Upside Down Tarot: How Reversals Add Depth to Your Reading

(Paperback, 10th Revised edition)

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A much-needed guide to working with and interpreting "reversals" (those cards that are upside down during a tarot reading) from the author ofThe Big Book of Tarot.

So much has been written on interpreting the meanings of tarot cards, but, according to Joan Bunning, there is one particular type of meaning that should get more attentionthose of tarot reversals. Turned upside down, tarot cards can have an entirely different meaning from their upright interpretations. Sadly, tarot reversals are often misunderstood. Some people think a reversed tarot card means bad news. Some people think the reversed meaning must be the polar opposite of the upright meaning. And some people ignore them completely, just flipping upright any card that has shown up reversed in a spread.

Joan Bunning's approach to reversed cards is based on an appreciation of energies and their cycles. In our world, change is the one constant. A reading shows us forces that are not fixed, but fluid and dynamic. The cards need to reflect this animated spirit if they are to mirror experience faithfully. In Upside Down Tarot, Bunning describes how card orientation is the key to enhancing the energetic quality of a reading. You can enliven and deepen your tarot practice by adding this new dimension to it.

To truly reflect reality, a reading must capture lifes movement and change. In this book, Bunning describes how tarot reversals can enhance the dynamic quality of your readings by seeing your cards as energies. Youll discover how to translate a stationary set of images into a moving picture of times flow. Its hoped that Upside Down Tarot will give you a new way to view your life experience and a more powerful tool for understanding it through the tarot.

Note:The material in this book is drawn from Joan Bunning'sLearning Tarot Reversals(Weiser Books, 2003).

Author Bio

Joan Bunning received her BA in social psychology from Cornell University and has worked as a writer, editor, and computer programmer. Since 1995, her learningthetarot.com website has helped thousands of people worldwide discover the personal value of the tarot. She lives in Virginia with her husband.