Reversed cards in spreads
A reversed card is one that lands upside down; some schools read it as a weakened or distorted meaning, others don’t use reversals at all. Whether Viki reads them in your spread is easiest to ask her directly in the chat — she answers honestly and shows it on your actual cards.
What a reversal means at all
There is no single rule, and that matters. The three most common approaches:
- The opposite meaning: upright Sun — joy, reversed — gloom. The simplest and crudest.
- A weakened meaning: the same theme, muted, blocked, not yet unfolded.
- Inward instead of outward: the quality exists but works inside and doesn’t show.
Why many schools skip them
The argument is simple: 78 cards already carry enough shades, and reversals double the vocabulary and make readings mushy. Plenty of strong readers use upright positions only and don’t consider it a simplification.
What you should do
If you’re learning — start without reversals. Master the 78 meanings, then decide whether you need the second layer. If you come from a school where reversals are mandatory, keep working your way.
Ask Viki
Her spreads arrive as an assembled image. Write directly: «do you read reversals in this spread?» — and she explains how she reads yours specifically. One precise answer in the chat beats a general article.
Viki shows on your cards how she reads positions.