The crowned one
No, not for the initial reading. Sometimes my clients are COMPELLED to give me the background info after I read for them, which is okay, because then we can address those specific issues if they want to.
I tend to agree with this as I prefer to divine, or fortune tell. I use the opening statements of the sitter vague or otherwise( it's their reading I let them say what they will) I use the vague question/ my initial card interpretation response as a criterion for the rest of the reading, sort of GD'ish... if it a mile off, we are done.