How do you take care of Tarot cards?

Here’s what I recommend you do to your deck:

1. Sage it.
2. Keep it on your altar.
3. Lay crystals on top of the deck.
4. Respect your cards like you would your clothes. Keep them in a bag or box so they don’t get dusty or damaged.

What does it mean when a tarot card falls on the floor?

There is an old tarot saying: If it falls on the floor, it’s at the door. We usually take that to mean, if a card comes out of the deck, it represents something that will happen very soon. Pick it up, put it back in the deck, and ignore that it ever happened. Pick it up and use it as a significator.

How do you keep Tarot cards clean?

Different ways to cleanse your tarot deck

1. Use sacred smoke.
2. Place a selenite stone (or black tourmaline or clear quartz) on the deck.
3. Put them out on under a New Moon.
4. Stick the cards in a bowl of salt.
5. Chaotic shuffle.
6. The sort and shuffle.
7. You can also book a tarot reading or tarot tutoring session with me.

How long do Tarot decks last?

Let’s start with the short answer. Having read various Tarot blog and forum posts, the general consensus is that a Tarot reading is valid for six to twelve months.

How often do you have to cleanse your tarot cards?

3. Each time you pick it up for a reading. That’s right—to ensure the most accurate of readings, Magdaleno actually recommends cleansing your deck every time you do a reading. “Whether it’s for someone else, or yourself,” she says, “it’s always best to start with a cleanse to clear the cards for your reading.”

How do you soften Tarot cards?

Shuffle the deck in small parts before shuffling them all together. Bridge them often. The obvious practical application of this is that this allows you to soften the stiff new cards, making them easier to shuffle as you also get used to their size and weight in your hands.

Why do people look at the bottom of the Tarot deck?

For some, it’s a way to begin a tarot reading, setting the tone or establishing the focus of the reading. For others, the card on the bottom of the deck provides a ‘secret message’, an additional and invaluable piece of advice, often something that is hidden.

Should I cleanse my Tarot cards?

That’s right—to ensure the most accurate of readings, Magdaleno actually recommends cleansing your deck every time you do a reading. “Whether it’s for someone else, or yourself,” she says, “it’s always best to start with a cleanse to clear the cards for your reading.”

Do You Keep Your tarot decks in their original boxes?

Actually, if you have many Tarot decks, they are easier to find if you keep them in their original boxes! I have some of my decks in little mesh and cotton bags, which were actually lavender sachets that I emptied out and converted into Tarot bags. So if you have a Tarot deck that’s collecting dust somewhere…

Should you keep your tarot cards stashed under your coffee table?

But if you keep your cards stashed under your coffee table and feel great about it (like me!) then you have nothing to worry about. You don’t need to wrap your cards in silk and keep them somewhere sacred in order to have a good reading experience.

Should I be worried about my tarot cards?

If there is any cause for concern I will suggest that it is how Tarot readings are presented rather than the actual cards themselves. What is the Tarot? The Tarot is a book of wisdom where each individual Tarot card represents an energy or situation in life.

Should You Wrap Your tarot cards in silk?

You don’t need to wrap your cards in silk and keep them somewhere sacred in order to have a good reading experience. But if doing so makes you feel good about your cards, then do it! What’s important is that you feel good about how your storing your Tarot deck.