Can the opposite meanings of a card count if the card isn't Rx?

[Trogon]

I've been using reversals since I started learning Tarot. I still use reversals with all my decks. Having said that, the "reversed" meanings are inherent in the card, as too, the upright meaning is present in a reversed card. It is simply a tool which, along with other factors, can help me determine how to interpret the card. TarotBear said it very well; "Remember - a reading is all about 'interpretation' - not rigid rules about what goes where and 'this means only that.'"

In the case of The Magician, the interpretation you came up with sounds very intuitive. You've learned the basic meanings well, but now your intuition is leading you and showing you how to interpret the cards based on the question and surrounding cards. The Magician has both the worker of magic as well as the used-car salesman in it. Go with your intuition.

[Aradia25]

Originally Posted by idbuypens

Have you read His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman? I compare interpreting the cards the way Lyra reads the alethiometer: each symbol has layers and layers of meaning. She uses her intuition to reach the correct layer. Likewise, each card has layers and layers of meaning, some positive, some neutral, some negative. It's all there, whichever way up you pull the card. So go with what your intuition is telling you.

Off topic, but I was absolutely in love with this series a couple of years ago, and still think the stories are amazing!! It's so sad they won't make another movie, alas Hollywood/The Church has deemed it so :-( I completely agree with your analogy, sometimes I real reversals even when they are not reversed, because the card is telling me the answer is negative or different. I am learning to trust my intuition much more.

[Anna Supertramp]

Oh, those Scorpio men, they are true hell. I'm trying to get over one, too, and the Magician comes up with him a lot, too. He also stroke me as two-faced, manipulative and you never knew what the heck was going on with him. They are unbelievably mysterious and charismatic, which makes it so very hard to stay strong and do what's best for you. I feel with you