The Tau cross that the Hanged Man is suspended from can represent "The World Tree" --Yggdrasil -- that Odin sacrificed himself on.
"Odin’s self-sacrifice
Sitting on his throne, Hlidskjalf, with Frigg in the hall of Valhalla, Odin looked out across the whole world. But he wanted to know everything and gain wisdom and knowledge of things hidden from him. This was a desire that drove him to sacrifice himself.
He sacrificed his eye [one-eyed god, as in all-seeing eye] in Mimir’s well and he threw himself on his spear Gungnir in a kind of symbolic, ritual suicide. He then hanged himself in Yggdrasil, the tree of life, for nine days and nine nights in order to gain knowledge of other worlds and be able to understand the runes.
During his sacrificial actions, he saw visions and received secret wisdom. The magical knowledge he gained made him able to cure the sick, calm storms, turn weapons against his attackers, make women fall in love and render dangerous troll women harmless – often just with a look."
interesting post^ and I'm out in the countryside, camping. waiting for the Trump rally, and our RV neighbor was just talking to us about Odin;) funny how that happens.
The Tau cross that the Hanged Man is suspended from can represent "The World Tree" --Yggdrasil -- that Odin sacrificed himself on.
"Odin’s self-sacrifice
Sitting on his throne, Hlidskjalf, with Frigg in the hall of Valhalla, Odin looked out across the whole world. But he wanted to know everything and gain wisdom and knowledge of things hidden from him. This was a desire that drove him to sacrifice himself.
He sacrificed his eye [one-eyed god, as in all-seeing eye] in Mimir’s well and he threw himself on his spear Gungnir in a kind of symbolic, ritual suicide. He then hanged himself in Yggdrasil, the tree of life, for nine days and nine nights in order to gain knowledge of other worlds and be able to understand the runes.
During his sacrificial actions, he saw visions and received secret wisdom. The magical knowledge he gained made him able to cure the sick, calm storms, turn weapons against his attackers, make women fall in love and render dangerous troll women harmless – often just with a look."
https://historiska.se/norse-mythology/odin-en/
Since it was self-sacrifice in search of knowledge, he has a serene look on his face.
Somehow it is hard to reconcile self-sacrifice and wisdom with POTATUS. I think I have to stick with discomfort.
That's because this is the interpretation when hanging. Joe is the reverse because he is upright.
interesting post^ and I'm out in the countryside, camping. waiting for the Trump rally, and our RV neighbor was just talking to us about Odin;) funny how that happens.