Gravity & Grace: The Hanged Woman on Parkour, Perspective, and Letting Go
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The Pinup Tarot: You’re known as The Hanged Woman in the tarot landscape- an archetype of surrender and new perspective. But you’re also deeply involved in parkour. That’s not a combination people expect. How do they connect?
The Hanged Woman: That’s exactly why they belong together. Parkour isn’t just about movement- it’s about perception. When I’m upside down on a rail or suspended mid-drop, I see the world differently. That’s my essence. I don’t resist gravity- I collaborate with it.
TPT: There’s something poetic about that- collaborating with gravity instead of fighting it. What does that feel like in your body?
The Hanged Woman: It feels like release. Like exhaling after holding your breath for too long. People think inversion is disorienting, but for me, it’s clarity. When I hang, everything unnecessary falls away- fear, doubt, expectation. All that’s left is awareness and trust.
TPT: Your card is often associated with stillness or sacrifice. Does parkour shift that narrative?
The Hanged Woman: Absolutely. Stillness isn’t the absence of movement- it’s presence within it. Parkour has taught me that even in motion, you can enter a kind of sacred pause. There’s a split second before every landing where time stretches. That’s where I exist. Not stuck- suspended with intention.
TPT: How has your journey through the tarot landscape shaped your relationship with parkour?
The Hanged Woman: Every realm teaches me something new. The Fool reminds me to leap without overthinking. The High Priestess teaches me to trust my instincts midair. The Tower… she taught me how to fall. And not just physically- how to fall apart and rebuild without fear. Parkour became my way of embodying all those lessons, not just understanding them.
TPT: What would you say to someone who’s afraid to let go- whether in life or in movement?
The Hanged Woman: Letting go isn’t losing control- it’s choosing a different kind of power. Start where you are. Change your angle, your perspective, your story. You don’t have to flip upside down right away… but when you do, you might discover the ground was never as far away as you thought.











