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Sage or cleansing cards

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Hi everyone again a quick one how do you cleanse your cards after a reading do you use sage or a joss stick? Or any other method which you can share please? Thank you 

I have never cleansed my cards, but I do put them back in a very specific order after each reading.  Most of us develop our own rituals, I think.  

I've never found it necessary to "cleanse" cards. I think it's a trend that started in the 80's or 90's. 

But if you want to do it, go ahead. Just don't use sage - it's cultural appropriation, it's over-harvested, and it's traditionally used to cleanse people, not objects. I doubt they like seeing their religious practices perverted. 
https://fashionista.com/2019/11/burning-sage-cultural-appropriation

 

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