One thing I have found researching tarot, there are as many ways to read the cards, as there are interpretations. Many people read reversals different. Some people ignore reversals all together. Others give credit to some reversals and ignore others. Which way is correct?

When it comes to the subject of reversals I don't think there really is a correct way. I think with all things tarot related, we should always trust our instincts. A good tarot reader not only reads the cards but also relies heavily on intuition.

Try and look at reversals in this way. If the cards have been thoroughly shuffled they should be in some sort of a random order. Some cards are upright others get shuffled upside down. This should give you a decent amount of reversals in the deck.

The spread is laid out from the shuffled deck and just about every card in the spread is in its reversed position. This rarely happens but when it does its obvious that the cards are trying to tell you something. The chances of 9 cards out of a 10 card spread reversed are pretty high. At that point I would think, "Hummm, this means something?"

Now we get to the question of reading the reversal. Some folks read the reversal the same but to a lesser degree of the original meaning. Other folks say they should be read as the negative aspects of that particular card & suit.

When reading reversals I generally use the negative aspects of the reversed card & suit. However, I always trust my instincts and sometimes use the other method or ignore them completely.

When looking at the spread I always trust my instincts. If most of the cards were negative to begin with I would use the more negative aspects of the reversal. If the spread were real positive I would read the reversals the same but to a lesser degree unless the reversal is a very negative card. If the spread looks all positive with only 1 or 2 reversals I might ignore the reversals all together.

Personally I prefer using reversals. Some readers ignore reversals all the time. They base there reading on both the positive and negative aspects of all the cards in the spread. If you experiment a little you may discover that this method gives you very similar results to reading reversals.

Experiment by laying out a spread. Write out your reading using your method of reversals. Then write out the same reading using only the positive and negative aspects of the cards in the spread. You should discover that both readings would come out very similar.

Only you can decide if reading reversals is right for you. I don't think there is a right or wrong way to reading tarot cards. Find a way that feels right to you and use it.