Pique Dame
I've used reversals ever since I got my first full tarot deck and have always believed that they held significance - not necessarily the traditionally agreed upon reversed meanings every time but that the card's orientation did hold significance of some sort. However, I'm starting to wonder if maybe it really is random. I've pulled cards in reverse and instinctively knew the reversed meanings did not apply here and I've also seen the reversed meanings fit perfectly. There have also been times when the reversed meaning fit better with a card that came out upright.
I did a spread this morning to help me find a missing item of clothing and every card came out reversed. Ex: the outcome was the Page of Cups Rx (upright = he "finds" the fish, reversed suggests nothing being found). In the past, I might have said "It's either going to be very difficult to find or won't be found at all." But I had a strong feeling that was not the case here and, lo and behold, I found the item exactly where the cards appeared to be indicating. I even tried the same spread again with a different deck to see what the result would be and it basically gave me the same answer but with different cards (1 reversed, 2 not).
When I shuffle, I always do 3 riffles to fully randomize the order and I also turn one of the halves upside down to make sure the same cards aren't always stuck in the same orientation, so maybe my shuffling method is somewhat to blame and it really is random. But I've also seen enough instances of the same cards appearing in reverse that makes me think there's more to it than chance. Either way, I'm heavily questioning my use of reversals and wondering if I should abandon them altogether or just not rely on them so much. It's hard to see myself ever not using them but maybe it's best to revise my current usage of them. For the ones that do or have used them, what have you found the significance (if any) of them to be?
I did a spread this morning to help me find a missing item of clothing and every card came out reversed. Ex: the outcome was the Page of Cups Rx (upright = he "finds" the fish, reversed suggests nothing being found). In the past, I might have said "It's either going to be very difficult to find or won't be found at all." But I had a strong feeling that was not the case here and, lo and behold, I found the item exactly where the cards appeared to be indicating. I even tried the same spread again with a different deck to see what the result would be and it basically gave me the same answer but with different cards (1 reversed, 2 not).
When I shuffle, I always do 3 riffles to fully randomize the order and I also turn one of the halves upside down to make sure the same cards aren't always stuck in the same orientation, so maybe my shuffling method is somewhat to blame and it really is random. But I've also seen enough instances of the same cards appearing in reverse that makes me think there's more to it than chance. Either way, I'm heavily questioning my use of reversals and wondering if I should abandon them altogether or just not rely on them so much. It's hard to see myself ever not using them but maybe it's best to revise my current usage of them. For the ones that do or have used them, what have you found the significance (if any) of them to be?