In this blog post, we’ll share our favourite tips on how to clear and cleanse your affirmation deck.
Ask any intuitive reader or long-time oracle deck lover and they’ll tell you they clear and cleanse their card decks regularly. Why? Because it clears old, stagnant energy and helps create a stronger connection with your cards.
Science tells us that everything is made up of energy and your card deck is no different. Before it’s even arrived in your mailbox, it may have absorbed the energy from the manufacturing facility to the many hands that handled it along the way. So by clearing its existing energy, you're starting your affirmation practice with a clean slate, with a card deck specifically programmed to you and your energy.
Here are 4 ways to cleanse your affirmation deck:
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Knock on your deck 3 times, then shake the deck away from you. While doing this, visualise old energy falling from the cards. This is our favourite, go-to method.
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Use a cleansing stick. Light a dried herb bundle and waft your affirmation deck in smoke. Be sure to keep the flame at a safe distance! You can find cleansing sticks in your local health food shop or can make your own using dried rosemary or lavender. Note: Please be mindful of indigenous cultures by avoiding white sage and palo santo, which are scarce resources used in sacred cultural practices.
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Place your card deck under the full moon. We recommend placing your deck on a windowsill or veranda where it can’t get wet.
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Place a crystal with cleansing properties on top of your affirmation deck. The best crystals to use are selenite or tourmaline.
Once you’ve cleared and cleansed your affirmation deck - it’s time to use it. Simply hold your cards on your heart and ask for the message you need the most. Read your affirmation and really feel and believe it. Put your card on display where you can see it throughout the day and repeat the words as needed.
Enjoy your new card deck!
