The Hanged Man is the twelfth card in the major arcana of the tarot pack. It represents a time of withdrawal, waiting and spiritual healing.THE HANGED MAN offers a brief, sometimes humorous, glimpse into the life of a young woman named Crystal, and individualist and a loner who believes in the mystical power of the universe.THE HANGED MAN follows her faltering transition from helpless pawn to-if not exactly an active participant in the game of life-then at least to becoming a more aware pawn.