Thirteen
Odin's Tree
In this case, the Hanged Man doesn't start off as a revolutionary (traitor); he surrenders to the role. So, sometimes that is the Hanged Man's sacrifice. Surrendering himself, his life, his personal wants and needs for what is more "spiritual"--or for the greater good. He doesn't know when he does this what he'll gain, only that it must be done. That surrender/sacrifice puts him in the hanging position where, all unexpectedly, he gains wisdom, knowledge, and all esoteric secrets are revealed to him.
very much so! Another view of the Hanged Man is the Odin myth, where he agreed to be hung upside down from a tree with no food or drink for nine days. On the ninth, he saw the runes down by the tree roots (the depths and origins of that tree), and these runes gave him all the world's wisdom. Which is why some cards show the Hanged Man with arms free and open, and coins (runes?) falling (sometimes from out of his pockets if the message is sacrificing worldly ambitions to gain spiritual understanding).It's a fascinating card.
In this case, the Hanged Man doesn't start off as a revolutionary (traitor); he surrenders to the role. So, sometimes that is the Hanged Man's sacrifice. Surrendering himself, his life, his personal wants and needs for what is more "spiritual"--or for the greater good. He doesn't know when he does this what he'll gain, only that it must be done. That surrender/sacrifice puts him in the hanging position where, all unexpectedly, he gains wisdom, knowledge, and all esoteric secrets are revealed to him.