The Hanged Man Tarot - 12th Major Arcanum

The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man Tarot 

The Hanged Man is the twelveth arcanum in a Tarot card deck. The figure on this arcanum is the one of a men hanging from on of his foot and has the right leg crossed behind the left If you take a closer look at his face, you'll quickly realize that he doesn't suffer at all but instead, he's intensely thinking.

The Hanged Man lame stands for events that you have no control over. This doesn't mean that he is apathetic or passive. Instead the man that is hanging upside down on the card is elaborating plans to overcome those events. 

The card is the one of high level mysticism. It is one of those few cards that carries a high level of spirituality. Many think that is is a negative card as they don't see the bright side of it: the spiritual temper of the character.

Although the character on the card might have lost his energy, his inner himself is still active and in full mode as, as illustrated on the card, the colors of the intellect, passion, action and nature are dominant. Because he is hanged upside down and sees the world this weird way, the see things that the average human being doesn't see at all.

This Tarot card represents introspection and questioning. It is also synonymous with expectation. But in no way does it represent the end of something.

The Hanged Man meaning in a spread

Right position:

When placed on the table in its normal position, the arcanum relates lack of action, loss of control, punishment and time.

Upside down:

When in the reversed position, the lame relates to sacrifice (often useless), egotism, anxiety.

Indeed these meaning look negative but remember that the Hanged Man turns all those downtimes into something productive by thinking, elaborating strategies and also highly respects the notion of time.

See you next time for some more details about this arcanum.


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Other Ways to Read the Strength

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Last time I posted I walked you through the meanings of the tarot card named The Strength. You've got some basic insights related to the arcanum. Today I am going to provide you with some more meanings that you can apply to this card.

As you already know, the tarot arcana are always influenced by neighboring cards. And so is the Strength.

What type of predictions does your consultant want

So as you will see there are different ways to do a psychic reading using the Strength. First you have to ensure of which field your consultant wants predictions on. These readings can be done separately using different "short" spreads or in bulk using bigger spreads that require more time and the use of both major and minor arcana.

Most consultants are going to ask you for predictions about:

• Love matters,
• Money,
• Career,
• Family,
• Health.

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Different meanings of the Strength tarot

Here I am going to list a few meanings for that major tarot arcanum with the following cards placed to its right.

The Empress:

In a health related spread, it might mean that the consultant will get pregnant but will have to deal with problems.

The Emperor:

The Emperor is sign of power, domination. Associated with the Strength it becomes even more powerful. 

The Chariot:

TheChariot is the symbol of victory. When placed to the right of the Strength, it means that you are going to overcome any kind of obstacle.

The Hanged man:

When coupled with the Strength, it will mean that the situation makes no sense.

Temperance:

Temperance is a spiritual card. When coupled with the Strength it relates to physical energy and good health.

The Sun:

When associated with the Sun it will result in satisfaction.

I hope this short article opened a few new options for your own spreads. I hope to see you soon for another tarot major arcanum :)



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11th Major Arcanum The Strength

The Strength

Today I'm going to talk you through the 11th major arcanum of the tarot card deck. This arcanum is named Strength.

What does the Strength look like

The Strength card is adorned with a woman who is dominating a lion, one of the most powerful and dangerous animals on Earth.

However she is not frightened and quietly dominates him like it is a plush toy.

The woman who features the Strength wears a red cape on a rich blue and golden dress. Her attire let us know that she is a powerful character like an empress or a queen. She also wears a big blue and golden hat topped with a crown. Now we know that this woman has a lot of power.

She is also intelligent as, as you can see on the picture, she protected her hands and arms with gloves - before going on to fight against the animal.

This tarot arcanum symbolizes the domination of spirited people over brute physical ones. Strength is not always a question of muscles and violence, it is also a question spirit. All in all the Strength is a representation of what mankind is supposed to look like.

Meaning of the Strength tarot

When spread in a normal position, head upside, the arcanum has a very positive influence over your psychic reading. It thus relates to energy, heroism, strength - both mental and physical - confidence, reliance, firmness.

If after shuffling, the card is placed head downside then your strength or the one of the person the psychic reading is done is quite the opposite. In this case it may relate to doubt, lack of self confidence, lack of energy, fear, shyness, etc.

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Example spread using the Strength

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A woman just had an argument with her boyfriend. The discussion was quite violent and the guy left her and didn't keep in touch for a few days. Our consultant wants to know if her boyfriend is going to call her soon or if the relationship is through...

As usual we suffle the cards, the consultant is asked to "cut" the deck with her left hand (the one of her heart) while thinking of her question and then we spread our 4 major arcana in the shape of a cross so as to provide her with an answer.

Here is our spread:

Left: The Lovers
Right: The Emperor
Up: The Temperance
Down: The Strength

Result:

1. The Lovers : the boyfriend loves his girlfriend very much and there is no reason for the relationship to end these days

2. The Emperor: sadly the boyfriend is a hard head and stands on his position and will for a longtime

3. The Temperance: our consultant wants communication...

4. The Strength: here the Strength lets our client know that she is going to have to force her boyfriend to get back to her. Because he stands on his position so hard she will have to take the first steps in this matter. If she doesn't move, he won't move either.

As you can see the Strength may also represent the things you have to do for things to work, the people you have to force to do things. Your Strength has an effect on others' acts.

The synthetisis of our spread is quite positive with: 6 + 4 + 14 + 11 = 35 --> 3 + 5 = 8.

Number 8 = Justice. Justice arcanum is balance, things that settle after a fight, things that are going to get back to normal.

