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Do my tarot cards need to be purified?
That’s correct
Magdaleno really suggests cleaning your deck before each reading to achieve the most accurate results. It’s always ideal to start with a cleansing to clear the cards for your reading, whether it’s for yourself or someone else, she advises.
How are tarot cards purified and cleaned?
There are occasions when you might want to perform something more particular and ritualized rather than simply shuffling the tarot deck to purify and clear the energy of the cards. Cleaning your deck could seem like a nice place to start if you’re just starting to understand tarot.
You might want to clean your tarot deck for a variety of reasons, including:
- beginning with a fresh deck
- readings for other people
- You think you need to recharge.
- Your card readings seem a touch “odd” or “disconnected”
- Your deck hasn’t been used recently.
- Your deck has been handled by others
- You think you’ve been utilizing your deck a lot. A LOT, especially for books with strong emotional content
Why should you cleanse or clear your tarot deck?
Tarot deck cleansing helps keep the energy flowing between you and your deck. To keep the link strong and clear, think of it as a little spiritual hygiene. It’s not necessary, but if you have any of the aforementioned symptoms, try a few of the energetic cleansing techniques listed below and note which ones seem to work the best for you.
How often should you cleanse your tarot deck?
This is another way of stating USE YOUR INTUITION: there are no hard and fast laws. Don’t worry about it if you don’t think your deck need it. Alternately, if you like to cleanse them once per week or once per month, that’s great. If it feels appropriate to you, you can even place your favorite crystal on the balcony each night.
If you frequently place crystals on your deck and store it on an altar while not in use, you might not feel the need to cleanse it frequently because this quick ritual will likely be sufficient to keep your deck feeling nice.
There are numerous ways to cleanse your cards, just as there are numerous reasons why you might desire to do so.
Different ways to cleanse your tarot deck
Use holy smoke. Light a dried rosemary, lavender, cedar, sage, or palo santo cleansing wand until it begins to smoke. Hold the smoke a safe distance below the deck while holding the burning herbs in one hand and the deck in the other so that the smoke drifts upward onto the cards. Turn the deck so that the smoke covers it from all angles. Next, safely put your deck to the ground and put out the fire.
On the deck, set a selenite stone (or a black tourmaline or a transparent quartz). Although an hour would suffice, I prefer to let it rest like this for the entire night.
Set them on display during a new moon. The New Moon is energy of a blank slate; you can purify the deck by setting it on a window sill on a new moon night. At this moment, you can also make a brand-new intention for your deck.
Place the cards in a salty dish. A strong and stabilizing cleaner is salt. My preferred choice for a thorough cleansing is this. Allow it to sit anywhere from one to eight hours in a dry area.
Shuffle in chaos. Spread the cards out on the ground, then shuffle them around like a child playing in dirt. This method’s freedom and randomization serve as an excellent reset.
the shuffle and sort. Set up the deck in rows of seven cards across, commencing with the Major Arcana numbers 0 to 22. (see photo above). Next, arrange the cards, Ace through King, one for each suit, as follows: Swords, Pentacles, Cups, and Wands. View the deck in this configuration, then mix everything up (like the chaotic!) and shuffle it thoroughly.
I need to smudge my tarot cards.
White sage is the most popular smudging plant, but others like desert sage, cedar, sweetgrass, or a combination of them, may also be employed. Even though sage is the traditional smudging substance, you are free to use your chosen incense. To draw in good or protective energy, lavender, copal, and other herbs are occasionally included.
These herbs are offered for sale in dried bundles known as “smudge sticks,” which when burnt smolder like incense. The object you want to cleanse is then covered with the smoke rising from the smudge stick.
How to Do It
The cleansing process is fairly straightforward. You may purify your entire home, just your tarot equipment, the space in which you read, or any combination of these. In either instance the cleansing should take performed during the daylight hours, if possible. Alternatively, simply the ones in the space where you are smearing can be opened. This will offer the negative energy an easy exit route.
There are only five steps to smudging:
- Open all windows and doors
- Activate the smudge stick.
- Waft the smoke over your object or environment as you focus on cleansing and rebirth.
- Shut off the smudge stick.
- By (carefully) clinking a spoon against a glass, you can ring a bell or create a chiming sound.
Home Smudging Walkthrough
- Start with the front door of your house. Although not often the front door, this entrance gets the greatest traffic.
- Holding your smudge stick over a flame will light it; blow softly on the lit end to make it smolder. Keep a lighter nearby so you can restart the stick if needed.
- Concentrate your will on the notion of purification and rejuvenation. Some people like to say a quick prayer of appreciation or thank the herb for aiding them.
- To clear negative energy, smudge the door by sweeping smoke counterclockwise around the doorframe.
- Smudge the entrances just like you did at the front door, going counterclockwise through your home and each room. Many individuals only smear windows and doorways. Mirrors, reflective surfaces, and even electrical outlets are examples of additional objects that act as thresholds and, as a result, as energy entry sites.
- After you’ve completed your circuit, go back to your primary entry and re-smudge it. You might make an affirmation or a prayer here, or you can ask for good energy to enter your house.
- Put your smudge stick out in a heat-safe container like an ashtray or ceramic dish. The lit end should simply be stubbed out like a cigarette. The majority of smudge sticks naturally burn out, so you might opt to do the same.
- The last step is to chime a bell or click a spoon against a glass to create a sound. This harmonizes everything by spreading a vibration of sound energy throughout the area.
You may reset the energy in your house or your tarot cards using smudging, and you can do it as frequently as you wish. Smudging helps remove any negative energy from readings before you read them again because readings might disclose some truly unpleasant things. Between each reading, some tarot readers smudge their equipment and workspace, while others do it on a weekly or monthly basis.
