I read with reversals & i'm also beginning to read using elemental dignities. So altho i've noted that a lot of people who read according to dignity opt to dispense reading with reversals once they get into this system, I STILL DO!
Or in otherwords, when trying to interpret a reversed card, i consider whether its influence is being diminished OR enhanced, according to the cards surrounding it. So IF the reversal appears as "ill-dignified" i view it as being blocked, given that i tend to see the influence as being less powerful & dominant in the reading. However, IF the reversal appears "well-dignifed", i generally see it as having the opposite meaning to what it would have if it was upright.
So for me the use of "elemental dignities" is one way to tackle reversals. Altho what others have said about interpreting the card in relation to: the other cards drawn; the cards positional meaning; & in relation to the ?/situation being inquired into, is indeed a large part of the process.
I'd just like to add that in working with ED's, i also consider whether the cards energy is passive or active, and so this also helps me arrive @ what i hope is a correct interpretation re: any reversals that come up. Not to mention, but ever since i started incorporating the system of ED's into my readings it really has HELPED me to read reversals. For example: IF a card is "passive" in the first place .. as per the "system of ED's", but is ALSO "reversed" AND "ill-dignified", then for me its a no-brainer that its influence should be seen to be "diminished" & as such should be read as blocked energy.
Tho i might add, that the next trick is to try & determine WHY the cards energy/influence is being "blocked". IS it because it may be still in its early stages? .. OR has it reached its ending phase, and is thus losing force & power? .. OR perhaps its being restricted? << Note: To try & answer this i rely on "positional meaning", as well as the system of ED's re: how the cards energies could be working together or against one another.