I hope that this article helped you better understand the meaning of the Strength. See you soon for a new short guide on how to read the tarot cards.



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More Meanings for the Wheel of Fortune

The other day, I walked you through the Wheel of Fortune tarot card meaning. Today I'm going to talk about the different meanings that this card may have depending on the other arcana that surround it.

As already stated this card is versatile and can be positive or negative very easily. It is also really easy to guess it's good or bad meaning from its neighboring cards.

Positive or negative tarot spread?

In the psychic reading I detailed the other day the tarot card was placed right after the Death; which is symbol of the end of an era or entire renewal (in a good sense in this case).

The Death relates to changes, and the Wheel of Fortune to its right was supposed to provide us with more in-depth information. However and because the card is so versatile it did not provide us with any more information than "indeed, the change will be dramatic".

OK. Dramatic but... in which way ???

In order to provide more information to my client I needed to spread another card. That is where the Chariot and it so positive effects impacted my reading and allowed me to say that the outcome would be so positive.

Now imagine that, instead of the Chariot we would have had the Tower; which is a very negative arcanum. The most negative one in the whole deck. 

The association of the Death and the Wheel of fortune would have been entirely different. From a positive outcome we would have had a disaster! As indeed, with the Tower in the neighborhood, this psychic reading would have been extremely negative with the client laid off, jobless for a long time, depressed, etc. 

Some more interpretations for the tenth tarot arcanum

The Empress

When spread to the right of the Empress, this arcanum tells us that our destiny is in the hands of a woman. This can be in all kinds of situations, from employment questions to love matters.

The Magician

When placed to the right of the Magician and spread for a man, it may relate to its occupation. One of the meanings may tell us that this man is going to get a promotion and higher wages, for example. You will look at the next cards to provide a more accurate prediction.

The Sun

Place the Wheel of Fortune to the right of the Sun and you can tell your client that he/she's going to be successful in all domains of his/her life. Obviously, the previous and next cards will provide you with more accurate answers.

The Tower

Depending on where the Tower is placed the meaning can be positive or negative:

• Tower to the right: misfortune, loss of money, failure...
• Tower to the left: (double check neighboring cards!!!) end of problems, end of an era, renewal, etc.

That's it for today. See you soon for an article dedicated to the Strength.


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The Wheel of Fortune's Mysteries

The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune tarot card is the tenth arcanum and a very versatile one. It can be whether positive or negative depending on its neighboring cards and the situation the consultant is experiencing. 

The drawing on this card is the one of a wheel that is into motion and that sands for changes in life. The good and the bad. The luck and the misfortunes. It is a symbol of our destiny.

This card is adorned with a wheel in motion; which represents the changes of our life. The Wheel Of Fortune card symbolizes our destiny.

Two figures are on the Wheel of Fortune: on the right is Hermanubis, good engineering and on the left is Typhon, the perversion symbol.

In the Tarot de Marseille deck you can see a Sphinx sitting on the top of this moving wheel. It is meant to represent the balance between good and evil. The Sphinx is also symbol of destiny. 

The Wheel of Fortune is the visual drawing of the ups and downs that rhythm our lives. It relates to joy and sorrow, good and bad, what will happen and what won't happen, money to be earned and money to be spent/stolen. 

The Wheel of Fortune's meaning

When spread in its normal position the arcanum relates to the success we will get in whatever we do, the good intuitions we are provided with, the money that we are going to get, whether a surprise or a due amount of money; it is also synonym of our victory over the elements - more like some won battle or fight or just the ability to overcome bad events.

When it is spread upside down, the card represents the future potential failures, the missed opportunities because of life events that are going to interfere in your endeavours, the lack of stability, the loss of money (taxes, stolen money, etc.), situations that are blocked and don't seem to get better. 

Wheel of Fortune spread detailed

Here I'm going to tell you what you can predict from a psychic reading I have done in the past using the Wheel of Fortune tarot card. We are talking about a consultant that has problems with her job and wants to learn as to whether her boss will laid her off or if things are going to settle soon.

Spread using the Moon, Magician, Death, Wheel of Fortune and Chariot

As you can see above, we have spread five cards and placed them on our tarot placemat this way:

1. The Moon,
2. The Magician,
3. The Death,
4. The Wheel of Fortune,
5. The Chariot.

As you can see, our tenth tarot arcanum is placed to the right of the Death (13th). The place of your card is very important as it does not have the same implication when it is placed to the right than when it is placed to the left.

Here the Wheel on the left symbolizes the positive outcomes after the elements brought by the Death would affect the consultant. The Death placed before the Wheel of Fortune in our spread means the end of something with a positive outcome.

The Moon represents the worries of our client - illusions, nightmares, etc. In a spread for a question relating to a marriage the Moon would represent the household.

The Magician here is our client's position that she considers very important in her life. 

The association of the Moon and Chariot confirm that, whatever the truth behind her worries, she definitely fears the loss of her job.

Next we find the Death and the Wheel of Fortune. We can associate them and see that, with the Chariot after both of these cards, the answer is going to be positive. The 13th and 10th arcana let us know that our client is soon going to soon be reassured and see a brighter professional future.

The Chariot after the tenth arcanum confirms that she is going to get whether a better position in the company or a new job. 

I only used 5 cards in this spread and thus we will not know what exactly is the prediction as a whole. More cards after the Chariot would have helped us to make an entire predicition. The use of minor arcana would have provided even more details. 

Here we had a positive spread. See you next time for more ways to read that tarot card, both positive and negative.