Has anyone ever had a reading with all reversed cards?
I’m surprised that nobody else has mentioned or asked about this before because it can’t be that rare. We get short spreads all upright constantly or a mix usually, but I kind of feel like it’s weirdly uncommon to get them all reversed. There must be something to that.
Obviously, the meaning of the reversed cards is different but what does that mean for the overall reading itself. In my experience, when the entire spread comes up reversed, it’s not about doom and gloom. More about resistance and blocks that need addressing. The cards were basically screaming at me to stop focusing on the wrong areas because you’re missing something or holding yourself back. These readings are uncomfortable but oddly liberating once you accept the invitation to dig deeper. Does anyone else find all-reversed readings arrive exactly when you need that wake-up call?
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When everything flips reversed like that, the cards are basically holding up a mirror to your own energy field.
Reversed cards often point to where we’re pushing against our own energy instead of flowing with it. It’s not telling you no, it’s telling you that you can get what you want… after a few changes. The Tarot isn’t telling you what’s wrong. It’s showing you where your focus has gotten tangled up in the external instead of the internal.
I recall receiving a full reversed spread just before a major market shift occurred. Looking back, those cards highlighted all the places where I was still trying to control outcomes instead of trusting the process.
The liberation comes when you realize those reversed cards are pointing you back to yourself. Look inward and stop being distracted by the new and flashy. Every reversed card is an invitation to flip your perspective inward.
Had a friend get seven reversed cards in a row last month. She was obsessed with why her person wasn’t reaching out, checking their social media constantly. The Tarot basically told her she was blocking her own energy by pushing outward instead of pulling back to center. Once she stopped fixating on them and worked on her own blocks, things shifted within days.
The cards flip when we flip our perspective. Sometimes that discomfort you mentioned is exactly what breaks us out of old patterns.
Your soul knows when you need that mirror held up differently.
When I see reversals in a spread, I usually think they’re about what’s going on inside rather than external stuff. Since all your cards are reversed, it seems like the reading is focusing on what’s happening beneath the surface.
Those worries and fears you’re dealing with internally (the cards are picking up on that. You’re carrying a lot that needs to get out somehow.
Before you interpret anything, try putting the deck back in order and reshuffling. Then pull just one card upright and ask what blockage you need to deal with today.
Sometimes it’s just your deck needs better shuffling lol, but when it’s not that… yeah the universe isn’t subtle
Another reader once told me that reversed cards are like your higher self grabbing you by the shoulders.
I see them in different ways depending on what’s going on.
Sometimes they feel like something’s stuck or there’s an internal struggle with whatever the card represents. Other times, I read them as the darker side of the card, or maybe I need to look at it from another angle. In some spreads, they refer to delays or pushing back against the upright meaning. Depends on the other cards and what feels right in the moment.
Three weeks ago every single card came up reversed in my relationship spread. My reader just looked at me and said, “You already know what this means.” And I did. I was holding onto something that ended months ago, but couldn’t admit it.
Quite often you already know what that reading means, you just don’t want to accept it yet (which is exactly why the reading is there in the first place).
The reversed cards weren’t telling me anything was wrong with the connection. They were showing me I was facing the wrong direction entirely.
Weird take but I read reversed cards as the medicine rather than the problem. Like, if you get reversed Empress, maybe you need to learn to NOT nurture everyone else first for once. The reversal is actually the solution sometimes.
I think I only get full reversed spreads when I’m asking the same question over and over, hoping for different answers
The cards basically go “nope still facing the wrong way, still asking the wrong thing”.
Even subconsciously, sometimes people don’t repeat the exact same reading, but they’re still hinting around a certain direction, hoping that it starts to lead them in the direction they want.
Unless you want to throw your deck around like you’re mixing a salad (your cards will get beat up), those reversed cards aren’t random. They’re just the same cards that stayed flipped from your last shuffle. I just shuffle gently and read everything upright now. Works fine for me since my deck and I are both a bit uptight anyway.
I sometimes read the positions of a fully reversed spread in mirror mode: the challenge slot can point to a hidden resource, and the advice slot can show what to stop doing. You can apply the same logic to any spread, just flip the meaning.
I won’t use the reversed meaning if I do this, just reverse the meaning of the position instead.
I also check which suit is crowding the table. A stack of reversed Swords can signal mental overload. Reversed Pentacles can say the body or the budget needs grounding. Then I pull one elemental remedy card to find a small Fire/Air/Water/Earth action that can balance the day.
When a whole spread lands reversed, I just turn them upright. Most of the time, the deck rotated during shuffling, or I messed up the riffle. I’d rather not read a spread that got inverted by accident.
I’ve been experimenting with reading them as time delays. Like everything’s just on hold for a bit.
Edit: forgot to mention (try reading them chronologically backwards! Start with your last card first. If you’re into numerology, check the reversed major arcana numbers. Mine keeps adding up to master numbers, which is weird
I read reversals as signs that need attention or a different approach. When a spread comes up all reversed, it points straight at what’s off. It can feel like the deck is nudging me to step back and look from another angle. The tone is blunt, focused on calling out blind spots.
All reversed cards? That’s when I stop and have a conversation.
I check if the person wants to continue or shift the question to focus on what they can actually control. Sometimes I’ll draw a single card to help decide, if it’s also reversed, maybe it’s not the right time for this reading. I keep interpretations centered on the person’s own choices rather than judging others in their situation.
And I always explain my approach before continuing, so everyone’s on the same page.