How to: Clear your Affirmation Deck

Hello and welcome! In this blog post, we’ll share our favourite tips on how to clear and cleanse your affirmation deck. Please know, it’s not essential and if you wish, you can dive straight into your new card deck! If we haven’t lost you yet (lol) and you’re down for some energetic cleaning - please keep reading.

If you ask any intuitive reader or long-time oracle deck lover, they’ll tell you they clear and cleanse their card decks on a regular basis. Why? Because it clears old/stagnant energy and helps create a stronger connection with your cards.


Science tells us that everything is made up of energy and your card deck is no different. Before it’s even arrived in your mailbox, it may have absorbed the energy from the manufacturing facility to the many hands that handled it along the way. So by clearing its existing energy, you're starting your affirmation practice with a clean slate, with a card deck specifically programmed to you and your energy.

Here are 4 ways to cleanse your affirmation deck:

  1. Knock on your deck 3 times, then shake the deck away from you. While doing this, visualise old energy falling from the cards. This is our favourite, go-to method.

  2. Do a smoke cleanse. Light a dried herb bundle and waft your affirmation deck in smoke. Be sure to keep the flame at a safe distance! You can find cleansing sticks in your local health food shop or can make your own using dried rosemary or lavender. Note: Please be respectful of indigenous cultures by avoiding white sage and palo santo, which are scarce resources used in sacred practices. 

  3. Place your card deck under the full moon. We recommend placing your deck on a windowsill or veranda where it can’t get wet. 

  4. Place a crystal with cleansing properties on top of your affirmation deck. The best crystals to use are selenite and clear quartz.

Once you’ve cleared and cleansed your affirmation deck - it’s time to use it! Simply hold your cards on your heart and ask for the best card for you right now. Read the affirmation and really feel and believe it. Put your card on display where you can see it throughout the day and repeat the words as necessary. 

Happy dreaming!