Hey everyone,

It seems all our admins have been a bit busy recently so there has been a serious lack of posts and we apologise! Some of us finish University for the year shortly so will have a bit more time to run this thing. 

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 chgoferrets answered your question: I think I have a pretty solid base from learning…

I’ve found that, quite often, they are the complete reverse (reversal) of the upright. Start there, you’ll have a solid base to build on.

 thekindthorn answered your question: I think I have a pretty solid base from learning…

I don’t look to books or anything for reversed meanings. I just interpret it as a blocked or opposite meaning of the upright card.

Good tips!

chgoferrets, I have found that a lot of them are the opposite meaning! 

The book I am using is Mary K. Greer’s excellent The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals. I wish I had known about it before I bought my other book, because it also has a good description of the right side up meanings as well. 

hexeengel answered your question: I think I have a pretty solid base from learning…

I don’t use reverse meanings. Why would the symbolism of the card change just because the picture is upside down?

It’s a subjective choice on the part of the reader. A lot of modern tarot users don’t use reverse meanings. Traditionally, however, the meanings do change! I have elected to at least try and learn the reverse meanings, but for now I am reading them the same upside down or right side up. 

I think I have a pretty solid base from learning the upright card meanings, but it’s been slow going learning the reversed meanings. It’s been difficult for me to find a pattern. Any tips out there?

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