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Eight of Wands · Reversed

What does Eight of Wands reversed mean?

Eight of Wands when it comes out upside down, blocked, internalised, or in excess, depending on how you read reversals.

Reversed

Delay, misdirection, messages not landing. Momentum lost.

Or speed without aim: a great deal of motion in no particular direction, which is the version where everybody is extremely busy and nothing is advancing.

The most ordinary reading is the most likely: something that was expected has not arrived, and the card is describing the interval rather than a cause.

Upright

Rapid progress, news arriving, travel, a situation accelerating.

Delays end here. Act quickly and keep up, which is the whole of the practical advice and is unusually literal for this deck.

It is a good card for anything that has been waiting on somebody else, and a poor one for anything that would benefit from another week of thought. The window is the point.

Keywords

Upright: speed, momentum, news, travel, acceleration

Reversed: delays, miscommunication, lost momentum, haste

Journal prompts

  • What is moving faster than I am ready for, and can I keep up anyway?
  • What message am I waiting on, and what will I do either way?

Draw it for yourself

Reading about a card is not the same as drawing one. A single-card reading takes about a minute and answers your question rather than a general one.

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