Reversed Court Cards

Another way to think about reversed court cards is from the psychological perspective of what happens when someone's natural gifts and proclivities are not recognized, honored, or respected. Envision the Page of Cups as an imaginative, perhaps psychically open child. She has an imaginary friend and can see and hear things that others can't. If her parents and teachers tell her that she's lying or making things up, that nothing is there, and that she must never mention these experiences again, then what happens? She might repress her experiences. She could become overly introverted and turn away from external reality. Or she might accept herself as a liar and start acting this out. When her psychic experiences erupt they will probably do so in disturbing and inappropriate ways.

Imagine a co-worker who is a Knight of Pentacles reversed. It's almost impossible to get his cooperation with an innovative idea. He slows down every project and plays stupid practical jokes. What if all his life he wanted to be a farmer, but his family pressured him into computer technology? He just wants to be out in the sunshine, with his hands in the earth. We end up with a distorted, unfulfilled, unhappy Knight of Pentacles. Your problems with him could stem from his pent up frustration, and a lack of opportunity to express his true gifts.
另一个解读逆位宫廷牌的方法是从心理学的角度：当一个人的天赋或性格倾向不被外界认可，未受到尊重时，可能会发生什么事情。
假设“圣杯侍者”是一个想象力丰富（比如有通灵能力）的小孩子。她有一个“想象中的”朋友，她可以看到和听到别人看不到听不到的东西，如果她的父母和老师告诉她，她在说谎、乱编故事，其实什么东西都没有，那她绝对不会再把她的经验说出来，结果会如何？她会把她自己的经验压下来，她可能会变得退缩、太过于内向、跟外部现实世界脱节又或者是她可能会接受大人的说法，认为自己就是个说谎的骗子，然后开始表现出那样的行为。最后可能导致错乱，那些经验再也压不住整个爆发出来。
想象一下逆位的钱币骑士是你的同事，只要任何新颖创新的点子，几乎都不可能得到他的支持，他会拖慢整个工作计划，开一些愚蠢的恶作剧玩笑。这个人的人生志愿其实是当一名农夫，但他的家人强迫他要从事电脑科技行业的工作，那他该怎么办？他其实只想要在阳光下把双手伸进泥土里，最后我们就只能得到一个扭曲的、心怀不满的、不快乐的钱币骑士。你之所以跟他相处困难，根源可能在于他内心被压抑的挫败感，以及他没有机会去展现他真正的天赋才能。
试着思考一下，如果将逆位牌转成正位，是哪些原本正向的特征受到贬低、压抑或不允许他们发挥出来，才导致挫折和不当的反应行为。