When reading a Tarot spread for someone else, from what direction are the upright or reversed orientation of the cards supposed to be read from, the reader's perspective or from the client's perspective?
I encountered this question while teaching someone at a bookstore who just bought their first Tarot deck. I taught them using the 3 card Ogham readings that kimberlysteele does as an example.
My hasty answer was to consider both upright and reversed meanings from the LWB as being in play, and seek to consciously balance the two extremes of the interpretation if one extreme begins to crop up. In addition, to meditate on the imagery of each card in the manner of Eliphas Levi (superficially, critically, integrally), and read the whole spread like a picture book tapestry.
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Date: 2024-11-04 01:05 pm (UTC)When reading a Tarot spread for someone else, from what direction are the upright or reversed orientation of the cards supposed to be read from, the reader's perspective or from the client's perspective?
I encountered this question while teaching someone at a bookstore who just bought their first Tarot deck. I taught them using the 3 card Ogham readings that kimberlysteele does as an example.
My hasty answer was to consider both upright and reversed meanings from the LWB as being in play, and seek to consciously balance the two extremes of the interpretation if one extreme begins to crop up. In addition, to meditate on the imagery of each card in the manner of Eliphas Levi (superficially, critically, integrally), and read the whole spread like a picture book tapestry.