Who are we really asking questions?

If you do readings and aren’t working with any spirits such as a deity and so on then technically who is answering out questions through tarot? This may seem like a weird question but I’m genuinely curious. And if it’s our higher selves does it know something we don’t we don’t when it comes to things that may come up in the future. Not necessarily predictions but say you’re manifesting something and asking about it and in my case keep being told to be patient and to essentially chill out. Especially since I have this overwhelming feeling of knowing but I’m also impatient. If this doesn’t make any sense I have no problem clarifying