1. Cleansing and Preparing Your Deck

There are many ways to cleanse and tune your deck. Here are a few options, however do what feels good to you.

• You can smudge your deck using smoke from sage, incense, or palo santo.
• You can knock on your deck three times or ring a bell to vibrate the cards.
• You may also cleanse your deck by visualizing a white light surrounding the cards.
• You may place crystals on top of the deck when not in use; such as clear quartz, selenite, or amethyst.

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2. Using Your Deck - Shuffling and Pulling Cards

There are many techniques for shuffling a tarot deck. Below are some suggestions. Feel free to mix and match techniques. There is no wrong way to shuffle or select cards. Ultimately what feels best, what you are called to do.

• You can shuffle until one or more cards jump out from the deck.
• You can cut the deck.
• Lay your cards facedown, running your hand over them until you feel a pull to a particular card.

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3. Card Spreads

With the Major Arcana, it is best used for either a single or three card pull. You may also use these cards in conjunction with other decks you have.

• A single card pull is an easy spread to use when first learning. Simply pull one card from the deck to get the vibe of the day, week, or general guidance.
• A three card pull gives guidance for the past, present and possible future. Select your cards and arrange them from left to right in front of you. The card to your left speaks to the immediate past. The middle card indicates the present. And the card to your right shows the immediate future.

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Always remember you have the power to change your future, it is never set in stone.