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how & when to cleanse your tarot cards ✨

how to cleanse:

shuffle – shuffle your cards for some time with cleansing intent.

sort the cards – put the cards back in the order of the major arcana from 0-21, wands, cups, swords, and then pentacles. let them stay like this for a short while, until you feel they’re cleansed, and then shuffle them again.

crystals – choose a crystal with your intent and place it on top of your deck, or create a crystal grid around it.

smoke cleansing – pass your deck through the smoke of burnt sage or rosemary, or through the smoke from insense.

sunlight/moonlight – natural light sources give healing energies to your deck. sunlight is more masculine, while moonlight is more feminine. keep this in mind when choosing a light source and what’s best for your deck.

meditation – meditate on the cards. this may be one card at a time or the whole deck at once.

yoga – do yoga with your deck, this will soothe and cleanse you both and create a stronger bond between you and your deck.

sound – use a song, a bell, or an instrument to wash vibrations over and through your deck to release energy.

salt – sprinkle salt gently over your deck or put your deck in an airtight bag and submerge it in a bowl of salt and let the salt absorb pent up energies.

sigils – write a cleansing sigil on a slip of paper and put it in the box or bag with your deck.

fresh air – set your deck on a windowsill by a cracked open window. allow the movement of fresh air to cleanse the pent up energy from your cards.

close contact – keep your deck beside or under your pillow as you sleep to both cleanse and build a close relationship with your deck.

when to cleanse:

brand new deck – if you bought or have been gifted a new or secondhand deck, the best way to sort out its energy is to cleanse it before the first use.

after each use – this is the best way to upkeep the health of your cards.

every day – a great way to take care of your cards, routine cleansing is a wonderful daily ritual for you and your deck.

when someone else touches it – energies can get muddled when someone other than the reader touches a deck.

after a complicated reading – your deck can run out of energy quickly when you ask it to do a complcated reading, and the best way to replenish these energies is to cleanse.

after not using it for a while – stagnant energies will build up in your deck if you go a while between uses. the best way to counteract this is a thorough cleansing.

with your life cycles – whether moon cycles, menstrual cycles, or sleep cycles, cleansing your deck when your energy is high can be a good idea.

whenever your deck tells you – sometimes you will be able to feel when your deck needs to be cleansed. a good cleansing and recharging is helpful when shuffling becomes difficult, you’re getting the same cards repeatedly, or you feel your deck run low on energy.