12.3
you walk in all things contrary to the world
which sees you as a sort of oddity
you know that reality is illusion and illusion reality
many people in the world are ill
unable to exist in harmony with other selves
you know these afflictions of cause and effect
you embrace a philosophy the world laughs at
because your thinking seems wrong
by crucifying the personal life
you have allowed your true self to be born
the key word for the hanging man is reversal
the hanging man symbolizes the first water
which emanates from stars and suns
water was the first mirror
the first reflection appears always upside down
things are not as they appear on the surface
the man's suspended by a foot, like a pendulum
at rest
he sees the trouble in the world of people who see
all things upside down
they look at the hanging man and think
he is the one who is crazy for his view
that the ideal is to grow out of materialism
by transmuting animal passion
to human compassion
many people remain in a dark room