Upright Meaning
Voluntary sacrifice, illumination, suspension, new perspective, letting go
Voluntary sacrifice
illumination
suspension
new perspective
letting go
Reversed Meaning
Useless martyrdom, resistance to sacrifice, stagnation, rigid ego
Useless martyrdom
resistance to sacrifice
stagnation
rigid ego
Esoteric Symbolism
A man hangs by his foot from a T-tree — the Tau cross. His other leg forms a cross. A luminous halo surrounds his serene head. He does not suffer — he contemplates. Direct reference to Odin suspended from Yggdrasil to obtain the runes. Letter Mem: the primordial Waters, collective unconscious.
