Tarot Card Combination
The Hanged Man+Ten of Swords
倒吊人 & 寶劍十
The Hanged Man, as a Major Arcana card, provides the overarching life theme for this combination, while Ten of Swords points to how it manifests in daily life. This pairing suggests bringing larger life lessons into practical action.
Overall, the combination of The Hanged Man and Ten of Swords represents a blending of surrender, new perspective, sacrifice, letting go, suspension with ending, failure, collapse, betrayal, rock bottom energies. This pairing reminds us that many life situations require considering multiple dimensions. The core message of The Hanged Man is about The Hanged Man hangs upside down from a tree, yet his expression is peaceful—a halo surrounds his he... while Ten of Swords adds The Ten of Swords shows a figure lying face down with ten swords in their back. While dramatic, this...
Individual Card Meanings
The Hanged Man
倒吊人
The Hanged Man hangs upside down from a tree, yet his expression is peaceful—a halo surrounds his head. This card represents voluntary sacrifice, suspended action, and seeing the world from a completely different perspective. Sometimes we must stop pushing forward and allow ourselves to hang in uncertainty. The Hanged Man teaches that surrender is not defeat; it is wisdom. By letting go of control and viewing your situation from a new angle, insights emerge that were invisible before. This is a time for patience, contemplation, and trusting that stillness has its own power.
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寶劍十
The Ten of Swords shows a figure lying face down with ten swords in their back. While dramatic, this card represents the absolute end of a painful situation—the worst has happened, and now things can only improve. It indicates hitting rock bottom but also the dawn of a new day.
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