The Hanged Man Soul Meditation

I did this Soul Meditation while laying in a public park by the river in Minneapolis.  I realized a little bit into the meditation that I was constantly being tickled by bugs and grass, so it was a little hard to relax.  It was a beautiful afternoon, with a light breeze and late afternoon sunlight so I went with it anyway, and had a beautiful experience with The Hanged Man meditation. I really enjoyed the beginning relaxation of this mediation, breathing in white light and then radiating it out while connecting to the earth.  When I entered The Hanged Man tarot card scene and held the hands of The Hanged Man I felt this sensation of connectedness intensify, like he was showing me how much further I could go with that feeling.  This is a wonderful way to think about the pure energy that is within each of us, as well as all we see, and to resonate with that energy.

The Hanged Man himself reminded me of bit of a surfer dude, or The Dude from the movie The Big Lebowski.  He told me I could learn about feeling tranquil, chill, light and free with him. His seemed totally relaxed in his suspended state, his yellow hair blowing in the breeze, surrounded by grape vines laden with fruit. He had that cliche surfer dude enthusiasm for just chillin', just being.  He was like: "It's totally awesome swinging upside-down here.  Look! grapes just float into my mouth on the breeze.  Anything can happen if you let it."

When I switched places with The Hanged Man I realized my yellow hair hung quite the same as his.  He looked like The Fool when standing upright, and went off frolicking with my white doggie spirit guide.  This appearance of The Fool reminded me that when we suspend action we gives ourselves a chance to start anew, to see things freshly, to try all over, to be willing to let go, be innocent, be new. Relating The Hanged Man back to The Fool made a lot of sense at that moment.

I had a hard time taking on the perspective of The Hanged Man.  My mind and body tumbled and reeled as I resisted the inversion.  I got a couple of glimpses of the sky looking like a vast ocean and of The Hanged Man in the field with my dog.  A calm, fulfillment permeated me in those moments of inversion.  I let my arms swing down to brush the grass below my fingertips and wanted to maintain that position in order to let each of my vertebrae of my spine lengthen and separate.  It was an incredible and serene stretch. I could have stayed suspended much longer to get the knack of it.

The Hanged Man told me to suspend and break free of time.  I need to be a lot more calm and present in the moment.  If my gift is to read tarot cards, I need to have a secure inner connection to my intuition that I can really only access through personal serenity, through accepting what is. I can help people to access their own personal truth through being present in the moment.  I must sacrifice my Do Everything drive and accept that I can't actually do everything in this lifetime.  I can only do what I am meant to do now, and leave the rest of it for another time around.

The Hanged Man reached into his pocket and pulled out a gold pocket watch, which he then crushed with the strength of his hand into a fine gold powder.  He offered me this dust, saying it was stardust.  I think he was trying to show me how illusory time is.  What is time to a star?  What function could it possibly serve that adds true meaning to your life?  I'm looking for uses for this stardust as I continue along my soul meditation pathway.

I never thought of The Hanged Man as a hippie surfer dude before, but it seems so obvious now.  It's an analogy for someone who can go with the flow (the waves and currents) and see something other people cannot see.  They know how to be in the moment, be one with the now. I do believe that I will get all of the resources I need to live out my dreams, but sometimes I don't know it, I don't trust in it like I want to be able to do. I have a tendency to plan details, and get anxious about what the future holds.  All this anxiety does is make me miss out on what is happening now, worrying about some future that doesn't even exist.  The Hanged Man reminds us to be truly present and accepting in the moment.

When I left the scene from the card at the end of the meditation, I said goodbye The Hanged Man while doing a handstand.  Then I walked out of the image on my hands! Wish I could do that in feel life!  I felt like I really got a lot out of this Soul Meditation.  I experienced the generally accepted meanings of The Hanged Man- suspension of time, new perspective, and letting go.  I found out where I am resisting these ideas and got some good advice on how to achieve them.  I also found new insight into the connection between The Hanged Man and The Fool, which I will definitely remember in readings going forward.