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.
If you find yourself stressed or simply desire a different form of meditation, go ahead and pick one, or, better yet, have your tarot tell you which meditation you should do!
0. Fool – meditate to some calming music, find a nice track
and let it fill your mind and body
1. Magician – recite a mantra of some sort, word or
phrase, pick something meaningful to you, not just what the internet suggests
2. High Priestess – the practice of attending: look at and assess each thought you have as you meditate
3. Empress – focus on self-love, find things you
appreciate about yourself, let love fill you and your soul
4. Emperor – count your heartbeats or your breaths
5. Hierophant – take this time to recite a prayer to a higher being, speak a blessing of some sort, or your equivalent
6. Lovers – send love, good vibes, and blessings to
a loved one
7. Chariot – focus on each body part separately,
flexing and relaxing each part from your toes to your head
8. Strength – stand up and do the sun salutation or
a similar yoga exercise, or if you’d rather, go work out
9. Hermit – ask a deep, philosophical question and
ponder on it for awhile
10. Wheel – diaphragmatic breathing: breath deeply from the diaphragm, so your stomach moves but your chest does not
11. Justice – find five things or people you are
grateful for and meditate on them
12. Hanged Man – the practice of mindfulness: simply
let your thoughts pass by as you meditate, not focusing on anything in particular
13. Death – take a short nap! please wake up, though
14. Temperance – the practice of visualization: visualize
your dreams about the future
15. Devil – focus on each sense individually, what do you feel, hear, see, if you want you can eat a small treat and focus on what you taste
16. Tower – candle meditation: focus on a flame,
image of a flame, or some sort of object
17. Star – take a bath or shower and focus on the
water cleansing both your body and mind
18. Moon – acknowledge your worries, then give them
up or let them go to a higher being
19. Sun – sit in sunlight or other bright light and
focus on the brightness, draining all your negativity away to be replaced with positivity
20. Judgment – focus on the energy within, how it
interacts with the earth and others around you
21. World – stand up and take a walk, preferably walk outside through nature
Questions should be focused on yourself and your experience rather than someone else. For example the third question to follow is the most appropriate to ask rather than putting the focus on another person …
What is the reason behind Jamie’s bad grades at school? How can I help Jamie get better grades at school? What role do I play in Jamie getting bad grades at school?
Questions to Avoid
The Tarot cannot provide specific data such as dates or names. It is also unable to answer with a simple yes or no. So…
Avoid questions that ask for a time-related answer.
Avoid questions that require a name as their answer.
Avoid questions that would need a yes or no answer.
Avoid questions that require a choice between one thing and another. (In this instance it is better to gain more information in a reading and then for you to make this decision).
Effective Questions
Effective questions should be of a positive nature in order to attract constructive insight. Ask how to create something in your life rather than focusing on any negatives. They may begin something like this…
🌑 Wands: New Moon 🌗 Swords: Waxing Moon 🌓 Cups: Waning Moon 🌕 Pentacles: Full Moon
While it’s definitely possible to have a timing system for the Major Arcana as well, it’s certainly more complicated. Generally, I prefer to read the timing as “this will happen once the issue represented in this card is resolved.” However, I did find a neat, simple system that associates the days of the week with several Major Arcana cards:
Days of the Week
🌟 Sunday (Sun): The Sun 🌟 Monday (Moon): The High Priestess (fyi: The actual Moon card is associated with Pisces – go figure!) 🌟 Tuesday (Mars): The Tower 🌟 Wednesday (Mercury): The Magician 🌟 Thursday (Jupiter): The Wheel of Fortune 🌟 Friday (Venus): The Empress 🌟 Saturday (Saturn): The World
As with everything related to tarot and divination, remember that tarot merely predicts a possible future – not an unchangeable one. Always take timing associations with a grain of salt, and remember that you have power and control of your future!
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This is my favorite time of year when the leaves are changing, the monsters and witches come out to play, ghost and goblins run the streets, and creatures take the night. Dive into my special themed readings and get your spook on.
Tarot can be used for a lot more than divination. If you own a deck you have 78 unique talismans at your disposable. Learn the cards and use the ones you need in your spell-craft. Harness their energies. Meditate on them. Tarot is a really fucking powerful tool and can do a lot more than just predicting the future.
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