- Windows
I think a hallmark of a good tarot reader is taking the “textbook” definition of the card and combining it with their intuition and the rest of the spread to craft a meaningful message.
Take your example—the “textbook” definition of the Page of Cups is a romantic offer. Your intuition told you that this romantic offer would be for someone else, not you. This interpretation doesn’t invalidate the textbook definition; it actually supports it. The skill in the reading came from identifying how the Page of Cups would play out in your specific situation, and you did that perfectly.