How are tarot decks well cleaned?
Tarot cards should be frequently cleansed to remove any bad energy, just like with any other divination technique. How frequently should a tarot deck be cleansed? Depending on how frequently you read for other people and under what circumstances, it would be prudent to cleanse them every day. If not, you could perform a Tarot cleanse every week or according to the Moon’s phases, depending on how you use the cards. If you’ve had your cards for a while and want to give them a little refresh or your readings feel a little “stale,” you may also deep cleanse your deck using a variety of techniques. Obviously, you should also clean every new deck you acquire.
A lovely technique to add some intuitive, lunar magic to your deck is to align it with the energy of the Moon phase. Every New Moon and Full Moon, I enjoy taking a moon bath with my deck to match my aspirations with the celestial Zodiac cycles.
Here are 9 quick techniques for purifying Tarot cards:
Sun or Moonlight Bath
One of the most common approaches, and with good reason too! It’s easy to use but effective. Simply leave your cards somewhere secure in the moonlight or sunlight for 24 hours will do the trick. This might be on your window sill or in your backyard. You can leave your cards in their box for added security, but I prefer to take mine out so the luminary energy can touch each one. Make sure they won’t be disturbed by animals, get soaked by rain or dew, or fly off in the wind! After cleaning them, you can bring them inside and take a moment to sit with them while re-infusing your intention into the deck.
How are Tarot cards activated?
What to Do First:
- Get out your tarot deck.
- In your hand, hold the cards.
- “Knock or tap the pile of cards numerous times while holding them in your palm to disseminate your energy throughout the deck.
- Shuffle the cards completely.
- The cards are divided into three heaps, which are subsequently reassembled into one pile.
Questions you don’t really want answered
Even though it might seem apparent, it’s advisable to refrain from asking the tarot cards questions that you aren’t prepared to hear the answers to. That’s because answers to these questions can reveal information you’re just not quite ready to hear.
“Tarot can definitely come off as offensive if you’re not willing to hear the truth or consider an opposing point of view. Tarot reading Nicole Fortunaso
According to tarot reader and life coach Nicole Fortunaso, “tarot may truly come out as offensive if you are not willing to hear the truth of the problem or look at an alternate viewpoint.” She advises considering why you’re responding the way you are in order to reflect on the best way to address the underlying cause if you ask the question and are unsatisfied with the response.
What should you do initially while using a Tarot deck?
The majority of the time, the first thing I do after picking up a fresh deck of cards is set aside some quiet time to carefully examine them. Allow yourself one or five uninterrupted minutes. Turn off your phone and, if you feel the need to take a few notes, maybe grab a paper and a pen. Check what’s inside the box after removing the wrapping.
The cards may be examined sequentially, one at a time. Finding your birth card or favorite card first could be preferable (see #2 in this post for instructions on how to do so). You can choose to lay out all the Majors side by side or dive right into your favorite suit.
Just be intrigued for a moment about your deck. Which cards catch your eye? Which piece of art do you adore right away? Which pictures do you find challenging or perplexing? What pictures defy your preconceived notions of what a card might symbolize and which ones are instantly recognizable?
If your deck has a book, you might decide that now is a good time to read it. I enjoy reading a deck creator’s explanation of their creations. When you first encounter a deck, reading the author’s writing about their work, if they have offered it, is a fantastic way to get a feeling of how the deck might feel and function. Each tarot developer contributes a distinct perspective to their creation.
(Having said that, keep in mind that you will form your own relationship with the cards you have selected. As you grow to know your deck, you’ll form your own associations and come to your own understanding of the meanings of the cards, even while the creator can explain their goal and share their thoughts about the meanings of the cards. Don’t feel as though something must be taken as gospel, then!
Do I need to allow people to handle my tarot cards?
If you have been reading Tarot for years without allowing anybody else to touch your cards and this is how you prefer it to be done, maintain reading in this manner. Do it if it works.
However, if you are new to tarot and unsure about whether you should allow others to touch your cards when reading for them, REST! Others are welcome to touch freely. In fact, I believe that doing this makes a reading seem more genuine. You simply need to believe in the strength of your intention to afterwards purge any negative energy from your Tarot deck.
What are your thoughts on this? I’m interested to know! Therefore, please share your thoughts regarding individuals touching your cards in the comments section below. Do you agree with it? Or do you strictly enforce a no-touch policy?
You *Just* Had a Tarot Reading
Unless the reading is about a completely new and specific subject, I suggest waiting at least three months between professional tarot readings. Before returning to the cards, let things develop and alter.
You Want a Redo
I frequently observe people attempting to “chase the right answer.” People will visit several tarot readers or ask the same question repeatedly to the same tarot reading until they receive the response they desire (which, by the law of averages, does happen eventually). Kind of useless, this!
Your Question Is About Someone Else
Tarot readings are not the solution if your entire line of inquiry is about another person’s thoughts and actions (such as what your ex is up to). Tarot is meant to help you gain understanding of *yourself,* not other people. (A better option would be to reconsider and rephrase your query as if you were looking for help on how to move past your split.)
You’re Looking for Medical Advice
Simply said, neither physical nor mental health concerns can be diagnosed or treated using the cards. Some things are better left in the hands of medical specialists rather than tarot readers!
Which incense is ideal for purification?
One of the most popular and traditional incense scents is clove. Clove incense can be used to drive away negative energies and cleanse the area around you.
Clove is a great incense aroma for you if you work from home, which is something that many people do. It will address the unfavorable forces that make you lose attention while working. Try to burn clove incense either before you begin your workday or immediately after it ends.
