How does a Tarot reader interpret reversed Tarot cards
However if you try to apply this idea you tend to start running into quite a bit of trouble with the Major Arcana – for instance what is the opposite of the Death card????? Also when using the traditional method you can often find that reversals make no sense at all in the context of the reading.
Modern Tarot readers tend not to apply the ‘opposite interpretation’ rule any more. Instead, if the deck was all definitely upright prior to the shuffle, and a card becomes inverted during the shuffle process, it’s usually more efficient to simply regard that card as ‘ill dignified’ – i.e. not to be interpreted ‘at its best – or worst’.
So for instance if you present the Star inverted, look hard at the cards surrounding it to see whether its terrific gift of opportunity might be blocked, or somehow delayed. Equally if you have the