There's no such thing as a 'neutral' starting point.
There's just intention - and hopefully at bare minimum I would hope it would be to do no harm.
Some readers see the dark (the bomb) and get their own needs met by the energetics this causes in imposing it on a querent.
Being unregulated , this is the main thing that makes the tarot reading arena so problematic - the mind of the reader. It gets in the way. Where's accountability on the distortions on consciousness that unreflective, less-resourced readers have dished out over time?
Like anything in life, if a reader is pure and clear and works with Light they will soulfully guide with subtlety and respect for the light patterns in the querent's nature. To do less, to me seems monstrous. As tarot is not a profession and has no sworn to code (eg, do no harm - first principle in medicine), caution or filtering on part of querent is essential.
Like in a friendship, select carefully who you trust.
Let your soul guide you