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So
many meanings are assigned to each card of the Tarot that reversals
can cause serious confusion. This is true for beginning and advanced
readers. This article attempts to make them a little easier to understand.
Many
readers view the cards as already containing their opposite right-side
up so do not read reversals. The way to omit them from a reading
is to make sure all cards are right side up before shuffling. The
way to include them is to flip some around at random before shuffling.
If
you choose to include them in your readings, reversals can often
provide interesting insight. Although they do add a little extra
confusion for new readers, they also encourage readers to look at
individual cards in a different light.
With
Court cards, which many find confusing, reversals can be particularly
helpful. The easiest way to interpret Court cards is to take them
as representing actual people who have the characteristics described
in card definitions. This is actually made easier when reversals
are included because you then have a broader range of personality
types.
The
simplest way to include reversals in a reading is to choose what
the standard meaning of a card is to you. Then take the reversal
to indicate it's opposite.
Pay
attention to what happens to the images on the card when they're
reversed. For example, in most decks' Tower card, two figures are
falling out of the Tower on their heads. If the card is reversed,
they're landing on their feet. So, you can take the upright Tower
to mean a chaotic situation leaves you feeling out of control, reversed
to mean that it's chaotic but you land on your feet.
Here
is a brief guide to reversed meanings of the Major Arcana:
FOOL:
You've wised up or need to
MAGICIAN:
You feel you've lost the tools to get the job done;
HIGH
PRIESTESS: You've let the cat out of the bag
EMPRESS:
A lack of creativity;
EMPEROR:
You've lost the will to do what is needed
HEIROPHANT:
Setbacks
LOVERS:
You've changed your mind
CHARIOT:
Wasting time
JUSTICE:
Irrationality
HERMIT:
Social activity
WHEEL
OF FORTUNE: A run of bad luck
STRENGTH:
Physical illness
HANGED
MAN: Feeling a situation is not worth sacrifice
DEATH:
A situation you thought was over is still effecting you
TEMPERANCE:
Alcohol or drug abuse, unbalanced emotions
THE
DEVIL: Liberation from a bad situation
THE
TOWER: Coming out on top of a chaotic situation
THE STAR: Giving up hope
THE
MOON: You'll learn more about a situation you felt in the dark about
THE
SUN: Money problems, lack of clarity
JUDGMENT:
Changing your mind about a major decision
THE
WORLD: Lack of communication
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