Best Book on Reversals

Tabby

I'm in the process of trying to decide which book to buy on reversals and I was wanting everyone's opinion. The only two books that I'm finding on reversals and they are by Mary Greer and Joan Bunning.
I'm just trying to figure out which one would be the best one to buy to get more knowledge and more understanding on reversals. Thanks.
Tiffany
 

HOLMES

Tarot reversals by mary k greer

http://www.tarotpassages.com/reversals.htm
http://www.tarotpassages.com/reversals-jw.htm
http://www.tarotpassages.com/reversals-gp.htm

our own aeclectic reversal for joan bunning book

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/books/learning-reversals/

there was a thread where these were discussed but i can't find them under search

after these excelleent reviews
i got the mary k greer book and it is quite good for she goes by the reversals for each deckk and the possiblities of seeing them as shadowed by one styles
or the femine aspect of each other in another possiblity.
in fact as the end she reverses all the fool journey cards to give you a femine approach to them.

i dont' have the tarot reversasl by joan bunning
but for myself i like to get as many books as i can on a sujbect like i did for the tarot court cards by mary k greer and another lady
so you dont' only have on veiw but two views to give you a more universal approach and opened ended.
(which would then let your inution flow better as well not being stuck into one view of the reversal)
 

inanna_tarot

Perhaps you should also look into the new Revelations Tarot by Zach Wong - it deals with reversals :)
http://adflatus.dthought.net/index.html

And I am saving up my pennies to get this deck and naturally want MANY others to get it lol.
Sezo
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Emeraldgirl

Seconding Holmes on Mary Greer's book she lays things out very easily and treats both upright and reversal meanings as important and most specially doen't just go "Oh it's the opposite of the upright meaning"
 

Grigori

I've not seen the Bunning, book, so can only comment that the Greer one is excellent.

She discusses the topic and use of reversals in detail, and then gives excellent meanings for the cards in both the upright and reversed positions. I think the book is well worth it.
 

Kissa

joan's book on reversals is very good too, user-friendly. her theory is pretty much like mary greer's ie reversals are not just the opposite of upright meanings. joan says whenever you get a reversal, it means that the energy of the card is not as its fullest (or highest level possible). it can be that the energy has not emerged to your life yet, it might be that the energy is growing but you can hardly feel it yet, or it might be that the energy is declining, its highest effect being behind you already.

and she goes through the universal waite cards with this theory which i personally find very relevant.

my two cents, as usual... ;)

kissa
 

mythos

I was irritated by Mary Greer's book ... too much information maybe. I absolutely lapped up her 'Women of the Golden Dawn', and got heaps out of her, and Tom Little's, Court Card book. Now the Bunning's one on Reversals - I have that too, and while I haven't sat down and actually worked my way through it, I have read enough to know that I like her approach to using reversals. Maybe I'll warm to Mary's in time.

I suspect the differences lie in the way different people process information. There is no question that Mary's book is filled with wonderful information, but I just prefer the structured approach taken by Joan. Neither is good nor bad, they just each, I believe, speak to a difference in learning styles.

mythos
 

mike gorth

I'd recommend the tarot workbook. It has everything about a card and then some. It's reversal definitions are simple and easy to understand if you want that. It's like everything in one.

Mike Gorth
 

Lady Maria

mythos said:
I was irritated by Mary Greer's book ... too much information maybe.
I would have to agree with that. I still use it, for lack of a better alternative, but it's not my style either. It's too jam-packed for me. Maybe when I'm more comfortable in general with reversals it won't seem so confusing. I love Joan Bunning's Learning the Tarot, so I should probably get her book of reversals instead.
I am considering getting Tarot for Yourself- but I'm aprehensive. Is the format in that book any better for those who need a different approach? (Sorry, I know that's off topic- hope it's ok).

Blessings, Maria
 

Tabby

Thanks for the opinions

Thanks for the info I really appreciate it.