The Topsy-Turvy World of
Upside-Down Cards
Tarot Reversals is the first book to fully and exclusively address a vitally
important area of Tarot reading that is virtually ignored—interpretation
of the cards that appear upside-down in a spread. The explanations given
in books for reversed cards are rarely more than a few lines, yet, in the
average spread, half of the cards will be inverted. Many books do not even
give reversed meanings. Others unquestioningly parrot “traditional” inter-
pretations that simply state the opposite of upright meanings, but usually
more fatalistically, emphasizing negative attributes. Thus, at least half of
the average Tarot reading is poorly understood, inadequately interpreted,
and, by dint of a preponderence of negative interpretations, emphasizes
problems rather than opportunities. It’s no wonder people avoid them.
This book offers readers at all levels eleven different methods of deter-
mining reversed card meanings. The majority of the text consists of sam-
ple interpretations for each of the seventy-eight reversed cards in each of
the methods, including traditional meanings. Discover which approaches
work best with your own Tarot reading style and worldview. In addition to
applying the interpretive text immediately, learning the conceptual theory
behind each option will enhance and deepen your Tarot consultations.
—Mary GreerAbout the Author
Mary Greer is an author and teacher specializing in methods of self-
exploration and transformation. A Grandmaster of the American Tarot
Association, she is a member of numerous Tarot organizations, and is fea-
tured at Tarot conferences and symposia in the United States and abroad.
She has a wide following in the women’s and pagan communities for her
work in women’s spirituality and magic. A Priestess-Hierophant in the Fel-
lowship of Isis, she is the founder of the Iseum of Isis Aurea. Mary has stud-
ied and practiced Tarot and astrology for over thirty-four years. Her teaching
experience includes eleven years at New College of California, and hundreds
of workshops, conferences, and classes. She is the founder and director of
the learning center T.A.R.O.T. (Tools And Rites Of Transformation).
Her books include Tarot for Your Self: A Workbook for Personal Trans-
formation (1984); Tarot Constellations: Patterns of Personal Destiny (1987);
Tarot Mirrors: Reflections of Personal Meaning (1988); The Essence of
Magic: Tarot, Ritual, and Aromatherapy (1993); Women of the Golden
Dawn: Rebels and Priestesses (1995), and she collaborated with Kathi
Keville on Aromatherapy: Healing for the Body and Soul (1998).
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