I have my Tarot table where I always do my reading (I read only for myself or for others on the Net, so I read alone). I do tend to stop and quiet my mind, light a scented candle (currently it's black cherry scented) and sometimes meditate on the flame, ask for help in finding the right answer and in understanding it as I am meant to, repeat the question over and over in my head as I am shuffling. I tend to try and shuffle four times, as I have it in my head that four is the number of completion, but if they don't feel "right" yet after four times I keep shuffling till they do. And I guess that's about it.
Oh yeah, after shuffling, I also split the deck into 3 piles, with my right hand. Then put my left hand over each pile to see which feels like its giving off the most heat or energy. Then that pile goes on the top,with the other piles on the bottom. And I pull the cards from the top.
I don't put the cards back in order after a reading. I will shuffle them one more time though, so the cards I just used are integrated back into the deck. And if I used reversals I will put them all going in the same direction before I put the cards away. That just makes it easier considering I sometimes use reversals and sometimes don't, so I don't want reversed cards showing up in my next reading unless I chose to use them
And I guess that's it. Although yes, me too, I always wash my hands before touching my cards, even just to look at them.
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