Ruby Jewel
The "wow factor" is a good way to put it. I forgot that one way I used to characterize reversals was "turning over rocks to see what crawls out from underneath." It seems more like "getting your hands dirty" than simply taking a cerebral approach to examining the possibilities.
I get the WOW factor in the upright position; and also, my point is that by keeping the card upright, you eliminate the cerebral approach with its myriad possibilities that come with the changing positions, and approach the card intuitively, which is always a direct hit. I used to turn over the rocks in my garden just to rescue the beautiful little "night crawlers" and deposit them in my compost where they might live happily ever after. Isn't everything in life a "WOW factor"?
Also, as you know I am quite fascinated with the Kabbalah...quite familiar with Papus, presently studying Crowley, and decided to forego reversals after having used them for several years. My rejection of reversals is based solely upon the realization that I didn't need all the extra meanings that come with the haphazard possiblity of the card appearing upsidedown...due to the fact that it wasn't upright to begin with.