Great image. `Some fantastic wings. Thanks for playing at SCD.
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