The Rider Waite Hanged Man is depicted hanging upside down from his ankle, one leg crossed behind the other, arms behind his back. He is shown in the pose of a medieval punishment for traitors, known as ‘Bafflement’.
My perspective of this card is that it shows a descent of ‘spirit’ into ‘matter’ – the lower [...]
Sep
22
12. The Hanged Man
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