Many tarot card readers use them as spiritual tools. Over time, a deck can be for many people, questions and feelings. Some psychics believe that cards can absorb the mood or energy of intense readings, especially those that involve breakups, betrayals, jealousy or fights.There is no scientific proof that tarot cards can store emotional energy. But many readers still clean their decks because it makes them feel better mentally and spiritually.Here are five signs your tarot cards need cleaning after reading about a bad relationship.
1. The Same Difficult Cards Keep Appearing
Then you do a good shuffle, and you start over. But cards about disagreement, obsession, fear or emotional pain keep cropping up.Doing this might seem strange when the next question is not about relationships.Some tarot readers see the repetition of the same heavy cards over and over again as a sign that the last reading caused them to feel very strongly. It could also mean that your mind is still on the past.Or maybe the deck could use a fresh start.
2. Your Readings Suddenly Feel Confusing
A clear tarot reading often has a sense of flow.Pay attention. If you read for someone in a bad relationship and every spread seems out of place, contradictory or difficult to understand, you are being trained.You can get cards that are completely unrelated to the question. Cards that explain things make the message even harder to read.In spiritual tarot, this is sometimes referred to as “energetic residue”. Emotional fatigue can also make it harder to understand what someone says in real life.
3. You Feel Heavy Whenever You Touch the Deck
But how you react is important.If you feel tension, anger, tiredness or unease when you handle a certain deck, it may be that the association has become loaded with emotion.This can occur after a very intense session of cheating, being apart, being manipulated or a lot of fights.Perhaps the feeling isn’t coming from the cards. But they can begin to feel like they belong with the hard reading.
4. Relationship Themes Appear in Unrelated Questions
What if you asked about work and kept getting cards that made you think of heartbreak, secrecy, attachment or emotional conflict?A glance may be important. The same pattern can feel different in different readings, even if it is the same pattern.To some tarot readers, this may be the energy of a relationship with another person still ruling the deck.Before you jump to the conclusion that the cards always show love, check to see if a past reading is colouring your perception of them now.
5. The Deck Feels Different After Reading for One Person
After a very intense client or personal reading, a reader may notice a change immediately.You may feel like it is harder to connect with the deck. You might not get the typical intuitive answer. Even the cards you know can look strange and cold or not so clear.If you are an active reader, this could mean you need to clean or rest the deck.Some common ways to clean the tarot cards are to put them in order, use sound, put them away for a while, or shuffle them with the intention of separating each reading from the next.