Learning Tarot Reversals

by Bunning, Joan

• ISBN13: 9781578632718
• ISBN10: 1578632714
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781609252618
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Weiser

Summary

Generally, about half the cards in any tarot spread -- or at least a good portion of them -- will show up reversed, upside down. Yet so many tarot books treat reversed cards in a cursory manner. With Learning Tarot Reversals, Joan Bunning, author of the best-selling Learning the Tarot, has written one of the first comprehensive books dealing with this topsy-turvy subject. Traditionally, reversed card meanings are limited to the polar opposite of the most literal upright interpretations. But this provides only a small part of the overall picture. Reversed cards may also indicate a build up, lack of, or decline in the energy or event depicted by the card. Looking at the effect of reversed cards -- their number, position in a spread, groupings, and how they are situated in proximity to upright or other reversed cards -- brings subtle nuances to light and new depth to any reading. Following the format of Learning the Tarot, Bunning presents lessons that build on each other smoothly, allowing a student to progress to increasingly complex readings and understanding with ease. She then describes in detail the reversed meaning for every card in the tarot along with a brief description of the upright meaning. With handy charts, useful exercises, and illustrations from the ubiquitous Waite deck, this book is sure to become a treasured reference work for anyone working with the tarot. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Joan Bunning has worked as a writer, computer programmer, and website developer. In 1995 she launched the Learning the Tarot website

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Lessons	p. I
Energy and the Tarot	p. 3
The Energy Cycle and Orientation	p. 7
Energy Phases	p. II
Repeating Cycles	p. 17
Mismatches	p. 23
Opposing Energy Pairs	p. 27
Energy Groups	p. 33
Interpretation Strategy	p. 37
Afterword	p. 43
Reversed Card Descriptions	p. 45
Major Arcana	p. 49
Minor Arcana	p. 95
Suggestions for Exercises	p. 157
Card Keyword List	p. 169
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