THE HANGED MAN “Sweet surrender is all that I have to give” - Sarah McLachlanWhe

THE HANGED MAN “Sweet surrender is all that I have to give” - Sarah McLachlanWhen the Hanged Man comes up in a reading, you are in a situation where some sacrifices need to be made in order to gain clarity on what direction you are headed. You’ve realized that you need to withdraw from always being on the go so that you can retreat and reflect. This is the time to gain some new perspective and see things from a new point of view, since the old way of doing things was not working for you. I’ve heard it said that this card can be summed up in the first line of the Serenity Prayer, “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change”. Push pause, stop trying to control the uncontrollable and understand that acceptance will bring the much needed release to turn your world back around. ::Who’s Who On This Card::1. Faith (turning herself in scene) from Buffy - After running from the accidental manslaughter charges and thinking that she could hide or deny or blame everyone else, Faith finally found the courage to turn herself in and accept her fate. At the end of a major two-parter episode, she’s seen choosing to pause and find that release the Hanged Man points to by turning herself into jail. Ultimately, she sacrifices her freedom so that she doesn’t have to run anymore.2. Belle from Beauty And The Beast - After finding her father imprisoned by The Beast, Belle asks that The Beast accept her in place of her father. As a prisoner, she accepts her restrictions so that she can get something better, her father’s freedom– and in the end even has a change of perspective over The Beast.3. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games - Katniss choosing to become a martyr, sacrificing her freedom and surrendering to the will of the Hunger Games in place of her sister has strong Hanged Man vibes. She gives up control of the situation, putting her life on pause so that she can participate in the games to gain her sister’s freedom. When the Hanged Man comes up in a reading, the universe is telling you that you may have to volunteer as tribute– but just remember in the end you may come out even more victorious as the Mockingjay!  4. Han Solo (in carbonite scene) from Star Wars - In The Empire Strikes Back, Han knows that they have lost the upper hand and things are not going their way. Instead of fighting back against Darth Vader, he lets himself be frozen in carbonite and accepts his fate. Interestingly, this was also because Harrison Ford was uncertain if he was going to return for the third movie, so they put his character in carbonite until he figured out which way to go – which is a very Hanged Man move as well.5. Limbo from The Good Place - The Hanged Man is like being in a sort of metaphorical Limbo, much like the figurative one the main characters of The Good Place find themselves in after they die. The whole show has a subplot about different philosophies and changing how one approaches their life in order to break out of old patterns. 6. Jesus from Biblical Mythology - The Hanged Man can often point to martyrs and accepting God’s will in order to turn things around. In Biblical mythology, Jesus gave up his life for this higher cause, making the ultimate sacrifice in order for the world to gain some perspective on the ills of the world. Also, the imagery of hanging there, waiting for an epiphany and the eventual awakening is very Hanged Man-esque.   -- source link

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