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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10 comments:
Beautiful, Annette x
Gorgeous atc xx Zoe
Hey you
Just browsing while I drink my horlicks and blown away with your halloween witch, your great dragon plaque and this wonderful ATC. Cant wait to see you wednesday
x Michelle
This is fab pal x Only one more sleep xxxx
This is delightful. I love all the detail.
Thanks for plating with the Satmpman challenge this time
Frankie
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Wow, that's a gorgeous ATC. Fab work!
This is beautiful Georgina Ellis, I love all those butterflies :)
Hugs
Tracey
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Such a colourful kaleidoscope of butterflies. Lovely.
A virtual plethora of butterflies GG!! (Someone already said kaleidoscope)
Very pretty ATC with those colourful butterflies. Thanks for entering the swaps Georgina.
Jill
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