Reversed Tarot Card Meanings
This goes with the last post about the tarot card meanings.
Wands:
- Ace: Uninspired, low self-esteem, ineffective, misdirection, unfocused
- 2: Hopelessness, unprepared, options/ lacking options
- 3: Lacking in skills or resources, apprehension, thinking small
- 4: Ungrateful, unhappy home, private celebrations
- 5: Combative Personality, unhealthy competitions, arguments
- 6: Arrogance, corruption, difficulty in leadership
- 7: Powerless, backing down, fighting for the wrong thing
- 8: Nervous energy, rushing, exhaustion
- 9: Burn out, doubt, defensiveness, pointless struggles
- 10: Wrong priorities, busy work, martyr, being alone
- Page: Rigid, self-doubt, fear of the unknown, uninspired
- Knight:Reckless, rushing, impatient, thoughtless, manipluating
- Queen: Selfish, self-choices, attention seeking, mean
- King: Lust, rage, temperamental, egotistical, selfish
Cups:
- Ace: Blocked feelings, guarded heart, numbness, ignoring intuition
- 2: Unequal Relationship, no relationship, difficulty relating
- 3: Trouble in friendship, lack of support, peer pressure
- 4: Looking for a sign, restlessness, emotional breakthrough
- 5: Ongoing suffering, wallowing in sadness, picking up the pieces
- 6:Healing inner child, releasing the past, selective memory
- 7: Unimaginative, losing touch with reality, clarity, pleasure
- 8: Feeling something is missing, running away, refusing to give up
- 9: Disappointment, envy, ungrateful, superficial, overindulgence
- 10: Emotional lack, family problems, selfishness, separation
- Page: Disappointing relationship, emotional immaturity, naive
- Knight: Dramatic, escapist, obsessive, fickle, idealistic
- Queen: Vulnerable, lack of emotional boundaries, moody
- King: Emotional stress, blocked emotions, intense negativity
Swords:
- Ace: Misunderstanding, lies, communication, denial, confusion
- 2:Silent treatment, undesired, coercion
- 3: Ignoring pain, recovery, reconciliation
- 4: Tired mind, mental overload, stagnant thinking
- 5: Mediation, debriefing, apologies, resolutions, assessing damage
- 6: Can not release the past, feeling alone, difficult transition
- 7: Regret, choosing the right thing, consequences, guilt, regret
- 8: Personal power, freeing yourself, finding a solution, reclaiming
- 9: Shadow work, getting to the root of worry, self-destructive thoughts
- 10: Relapse, hopelessness, recovery, clinging
- Page: Misunderstanding, malicious words, afraid to speak, rebel
- Knight: Vengeful words, speaking without thought, fighting for the wrong reasons
- Queen: Cold, demanding, cutting words, gossip, confused, isolation
- King: Forceful, cold hearted, lacking compassion, controlling, forceful
Pentacles:
- Ace: Greed, cautious, unhealthy choices, materialism
- 2: Delays, overwhelmed, rigidity
- 3: Harsh criticism, sloppy work, no support, uncooperative, problems
- 4:Greed, hoarding, lacking boundaries, reckless with resources
- 5: Overspending, focusing on what you lack, financial breakthrough
- 6: Corruption, refusing help, hoarding, debt, exploitation
- 7: Ready to give up, wrong priorities, feedback, repeating mistakes
- 8: No progress, cutting corners, lacking skills, unfulfilled
- 9: Buying happiness, craving independence, resisting pleasure
- 10: Exile, trouble with family, burden, rejecting tradition, despair
- Page: Unfocused, undisciplined, clutter, materialistic, unorganized
- Knight: Stuck, second guessing, slow progress, perfectionism
- Queen: Lazy, neglect, scarcity thinking, unhealthy, impractical
- King: Stuck, possessiveness, workaholic, materialistic, overindulgence
Major Arcana:
- The Fool: Foolish, distrust, closed mind, reckless, naive
- The Magician: Illusion, trickery, lacking skills or resources, intention without action
- The High Priestess: Secretive, gossip, disconnection, withdrawn
- The Empress: Smothering, burn out, blocked creativity, possessiveness
- The Emperor: Controlling, abuse of power, lacking structure, egotistical
- The Hierophant: Fundamentalist, iconoclast, unethical teacher
- The Lovers: Disconnection, uncooperative, incompatible, unrequited love
- The Chariot: Stress, rushing, vehicle trouble, undisciplined
- Strength: Lack of confidence, afraid, reactive, compulsive behavior
- The Hermit: Loneliness, feeling lost, antisocial, needing solitude
- Wheel of Fortune: bad luck, lacking control, setbacks, ongoing struggle
- Justice: Extremes, self-centered, unfair, unbalanced, lacking objectivity
- The Hanged Man: Procrastination, victim mentality, hypocrisy
- Death: Burning bridges, running away, refusing to let go, fear of change
- Temperance: Rigidity, over compromising, no consensus
- The Devil: Breaking free, hitting bottom, quitting, broken agreements
- The Tower: Warning, stubbornness, mounting pressure, ongoing chaos
- The Star: Hope without action, pessimistic, unethical healer
- The Moon: Denial, projecting onto others, repressed emotions
- The Sun: Afraid to shine, bad weather, too serious, painful truth, attention seeking
- Judgement: Feeling judged, being judgemental, numbness, refusing to change
- The World: Clinging, overwhelmed, difficulty, completing
