If you ever find the energy of your tarot or oracle deck is feeling dull or you are having a difficult time connecting with your deck, it is likely that your cards need to be cleansed and charged.
Cleansing your tarot and oracle cards before or after every use will ensure there is no residual energy from previous use effecting your readings. Below are ten different ways to cleanse and charge your tarot or oracle deck.
1. Full Moon
Leaving your deck of cards under the full moon and using the moonlight is a great way to cleanse your tarot or oracle cards and it is one of my personal favorite methods to use.
Moonlight is a natural deep cleanser and is easily accessible to cleanse and charge your cards and even your crystals.
The energy is the most powerful during the full moon cycle so not only will it cleanse your cards, but it will also charge them too. The full moon will give the cards an intense cleansing and boost of energy.
2. Diffuse Essential Oils
If you have an essential oil diffuser, you can hold your deck of cards a few inches above the diffuser, and allow the stream of vapor to flow around your cards, cleansing and clearing the deck of residual energies.
Some of my favorite essential oils to use are Lavender, Peppermint, Lemon, Sweet Orange, Grapefruit, Frankincense, and Cypress.
3. Sun Bath
The sun will help to dissapate any lurking energies from your cards and also fuel the cards with revitalzing and refreshing energy.
The sun also sends out light codes which your Tarot or Oracle decks can absorb, further assisting your deck to charge and clear the channel for you to receive the divine messages and spiritual guidance through your cards.
4. Knocking or Shuffling
This is one of my favorite ways to prep my cards if I am in need of the cleansing or charging the cards quickly.
You can knock on the deck with your hand three times or knock on the deck as many times as you feel guided to clear the energy of the cards.
I find sequences in three’s work the best but you will find what works best for you.
Shuffling the cards is also a quick and easy way to cleanse, restore, and awaken your cards.
5. Crystals
Crystals like Selenite, Black Tourmaline, Blue Calcite, Quartz, Labradorite, Amethyst or any other cleansing or healing stone can be used to purify and revitalize your Tarot or Oracle deck.
Place your crystals or stones on or around your Tarot or Oracle deck for at least three hours to be cleansed.
For a deep cleansing of your cards, you can keep the crystals on or around the deck overnight or even up to three days for a profound, and heavy duty cleansing of your cards.
6. Herbs or Incense
Smudging your tarot or oracle deck with herbs or incense can clear and charge the energy of the cards.
Hold your deck a few inches above the smoke, and allow the stream to flow around your cards. This will remove the residual or lingering energies from your Tarot or Oracle deck.
Some of my favorite herbs to use are White Sage, Lavender, and Bay Leaves. I also use the smoke from Palo Santo, also know as holy wood, to cleanse myself and my cards.
It is important that if you do choose this option, please make sure that your White Sage and Palo Santo is sustainably harvested.
As Sage and Palo Santo has been growing in popularity, unfortunately so has the over harvesting and illegal harvesting.
To help protect White Sage and Palo Santo, make sure to buy your herbs and holy wood from a business where these sacred plants are being sustainably harvested, or even better, try growing some of your own herbs instead!
7. Meditate and Vizualize
Meditate with your cards and visualize the cards being cleansed and charged with purifying white or golden light.
During the meditation, you can set an intention that your cards are being cleansed of any remaining energies so the cards can work to their full potential as a clear channel from spirit.
You can also set the intention to be connected to your cards, connecting with your deck on an energetic level is likely to strengthen the personal and spiritual connection you have with your cards.
8. Reiki
If you are a Reiki Master or Reiki Practioner, you can use Reiki energy to clear your cards.
If you are not attuned to Reiki, you can still send cleansing energy to your cards. Sit quietly holding your card deck in your hands and set the intention of cleansing your cards.
While holding the deck, focus on bringing a white or golden light of cleansing energy through your Crown and Third eye chakras, down through your hand and fingertips, and infuse your cards with this cleansing energy.
You can also use the step above in addition to this method, as meditating and vizualizing a white light cleansing your cards will help to purify them further.
9. Singing bowls and Sound healing
The healing and purifying frequencies from singing bowls, drums, tuning forks or binaural beats will assist in clearing any lingering energies from your Tarot or Oracle deck.
The high vibrations of these sounds will remove any remaining energies and will recharge and rejuvinate your cards.
10. Wrap your Cards in Silk or Velvet
To further protect your Tarot cards, you can wrap your tarot cards in silk, this could be a silk scarf, silk blanket, or even a silk pillow case will work.
If you don’t have silk, you could use a velvet bag for your tarot cards or even place them in a special box.
Set the intention and program the silk, velvet, or box you are using to protect and cleanse your Tarot or Oracle deck.
Once you have set your intention, wrap the scarf around your cards or place your cards in the special box, holding the intention of the cards being protected and cleansed.
You can also place a cleansing crystal within the scarf or box with your cards to further strengthen your intention.
Any of the options above will help to keep your Tarot or Oracle deck free of residual energies it may have absorbed from previous readings.
Not only do many of these options cleanse your tarot or oracle decks, but these methods also assist with charging the energy of the card deck.
These methods will give your tarot or oracle deck a full cleansing and a boost of energy so the cards are ready to work to their full potential and can be used as a clear channel to receive divine messages and insights.
Do you have a method you use to cleanse your cards that is not listed above? Comment below to share your methods or let us know what your favorite method to use is!