Occult Literature
The Hanged Man
A man hangs by one foot from a branching wooden support, with the free leg bent across the suspended body. A circular light surrounds the head while leaves mark the upper beam. The inversion is composed and still, with the halo providing a bright counterpoint to the suspended posture. Pamela Colman Smith’s design is reproduced in the 1916 Illustrated Key to the Tarot.
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Citation
Pamela Colman Smith (design). "The Hanged Man" [editorial title]. In The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination, Dr. L. W. de Laurence. 1916 edition, 1916, De Laurence, Scott & Co.. Source scan leaf 71. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/tarot-smith-66
Source details
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details. Design credited to Pamela Colman Smith; reproduced in the active L. W. de Laurence volume. Card border, number and title retained.
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From the book
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). The Hanged Man. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination. Scan leaf 71. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/tarot-smith-66