If your going to use your tarot deck for divination then you must take care in how you handle them below are a few simple steps in how to shuffle, store and cleanse your tarot decks.
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After each use, you must cleanse your tarot deck to remove any energies that are contained within them and there a numerous ways to do this but here is the simplest way to clean and remove any negative or past energies from your deck... Crystals are known for their energies for healing and cleansing, so Place a piece of Quartz crystal in a velvet or silk pouch with your tarot deck.
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Shuffling is also important, and again there are many ways to shuffle your deck, firstly you can shuffle them like you would any normal pack of playing cards, or you could shuffle by cutting the cards into seperate piles with one hand and then placing them all together back into the full pack.
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Choosing your cards, while shuffling keep in mind your question or intent and focus on an out-come, then choose the cards by placing all the cards face down upon a table and then choose one or more cards that you feel are right for your desire, choose the cards that seem to stand out from the others.