Morgan of Avalon
This exact same question comes up on poker forums all the time. There is a great deal of intuition in poker and Tarot, as well as skill, and creativity with that skill. It's an interesting parallel in the question of book vs no book because until the last 5 years, there were only a handful of books on poker...now there are hundreds written by every pro player and every donkey that ever sat at a table and lost his money to sharks. So, the variety in actual good advice and knowledge in said books is huge...much like tarot books of which there are many many more.
The consensus in most arguments of this kind is that middle ground of reading/learning from books and then translating into your own style when you have the information is where most people end up. Some people are naturals...they just are and don't get into books at all. Thats fine, but there are also people that become very very good after reading tonne's of books both good and bad, to acquire as many perspectives as possible before making their own path via what they'd read, what they feel and what they experience through practice.
Good or bad book, there's always something to learn, even if it's only that you believe the author to be completely wrong in every facet of their information...this still results in worthwhile analysis of why their views are wrong to you, and recall of what you already know for yourself. Don't take everything you read as gospel, discuss your readings and interpretations with both like minded and opposite thinking people, and take what you can from each book and turn it into your own style and things will fall into place
At the end of the day, just take as much as you can from whatever source works best for you...as they say in Texas Hold'em - "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master".
The consensus in most arguments of this kind is that middle ground of reading/learning from books and then translating into your own style when you have the information is where most people end up. Some people are naturals...they just are and don't get into books at all. Thats fine, but there are also people that become very very good after reading tonne's of books both good and bad, to acquire as many perspectives as possible before making their own path via what they'd read, what they feel and what they experience through practice.
Good or bad book, there's always something to learn, even if it's only that you believe the author to be completely wrong in every facet of their information...this still results in worthwhile analysis of why their views are wrong to you, and recall of what you already know for yourself. Don't take everything you read as gospel, discuss your readings and interpretations with both like minded and opposite thinking people, and take what you can from each book and turn it into your own style and things will fall into place
At the end of the day, just take as much as you can from whatever source works best for you...as they say in Texas Hold'em - "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master".