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by Bella » Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:44 am
Perhaps here if the Hanged Man in its upright position represents for us a willing sacrifice, one where we are willing to change our persepective, but also one where the moment is held in stasis as we reflect and reconsider what it is we may need to give up in order to gain far more - then the reversed position may well indicate to us that we are unwilling to take a different point of view and may even hold an arrogant view of not needing to sacrifice anything at all.
It could also indicate that, that moment of stasis is over and that you are ready to move forward, or that you have been able to reawaken yourself to your situation and are now in the process of finding the right way to go.
Another aspect of this card is that again in its upright position it can symbolise the ability to not just accept but also be who you are, follow your own truth whereas reversed it may just say that we are unable or afraid to break away from the crowd and go along with what others initiate rather than think for ourself and again shows a lack of willpower to follow ones own inner instincts.
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