How to care for your tarot cards
There are a lot of myths as well as good advice circulating about how to best take care of your Tarot cards.
I personally keep mine in a special drawer dedicated only for my Tarot things. I have a carved wooden box I keep them in that fits them perfectly. It keeps them covered and also keeps them snug so they don’t get bent or thrown around. Many people believe cards should be kept in dark silk or cloth – and that’s fine too 
. I use mine so often though that I prefer the box as to unwrapping them over and over. I find having their own personal place to be a sign of respect and for me with so many different decks it’s also just practical 
To keep the energy of my cards pure I personally don’t allow others to touch my cards most of the time. When I do readings in person I have a deck I allow others to touch, but I prefer the ones I use daily to only be handled by myself only. Allowing others to look at or “play” with your cards causes them to pick up the residual energy of those other people and can eventually “confuse” the deck or alter its energy where you don’t connect with it as well. – This too I see as a matter of personal preference though and some readers swear by never letting anyone touch their cards and other readers do allow it – so who’s to say which is the right way.
Periodically I bless and cleanse my cards – just as I do my chakras each day. It’s a way to cleanse the energy fields surrounding you and the cards – your home – whatever you do cleansing work on and it is very beneficial. You can do this by saying a blessing, smudging, a meditation..whatever works for you according to your own belief system.
So there are a few ideas for taking care of your cards. Have a great day!
Hello Christin,
Thank you for this site. I kept my cards wrapped in purple silk cloth in my underwear drawer dormant for a long while, but the smell of the lavender stuff made the material unpleasant. They were crying to get out of there and I unwrapped them. Now I am going to keep them in a small desk drawer where I spend most of my time. Thank you for the suggestions about cleansing them…however they have been talking to me pretty well since I took them out of the miserable place I was keeping them. Thank you. I hope this makes sense.
Comment by Pamela Lee — October 19, 2011 @ 5:31 pm
I have been able to read cards and almost anything else since I was younger…my cards that I use are where ever they get laid down. I do keep them in a silk earth tone draw string bag. I allow others to use them, for the fact that I’m trying to teach my daughter, her friends and anyone else that there is nothing to be afraid of. I am blessed with a lot of what the kids now a days call still call a curse or a witch… it is more of a to each it own here with your cards, it all comes down to a matter of respect, the only thing that I request is the fact that I’m there when someone touches my cards so I can ensure that my guide is present and more prominent so nothing negitive can enter them.
thanks and happy readings
Comment by Hope — November 15, 2011 @ 10:36 pm