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The Hanged Man tarot card meaning

Major Arcana XII  ·  a pause
XII
The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man is suspended and, tellingly, is not struggling. Nothing moves. The point is the view from upside down.

Upright meaning

a necessary pause — surrender and a changed perspective; release the grip to see clearly.

Reversed meaning

Reversed, the pause has become a stall, or you are resisting a wait you cannot shorten.

In love

A holding pattern, or seeing the relationship differently once you stop pushing at it.

In career and direction

Delay, or a deliberate choice to hold off. Sometimes a sacrifice made for a longer aim.

For the year ahead

A year where the progress is internal and hard to show anyone.

In a three card spread

Pasta time you had to wait it out
Presenta pause that asks for a new angle
Aheadrelease, once you let go of the grip

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