Charging your oracle cards fills them with positive spiritual energy so they function best. This is the spiritual equivalent to plugging your phone into a charger. Re-charge your cards once a month if you’re using moonlight or another technique (besides crystal-charging, as this method is constant. See more below). Here’s a few ways to charge your oracle cards:

If you’ve slept with your oracle cards under your pillow, this is a great way to develop that psychic connection. In addition, interview your oracle cards to get to know their energy better. There’s different ways of doing this, but essentially you’ll ask the cards different questions and pull one card per question for an answer: Now lay all the cards face down. Shuffle them if there’s enough to shuffle, otherwise just mix them all up in whatever way works best. Now take some deep breaths, ground yourself, and allow your hand to hover over the cards. Choose whatever card you feel drawn to the most. You can choose to grow that plant if you wish, learn about it, drink it in tea (only if it’s safe to do so though!), wear it as perfume, make it into an essence or tincture, or carry a piece with you. However you wish to work with it is fine as long as you keep safely in mind. I’ve found when I’m being indecisive my subconscious usually knows what I need way better than my conscious mind does, so I love using this method to choose. Using Tarot and Oracle Cards to Plan your GardenSome tarot readers like to draw an oracle card before or after doing a spread with tarot cards. Some like to use them in spreads on their own. Just like tarot cards, you can draw an oracle card every morning to meditate on throughout the day or whenever you feel like you could use a little guidance. Ask the person for an open-ended, self-centered question. An example is, “what else can I do to get the promotion at work?”

By moonlight: set the cards in a windowsill or outside in direct full moonlight to charge by the moon’s rays Many of us have been spending more time at home during COVID. As an avid traveler, this took some adjustment on my part, but I've cultivated a cozy, clean, organized, geeky, witchy home where I truly enjoy being. Where the guidebook shines for me are the spells for each plant, which means there are a whopping 44 spells included in this tiny book, plus the Magycal correspondences to create your own!Sometimes it’s the artwork or the messages on oracle cards that don’t match your energy. That’s okay too. As you move along your oracle-reading journey, you’ll find cards that will become your daily tool and others that you simply have as part of your collection. And if you really don’t like them, give them away. And remind the recipient to cleanse and charge them to align with their own energy. Step 1: Cleanse Your Oracle Cards (And Why It’s Important) All of the methods you learned in the last step can be applied to reading oracle cards for other people. The only difference is that I typically recommend reserving the fanning method for your own personal readings. A couple things to remember when reading for others:

Plant Ally Healing Cards (Available here:https://www.etsy.com/listing/230930417/plant-ally-healing-cards-with-new-rigid) I have a lifelong connection with exploring the many faceted properties of plants. Botanical, Mythological, Spiritual, Medicinal, Culinary, in fact our whole connection with the Plant World and through this rekindled the ancient tradition of Flower Reading, (Floramancy) Also a teacher of creative arts with a focus on environmental arts, I have enjoyed a 30 year commitment to also sharing my passion for Nature based traditions with a strong centre of environmentalism. One of my favorite parts to Feather’s Green Witch Living Class(if you haven’t taken Feathers course yet, I highly recommend it) was choosing our plant ally for the year. Your plant ally is one you learn about in depth throughout the year and form a relationship with. Plants have spirits too!Now it’s time to learn how to read the oracle cards for yourself. The easiest method: ask an open-ended question, shuffle and draw ONE card. Take note of the FIRST thought or sensation that pops into your mind. Write it down. Then notice all of the elements of this card: the colors, theme, characters (if any), numbers, and messages written on the card. Is anything standing out to you? Sit with the card for a little while and meditate on its meaning. I also recommend keeping the card somewhere you can see it throughout the day. As for the guidebook, only reference it when you need extra clarification on a card. Shuffling & Spreads: My Art has featured in workshops, exhibitions, art prizes and publications internationally for the last 30 years. Working in Waste to Art Mediums and Mixed Media, I find that creating works that encourage others to look a little deeper at what is already here, encourages a greater care and understanding of our Earth and ourselves. The Tarot of Plants, Solar edition or Full Moon edition (https://www.etsy.com/listing/698126174/the-tarot-of-plants-full-moon-edition)