Here is the second of my Tarot's Major Arcana cards interpretation. The Hanged Man is my personal Tarot Card, #12. Far form a "negative" symbol, the Hanged Man sees the world from an upside down view point. He does not follow the status quo as the be all and end all. He travels through the world formulating his own rules. He hangs on the tree of his own will. The tree is rooted in the world but supports the heavens as well. His legs are bent to form a cross or the #4 and his arms are folded into an inverted triangle , an alchemical symbol for transmuting the lower passions into pure spiritual gold. The red pants represent human passion and the physical body. Blue coat for knowledge. The halo representing spiritual attainment while the grey background suggests invisibility. A reminder not to flaunt spirituality. Generally speaking the Hanged Man is a symbol for breaking old habits and taking a fresh look at the world.
In this work, a Ken doll I bought at a yard sale a few weeks ago was heated and bent into the appropriate shape. Hope Barbie doesn't object! Another catalytic converter cover was used to encase Hanged Man and the whole piece was built onto a curved door from an old cabinet.
