Aset
I did a reading for myself regarding work/career using the celtic cross spread and got the Hanged Man for advice. This is always such a tricky card for me because it seems to be a card of nothing-ness... no action, just resignation, which seems unnatural to me in virtually every situation.
At first I thought the message was to stay put in my current position where I am very unhappy. But beyond the fact that I obviously hope for some other result, this doesn't sit quite right with me - the hanged man always seems to me to be at peace, more like a meditative monk than someone who is actually being hanged against their will. And it's just not possible for me to find peace of mind like that at this job.
Then it occurred to me that maybe the Hanged Man is referring to resigning *from* the job, and letting go of any fear I might have about that loss of income (my spouse also works and we would most likely not be in any seriously tight situation money-wise, but it is still a scary adjustment to make).
So how would you interpret the Hanged Man here, and in general? What does the Hanged Man do? And when does he do (or not do) it?
Since I know someone is likely to say that it depends on the other cards in the spread, I will say that there were several nasty sword cards earlier in the spread.
At first I thought the message was to stay put in my current position where I am very unhappy. But beyond the fact that I obviously hope for some other result, this doesn't sit quite right with me - the hanged man always seems to me to be at peace, more like a meditative monk than someone who is actually being hanged against their will. And it's just not possible for me to find peace of mind like that at this job.
Then it occurred to me that maybe the Hanged Man is referring to resigning *from* the job, and letting go of any fear I might have about that loss of income (my spouse also works and we would most likely not be in any seriously tight situation money-wise, but it is still a scary adjustment to make).
So how would you interpret the Hanged Man here, and in general? What does the Hanged Man do? And when does he do (or not do) it?
Since I know someone is likely to say that it depends on the other cards in the spread, I will say that there were several nasty sword cards earlier in the spread.