Shuffling

I generally shuffle and then let the person cut. I tell them to make as many piles as they like and then pick one. I do have one friend who always shuffles but I trust her with my cards, and I trust her 'energy' (meaning I trust her) so that is fine with me. Generally I prefer to shuffle the cards.

Interesting thoughts about cutting. I have always cut, I guess I thought you were supposed to cut. lately I have felt myself strongly inclined to just deal off the top when I finish shuffling. Dunno where that comes from!

As someone else commented, if I waited until my hands felt tingly to pick a pile, I would never get any readings done. It has just never happened for me.

Hi I prefer to ask the client to shuffle the cards and either think of something or ask a question while they are shuffling. I don't think it really matters, just what works for you!

Since most of my readings for others done without their physical presence, I am accustomed to doing all the shuffling, cutting, so on.

For an in-person reading session, I find it best for me to shuffle the cards & then ask the client to cut the deck however they feel. Then hand me the stack chosen.

Depending on the spread used--such as a 3-Card, I also ask that the required number of stacks be made.

Edited to add: I prefer to shuffle until the deck feels 'tight'. Or my hands heat up or other physiological effects occur. They usually stay warm & as they cool off, a signal session done.

I used to hate people shuffling my cards but i became more relaxed with it all and then it did not bother me as much as it used to. I like them to sit and hold the deck for about 2-3 minutes before i take them back off them

Well I let shuffle who shuffles best and thats mostly not me. lol
I have a shuffling issue, I am really really bad in it. My cards don't mind who shuffled as long the questioner pulls the cards and asks himself his/her question.

Regards
Petra

I have a shuffle-deal routine I do soon after a reading, before I put the deck away or do the next reading. It takes about 5 minutes. To me this is like re-booting a computer.

When the next querent arrives, I allow him/her to handle a few decks and look through them unless s/he already has a preference.

Once the deck is chosen, I'll shuffle a few more times and allow the querent to cut the deck which ever way s/he chooses, and then I fan the deck so that the querent can choose the cards.

I don't have meta-convictions against a querent shuffling, but I do have creased and dog-eared cards as a result of inexpert use. If someone insists, I'll hand over the deck and explain why I usually don't have other people shuffle. That rarely happens, however.

I haven't done much reading for others, but I would use a separate deck for reading for others. My objection to letting the client do the shuffling is that I want the cards to have only been handled by myself; to keep my energy in them I suppose. Probably more of a superstition than anything, but I wouldn't want someone else shuffling up my cards, etc.

When I'm reading for someone, I'm very conscious of the fact that it's about them, not about me and it's their energy that's important, not mine. I always have them shuffle except if, for some reason, they absolutely don't want to do it. Then I don't push it.