The Tarot Hanging (or Hanged Man)

Keywords

Sacrifice, surrender, limbo, seeing with God's perspective, new perspective, principles, acquired wisdom, hanging in there, waiting faithfully, and, when reversed, martyrdom or useless sacrifice

 

The Lesson of the Tarot Hanged Man is Sacrifice

The Fool appreciates the need to seek other perspectives and abandons worldly things. He lets go and seeks spiritual enlightenment concerning personal sacrifices and materialism.

 

Personality (Strengths & Weaknesses)

Phlegmatic Type 1 is associated with the Blue Aura Color Personality (Water)

Phlegmatic Type 2 is associated with the Green Aura Color Personality (Water)

Note: Of the seven personalities, those with a phlegmatic constitution are inclined to be highly sensitive, so if your aura is primarily blue or green, you will be way more sensitive than most Highly Sensitive People and, maybe, psychic.​ 

 

The Tarot Hanged Man Traditional Meanings

 

Sometimes everyone questions the sacrifices they have made, and this is one of those times. You may feel as if you are being tested. As dedicated as you are to your cause, your mind is in limbo, and you've lost perspective. You are at a standstill of sorts.

While you may never have been the martyring type before, it may be paining you that you now feel mistaken in your loyalties. Part of you would like to keep sacrificing for the greater good, but at what cost to your health or your very soul?

Now is a time to reevaluate life, relationships, goals, and the choices you make about them. Indeed, it is a time to question many issues, especially those tied to feeling a particular duty toward others, as you may no longer be convinced of the importance of your sacrifices.

If you find yourself loathing the thought of squandering your energy on goals that are no longer worth your while, you must reset your priorities promptly and redirect your actions elsewhere.

 

The Tarot Hanged Man Biblical Meanings

 

The Tarot Hanged Man is about surrendering the pursuit of material wants and gain and redirecting your footsteps toward God. When you suspend yourself from the way you think things should be or want them to be, you'll be able to see how you've been making useless sacrifices. These sacrifices aren't necessarily huge, like Jesus dying on the cross. They can be other things, like spending time and money trying to achieve or maintain the status quo. Pausing to meditate on your relationship with God can help you gain perspective and clarify your priorities. In other words, it's time to crucify the ego.

John 12:24 – Unless a grain of wheat falls… it remains alone.

 

The Tarot Hanged Man in Health Readings

 

Feeling stuck or in limbo causes stress, leading to low energy and brain fog. 

There may be an immune system issue or a need for psychic or spiritual healing. Thoughts of death or suicide may be an issue. While this card may suggest gaining a new perspective, fence-sitting may not help right now. Sitting in limbo (procrastinating) will only keep things the same or make them worse. It might be time to take inventory, journal, or set a SMART goal. 

Nettle, stretching, and dry brushing can be beneficial.

 

Tarot Meditation

What in your life needs a temporary pause, suspension, or a dose of healthy perspective? 

 

Food Remedies

Phlegmatics do well on both vegetarian and traditional diets. Milk, dairy products (including cheeses), wheat (and other foods containing gluten), refined sugar, starches, and flours, very cold and icy foods and drinks, and moist, creamy, rich foods will bother the Phlegmatic temperament.

Phlegmatic 1 (Blue): See Raising Blue & Phlegmatic Temperament Energy Levels

Phlegmatic 2 (Green): See Raising Green & Phlegmatic Temperament Energy Levels

 

Herb & Essential Oils

Phlegmatic 1 (Blue): Chamomile (all types), lavender, marjoram, tea tree, thyme, vanilla, and white musk

Phlegmatic 2 (Green): Basil, chamomile (all types), Douglas fir, eucalyptus, inula, jasmine, lavender, lemon balm (melissa), marjoram, peppermint, pine, rose, rosemary, tea tree, thyme, vanilla, and white musk

 

Stones & Crystals

Phlegmatic 1 (Blue): Blue sapphire, lapis lazuli, blue lace agate, blue topaz, blue chalcedony, blue calcite, blue opal, aquamarine, sapphire, celestite, blue kyanite, angelite, blue tourmaline, turquoise, and nephrite

Phlegmatic 2 (Green): Moss agate, green aventurine, olivine, emerald, lapis lazuli, rose quartz, malachite, pink kunzite, pink opal, rhodochrosite, jade, rhodonite, chrysoprase, pink rhodonite, green/pink tourmaline, and pink coral.

 

Artwork: Mariamne Leaving the Judgement Seat of Herod by John William Waterhouse, 1887