Number: 12      THE HANGED MAN

element: water

planet: Neptune

- positive associations with this card: transition, flexibility, rebirth, deliverance, release

- negative associations with this card: materialism, inflated ego, lack of willpower, easily influenced, martyrdom

The Hanged Man symbolizes self-sacrifice, whether that be material or emotional, an ability to adapt to changing circumstances

- this card can represent a time of limbo or a pause in life until something or perhaps someone is given up for greater gain

The Hanged Man can represent ill health, stress and anxiety, this is a time for patience and not worry

- this card represents a trial of passage and hence the self-sacrifice aspect of this card has spiritual overtones

- negatively The Hanged Man symbolizes selfishness, the use of emotional blackmail by playing the martyr

- another negative aspect of this card is that a weakness of will may lead you in a wrong direction, materially, emotionally and lead to missed opportunities