How To Cleanse A Tarot Deck (11 Powerful Ways)

Wondering how to cleanse a tarot deck? This guide has 11 powerful ways to reset your deck and cleanse its energy.

 

 

Is your tarot deck in need of an energy refresh? Discover 11 different ways to cleanse tarot cards.

 

Why Cleanse a Tarot Deck?

 

Tarot cards hold onto energy from readings, the environment and even people.

Energetically cleansing your deck is an essential practice that ensures your deck is purified of any lingering, unwanted energy and previous intentions.

Cleansing your deck is especially important to do before and after a reading. A cleansed, refreshed deck allows readings to flow with clarity without the interference of previous energies, making way for accurate messages to come through.

 

When to Cleanse a Tarot Deck?

 

Most often, readers cleanse their deck when:

• When the deck is new
• After a reading
• Before a reading
• When the energy feels off, heavy or dull
• After reading for someone else
• After an emotional or intense reading
• When feeling intuitively called to cleanse the deck

 

How to Cleanse a Tarot Deck: 11 Powerful Ways

 

To cleanse your tarot deck, select one of the cleansing options below, or combine several of your favourites.

 

1. Smoke Cleansing

 

Smoke cleansing is one of the most commonly used ways to cleanse tarot cards.

Light an incense stick or herbs that have cleansing properties and pass the deck through the smoke, intending that your deck is purified of all negative and stagnant energy.

 

2. Moonlight Bath

 

Leaving your deck under the light of the moon is an effective way to cleanse it of old energy, especially on the full moon.

When it is a full moon night, set your intentions and place your card deck outdoors overnight under the light of the full moon, or leave it on a windowsill where the light shines on it.

The light of the full moon will cleanse and recharge the energy of the deck.

 

3. Sound Cleansing

 

Sound can be used in cleansing rituals to ward off negativity and purify. This form of cleansing is a great alternative to smoke cleansing.

Use bells, chimes, a singing bowl or a frequency track near your deck to cleanse and refresh the energy.

 

4. Shuffle the Deck

 

Shuffle your deck with the intention of cleansing to reset the energy.

This is a perfect, simple go-to way to cleanse your tarot cards.

 

5. Knock on the Deck

 

Knock or tap on the top of your deck a few times to break up and cleanse the energy.

 

6. Crystals

 

Cleansing crystals such as selenite or clear quartz can be used to purify the energy of your tarot cards.

To cleanse your cards with a crystal, place the crystal on or next to your deck and leave it overnight.

 

 

7. Sunlight

 

Brief sunlight exposure can cleanse the energy of your cards.

To cleanse with sunlight, place your cards outside in the sunlight to cleanse and re-energise the deck.

Avoid leaving your tarot card deck outside in harsh sunlight for long periods of time to prevent any artwork from fading.

 

8. Salt Bowl

 

Salt is a powerful, simple way to energetically cleanse your spiritual tools, especially decks. It absorbs negative energy and cleanses.

Fill a bowl with salt and place your tarot deck into it. Leave it for a few hours or overnight.

 

9. Visualisation

 

To cleanse your deck with visualisation, hold it and imagine a white purifying light flowing through and surrounding it.

Imagine the energy of your deck being cleansed and restored.

 

10. Use Breath

 

Blow across the top of your deck or over your deck while holding it to cleanse away unwanted energy and purify your deck.

 

11. Rearrange the Deck

 

Rearrange your deck into its original order. The major arcana followed by each suit.

Then reshuffle your deck with intention.

 

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