Make sure that you are storing your decks properly, both oracle and tarot. This will eliminate the need to cleanse as often. Caring for your tarot cards is important to ensure you are receiving accurate readings. Some people put their cards in special boxes or pouches but there are no set rules. Here are some ways to store and care for your cards to ensure many years of use.
Tarot deck’s original packaging: If you have any number of tarot decks, chances are you will have one or two working decks, leaving the others pretty much untouched. It’s a delightful habit to collect tarot decks and so many are left in their original boxes. As unglamorous as this is, your cards will be remain perfectly safe and cared for in this way.
Spread cloth: using a cloth on which you do your readings is a great way to reduce wear and tear on your deck. The surfaces of tables, mats, and even shelves can be rough on the cards, especially when you use those surfaces to give your cards a good shuffle. Fabric place mats, large scarves, and table cloths are great as spread cloths.
Tarot bags: there are a number of tarot bags available on the market today. Drawstring pouches can have amazing designs that match your deck and add to the feel. They are made out of a variety of materials ranging from your basic cotton cloth to velvet and are available in many different sizes.
Tarot card boxes: Just like bags, there are a number of boxes out there in which you can store your tarot cards. These can be made out of a variety of materials like wood or metal. They may be simple or highly detailed depending on the user. Traditionally, if a box was used it was made out of pine.
You can also wrap your cards in silk or cotton. Some traditions you may hear of are to sleep with your cards under your pillow. Some believe that this will increase your connection to the cards. Other traditions state to never let anyone else touch your cards. Others will not handle your cards as carefully as you might and so this will decrease the wear and tear but other traditions have the recipient pulling the cards to be read. Some only allow the client to shuffle while others only allow the reader to shuffle. It is up to the card owner to decide how they want their cards to be handled. I personally don’t let people touch my main deck unless the card needing to be drawn should be drawn by that person because of the type of question they asked. I do recleanse my deck afterwards. Otherwise, I draw the cards myself and point out what needs pointing out.
How do you take care of your own decks?
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