The Hanged Man tarot card meaning

The Hanged Man is one of the 22 Major Arcana cards (number 12). Its core theme: A new perspective.
Tip for today: Put one decision off for a day.
The Hanged Man meaning
| Upright | A new perspective. Pause today and look at things from another angle. |
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| Reversed | Time to come out of a standstill; pointless sacrifice, or procrastination. |
| Love and relationships | See the relationship from the other person's point of view; don't decide in a hurry. |
| Career and study | Work has stalled; pausing and thinking afresh will show a way. |
| Money | Better to postpone a big expense or investment for now. |
| Advice | Think through one problem today from the opposite direction. |
Image: Rider-Waite-Smith tarot (1909), art by Pamela Colman Smith; public domain.
Tarot is a tool for self-reflection, not a guarantee of the future.
All Major Arcana cards
The FoolThe MagicianThe High PriestessThe EmpressThe EmperorThe HierophantThe LoversThe ChariotStrengthThe HermitWheel of FortuneJusticeThe Hanged ManDeathTemperanceThe DevilThe TowerThe StarThe MoonThe SunJudgementThe World
Meanings of all 78 tarot cards
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