How do you cleanse your tarot cards? I’m wanting to start practicing tarot cards, but I’m EXTREMELY cautious/anxious about starting and not doing things right. Any advice or places to learn more about tarot cards and properly using them?
Hey love💙 I usually cleanse my tarot cards about twice a week by passing my deck through lavender incense smoke and then letting them sit with black onyx (to get rid of any negative energy), rose quartz (for good energy and positivity) and clear quartz (for clearer readings). And then once a month i do a deep cleanse where I sort the cards in order and into their suits, pass them through lavender incense, and let them sit near some plants! After I feel they’re ready, I shuffle them back up with a cleansing intent and they’re ready to use again.
Some more ways to cleanse your cards are: playing your favorite music, shuffling them for a while with a cleansing intent, singing to them, letting them sit near plants, let them sit in the moonlight, using sigils, etc. it really just depends on what you feel works best for you :)
To learn more about tarot cards, a great place to start is to use the handbook that came with your deck! There’s plenty of info in that alone. Also, I recommend checking your local library for books on tarot. Even if they don’t have any, a lot of the time you can get certain books sent to your library for free. And to be honest, there no ‘right way’ to use your tarot cards. I experimented with so many different cleansing and shuffling techniques before I found what worked best for me. And reading tarot is like 50% what the cards mean and 50% how you interpret the message! Reading tarot takes a lot of practice, and even experienced readers are always learning new things.
Here’s some advice I have for new readers:
🌙it’s ok to get things wrong. I’ve been reading tarot for years and I still get things wrong sometimes. It’s not a big deal, and at least you know how to fix it now!
🌙trust your intuition. If you feel like your deck needs cleansing even though you just did it yesterday, cleanse it. If you feel that a reading isn’t right, redo it. If you feel that a card has a slightly different meaning to you than the handbook says, then read it your way.
🌙decide how you want to read reversed cards. This can be tricky when you’re just starting off. I waited until I was pretty comfortable using tarot cards before I started to read reverse cards. A reversed card could mean that it’s delayed, hidden, not being utilized, the direct opposite of its usual meaning, or a whole variety of other things. Some people have set meanings for each card when reversed and some just trust their gut feeling for each reading. I like to trust my gut feeling, but it’s up to you
🌙don’t buy a ton of decks at once. I know it can be tempting with all of the beautiful designs, but do your best to resist it! It’s much better and easier, especially just starting off, to bond with one deck at a time. Have your first deck for at least a few months before considering buying more!
🌙how does one bond with a deck, you ask? You could sleep beside your deck, ask it questions about itself (what kind of readings are you best at? What are your weak points? How are you today?), use it frequently, bring it places with you in your bag (work, school, the cinema, shopping), look after it really well(!!) , meditate with it, watch movies with it, whatever!
🌙pay attention to numbers! I love this tip because it has helped me so much with my readings. Research what each number means (eg. Repeated 1s means new beginnings) and if you see it a lot in a reading, it could definitely have some significance
🌙look at the artwork on the card! You could use colour association in your readings, look for symmetry in the card, is it dark or light themed, is there a lot going on in the image, these are all things that could give you valuable insight into the situation
🌙my best tip is to trust your intuition and read your cards how you want to read them. Practice is the most important part of learning, so do it often💫
I hope this helped and if you need any more advice feel free to message me or join the groupchat I have on here called The Witches Room (send an ask or message me to join) sending lots of love and good vibes your way 💙✨💫
