Do you feel some decks [or cards] require a reversed meaning as well?
i feel some decks or cards are a bit too positive, and to balance them out, the reader should consider the reversed meaning as well [like JUSTICE or WHEEL of FORTUNE]. Some decks are too dark even in the straight position, and the reversed would bring some positivity onto them.
many years back, i thought the reversed meaning was 'overdoing' the reading. now, i'm not so sure anymore.
Regardless of orientation, I consider every card to embody a spectrum of meanings, from more-or-less positive or negative to something approaching the opposite extreme (although some are certainly more narrowly bounded in this regard than others). Part of the fun is in trying to pin down the negatives of, say, the Sun or the positives of the Tower within the context of the reading. Reversal provides a kind of short-cut for doing this.
To quote Corrine Kenner from
Tarot and Astrology, reversal doesn't change a card's meaning, it just "puts a different spin" on it and changes our perspective toward what it signifies. It's more a matter of how we experience the card's effect than any undoing of its inherent nature; "redirection" is one general way to look at it. I've taken to thinking of it as a "Hanged Man moment" for whatever card is involved, implying a sacrifice of time and initiative as the energy finds its outlet. Exploring the various ways this outlet might be achieved was the goal of my original post.
ETA: By the way, my current version of the original list has grown and changed significantly beyond the first one, and I haven't kept up with changes in this thread. Since it's probably 99% done now, I'm attaching it.