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A printed card titled 'The Hanged Man' featuring an illustration of a man hanging upside down by one foot from a wooden cross, with a radiant halo around his head. The card includes text about surrender, new perspectives, sacrifice, and patience, and offers insights into spiritual surrender and enlightenment.

The Hanged Man represents surrender, new perspectives, and pause. Voluntarily suspended, he is not in distress but in a state of conscious sacrifice. This card calls for you to let go of control, look at things from a different angle, and embrace a period of waiting for greater enlightenment. It is a card of spiritual surrender, where giving up the fight leads to profound insights.

THE HANGED MAN

✸ Resistance to sacrifice
✸ Stalling and unnecessary delays
✸ Martyrdom and wasted sacrifice
✸ Stubbornness and apathy
✸ Feeling stuck without progress

REVERSAL CARDS

UPRIGHT CARDS

   ✸  surrender  ✸  new perspectives  ✸  sacrifice

✸ Surrender and letting go
✸ New perspectives and enlightenment
✸ Suspension and pause
✸ Sacrifice for a greater good
✸ Patience and waiting

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