Intuition vs book meanings - which do you trust?
Sometimes I pull a card and my gut says one thing but the traditional meaning is different. Example: Five of Pentacles about a job interview - book says financial loss but I felt it meant 'not fitting in'. Which one do you go with?
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book meanings are training wheels. you need them until you don't
I check the book AFTER my first gut read. if they match, great. if not, I trust the gut and note why
intuition without study is just vibes. study without intuition is a dictionary. you need both
two years in: my gut is right most of the time, but the book fills the gaps I'd miss
the book meaning is the seed, your intuition is what grows from it in your own soil
I stopped memorizing meanings and started memorizing stories. each card is a scene, not a definition
trust whichever one makes the reading feel true. that's the real test