Grizabella
I don't cleanse my cards. There's no need of that. I do feel they have an energy because all matter is energy but I like the thought of all that added energy from others being in the deck. I read mostly online these days so nobody else handles my cards
Since arthritis is taking a toll on my hands, I don't riffle my decks anymore. After a reading session, I deal the cards out into four piles to completely randomize them before doing the next reading and then overhand them a few times before the new reading.
Rituals are meaningful in our lives so if you feel that doing a cleansing ritual is important to your use of the cards, then by all means go ahead and do those. I think whatever a reader does to enhance their readings, at least in their own belief system, is a good thing.
Since arthritis is taking a toll on my hands, I don't riffle my decks anymore. After a reading session, I deal the cards out into four piles to completely randomize them before doing the next reading and then overhand them a few times before the new reading.
Rituals are meaningful in our lives so if you feel that doing a cleansing ritual is important to your use of the cards, then by all means go ahead and do those. I think whatever a reader does to enhance their readings, at least in their own belief system, is a good thing.