Today's question was "am I on the right track?" I pulled Princess of Pentacles, Queen of Cups, and IX The Seeker, all reversed. I feel like this pull proves that reverse meanings aren't always negative.
Princess of Pentacles: The end of the Journey has not been reached. It may be necessary to continue.
Queen of Cups: The feelings have not yet come to be, or are not turning out as things seen.
The Seeker: Light comes. A teacher is found. Querent receives light, learns.
From where I sit, I'd say this says, "you're getting there." I think the "teacher" is whatever is leading me rn. Is it my ADHD following the dopamine, an ancestor or guide trying to show me the way, some outside force I haven't met yet, or just myself? Probably a question for next time.
I initially replied to this by quoting a shitty response the poster left on one of Incog's posts bc I'm petty af sometimes. My bad. Here's a real response:
Tarot is a tool that is used many different ways by many different people. Literally every reader I know pulls for themselves to get a little insight, or focus their mind, or help them make a decision. Obviously, your emotions are going to factor into how you read the cards if you're inquiring about something serious in your life, and if you're worried that your emotions will affect how you interpret them, by all means, seek out someone you trust to read for you. But I believe that the cards fall as their supposed to regardless of my personal feelings. If they're guided by anything, it is something outside of me, and it's up to me to figure out the message once the cards fall where they were supposed to.
As for this particular exercise, I'm not doing this for any serious insight, which is why I've pulled without asking questions, and most of the questions I have asked have been surface level questions that have no real impact on my life. As I explained in the OP, I'm doing these to help myself internalize the meanings of the cards bc I've been "learning tarot" for decades and I can't make them stick. Some people would take this as a sign that it's just not for them, but I'm a stubborn ram, so I plan to keep bashing my head into that wall until it falls down. And the cards seem to be okay with that bc my readings are pretty much always on point, even if I do have to look up the meanings every time.
