jmd
Often in commentaries, the Hanged Man is said to depict Alchemical Sulphur (cross over a triangle) - but it is correct that some have also connected Saturn (whose sigil is a cross over a crescent) to the depiction shown of the hanged man...
I suppose that it should also be remembered that numerous correlations have been made between various cards and astrology. Saturn has numerous indications, some of which relate more to Death, some to the Hermit, some to the Hanged Man, and some (or numerous) to the Tower. In its astrological rulership of both Aquarius and Capricorn, it has also been linked to the Devil and the Star... and the list can undoubtedly be extended to, if not all, certainly most major Arcana cards...
I suppose one of the important questions is not 'which card does it properly belong to?', but 'what does it reveal of this specific and peculiar image?'... now I'd better go and check firemaiden's link...
I suppose that it should also be remembered that numerous correlations have been made between various cards and astrology. Saturn has numerous indications, some of which relate more to Death, some to the Hermit, some to the Hanged Man, and some (or numerous) to the Tower. In its astrological rulership of both Aquarius and Capricorn, it has also been linked to the Devil and the Star... and the list can undoubtedly be extended to, if not all, certainly most major Arcana cards...
I suppose one of the important questions is not 'which card does it properly belong to?', but 'what does it reveal of this specific and peculiar image?'... now I'd better go and check firemaiden's link...