Major Arcana · 12

The Hanging Man

The One Who Waits

Cosmic force

Neptune

Role

The Significator of the Body

The Hanging Man is the experience of the immobile vehicle. The seekers best action is proactive retrospection.

If you jump in, you will drown in the tumultuous waters.

The poem

If I move forward, I fall;
moving back, I find a lull.
What to do within the interlude?
I stop awhile, to assess the mood—
the world still turns when I stay.
Through patience, patterns find their way;
I look behind to see ahead—
reflection guides the path instead.

Keywords

• Suspension
• Rumination
• Defeat