(Hanged Man card from the Bruegel Tarot)

I was scrolling down through the entries I made last month, and saw that I did one of those online tests, "What Tarot Card Are You," and the test said that I was The Hanged Man. The description was a nice one:

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.

I think that the last line is pretty true--that I do see the world differently. I'm sure my husband would agree. I'm not sure about the "mystical insights," but I guess that's something that I aspire to, anyway.