INSPIRATION CARDS-Oracle Deck

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Preparing Your Deck
Clearing and Cleansing

Clearing your oracle deck is a vital step to ensure each reading starts with a clean slate, free from any residual energy. This practice not only refreshes your cards but also reconnects you to your intuitive intelligence, setting the stage for pure insights and guidance. By smudging, tapping the deck, laying the cards under Selenite or using visualization to cleanse them, you honor the sacred tool that your deck is, and prepare it to deliver its wisdom untainted by past influences.

Methods:

• Smudging with sage, palo santo, or other incense.
• Knocking or tapping the deck gently with your fingers.
• Clearing with crystals such as Selenite
• Visualizing light cleansing the cards or shuffling with the intention to clear.

Basic One Card Draw
Purpose: To receive daily guidance or receive guidance on a specific question.

Steps:

•  Shuffle the deck while focusing on your question or intention.
• Draw one card from the deck in any way that feels right for you.
• Reflect on the card's imagery and the message it holds for you. Consider how it applies to your question or situation. Repeat the cards affirmation out loud or in your mind. 

Past, Present, Future Spread
Purpose: To gain insight into the progression of a particular situation.

Steps:

• Shuffle the cards while contemplating the situation you are exploring.
• Draw three cards:

    - The first represents the past influences.
    - The second represents the current situation.
    - The third indicates the potential future outcome.

• Lay them out in order and interpret each card’s significance to each time period.

Intuitive Option: The Pathway Spread
Purpose: To explore the steps to achieve a desired outcome.

Steps:

• Shuffle the cards while focusing on your goal.
• Draw several cards (usually 3 to 5) and place them in a line.
• Each card represents a step or aspect of the journey toward your goal.
• Interpret each card as a phase or advice on moving forward.

Creating your own intuitive ritual
Purpose: To enhance the personal connection to the deck and improve the accuracy of your intuition.

Suggestions:

• Find a quiet and comfortable space.
• Use candles, crystals, or other items that resonate with you.
• Begin with a meditation or grounding exercise.
• State your intention or ask a question aloud.

Customize your ritual to include elements that feel personal and significant to you. There is no wrong way to create your own ritual, listen to your intuition and follow it.


Closing Your Deck
Clearing and Cleansing

Closing your Oracle deck at the end of a reading is an important sacred ritual that honours the guidance received. It allows you to express gratitude and release any energies or guides that have supported you, ensuring that you return to a balanced state. This mindful practice not only protects your deck but also helps you integrate the insights, creating a space for clarity and growth in your journey.

Method:

• Express gratitude for the guidance received, thanking the cards and any guiding energies for their support.
• Gently cleanse your deck by; shuffling, knocking or tapping the deck or using a cleansing crystal such as selenite, visualizing the session closing down and any energies or guides being released and cleared away.
• Store the deck mindfully in its box or in a special cloth, treating it as a sacred tool.
• Ground yourself with a few deep breaths or a brief meditation to feel balanced, refreshed, and empowered.