Irony or Apropos
March 30th, 2007 by rsm
Found at different sites in our circle. With all that’s going on now, it is a warning…
thanks y’all
You are the Hanged Man
Self-sacrifice, Sacrifice, Devotion, Bound.
With the Hanged man there is often a sense of fatalism, waiting for something to happen. Or a fear of
loss from a situation, rather than gain.
The Hanged Man is perhaps the most fascinating card in the deck. It reflects the story of Odin who offered himself as a sacrifice in order to gain knowledge. Hanging from the world tree, wounded by a spear, given no bread or mead, he hung for nine days. On the last day, he saw on the ground runes that had fallen from the tree, understood their meaning, and, coming down, scooped them up for his own. All knowledge is to be found in these runes.
The Hanged Man, in similar fashion, is a card about suspension, not life or death. It signifies selflessness, sacrifice and prophecy. You make yourself vulnerable and in doing so, gain illumination. You see the world differently, with almost mystical insights.
These things can be eerily accurate sometimes!
Perhaps both. The two do not preclude one another…
It is my opinion that the card is a very fortunate one. From what I’ve seen around here, it is scary accurate.
Have a great weekend.
Yes, the card hitting the mark is ironic, but its also very telling of many things.
For me the best part was being reminded of Odin’s history, which I think hits the mark here.
For those that don’t know, Odin is the supreme god of Norse mythology, who is sometimes overshadowed by his son, Thor (god of battle). Odin is the god of wisdom, war, of inspiration & poetry. He is thought of as a complex god that inspired many a norseman to create – poetry in particular and prose in general.
Though he was known as the instigator of wars, he was always known as the god of victory. In myth, Odin’s table is famous for bringing together the all worthy men from the battlefield. There they come and sit at his table in Valhalla, feasting and battling until fighting their final battle and letting their spirits find rest.
What I found most interesting in the card’s description was how the Hanged man saw the “runes … understood their meaning, and, coming down, scooped them up for his own.’ It just goes to show what I’ve always believed, the answers are always found within ourselves. We just have to sit [or hang] quietly long enough to discover them.
RSM, I got your note, but have lost your email address. So….Mine is marty.fay1 and it is an army address.
Oh my… That is veeeery interesting.
Sounds like a card I would pull. The words of it are like a history…..