Deck cleansing :) What do you think of this way?

I know it's pretty much "if it feels right to you, chances are it's right" but, I'd like to share with you a few ways I'm cleansing my deck.
I practice buddhism, while I appreciate and definitely have been influenced by various forms of paganism, my home resides in buddhist beliefs.
I held my deck and chanted for awhile: "Om Mani Padme Hum~", a chant I've been meditating on and attuning to for a very long time now. At times I chant this mantra while holding an item of some sort and give it away (like a flower or a feather) in hopes it will carry the vibrations of the blessing/chant. I definitely feel it ^_^
So, After chanting holding the whole deck for awhile, I picked them up 1 by 1, put my hand on the deck, chanted once "Om Mani Padme Hum" picked up the top card, stared directly into it perceiving it's essence and picture as I did so as to pay respect to each individual card and chanted "Om Mani Padme Hum" to each one. I went over the whole deck like that while setting them all down neatly in order filling each with a compassionate vibration. I then started over and wiped any dirt or oils off of each card individually repeating the chanting process from before.
Afterwards, I spent a very long time today holding lavender flowers, connecting deeply with them and the universe, meditating: steeping in the loving wholeness of oneness and chanting Om Mani Padme Hum, and did chakra opening meditations so the flowers might also be lifted some :) After which, I held them for a very long time, feeling absolutely radiant and at peace, unmoving and I felt as though I was filling the room with light, I asked the flowers kindly to assist me in purifying the energy of the cards. I picked lavender because I feel like lavender flowers already have a purifying nature, that they're great for cleansing energy.
After I spent a long time throughout the day meditating with the flowers in my hand, I put them in with my deck :) 5 flowers, each flower has 5 petals ^_^
I've never used this deck before, I got it very recently. I'm a firm believer that everything has "an aura" I suppose one could call it.. And that everything deserves respect. So I wanted to show the energy of the deck that I could be faithful to it before I even asked anything of it, I want it to be pure and faithful to me in the future as well :)
In buddhist belief, not only did this chanting assist in the blessing of the energies of the deck and flowers, but also the universe ^_^ this is a thought I enjoy quite a lot.
What do you think? :)

i prefer smudging, it's fast and effective and empowers the deck spiritually.

i'll consider adding some of your methods to mine and see how they go!

Originally Posted by p & p

i prefer smudging, it's fast and effective and empowers the deck spiritually.

i'll consider adding some of your methods to mine and see how they go!

What do you mean "smudging"? :)

Originally Posted by Smiling Aria

What do you mean "smudging"? :)

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i burn dried sage and use the smoke to do my protection/cleansing.

i'll have a youtube instructional video uploaded soon.

you can also check it out on google.

[Adrienne]

hi Smiling Aria,

Your deck cleansing idea sounds like an all day project. Do you always use this method, or was there a special reason you chose to use this versus a different way ?

Dream Angel xx

[Adrienne]

p & p,

With the smudging, I always wondered if then your cards smell of the smoke ?

Dream Angel xx

Originally Posted by Dream Angel

p & p,

With the smudging, I always wondered if then your cards smell of the smoke ?

Dream Angel xx

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since they're my wife's cards, we usually only smudge them through the deck-case.

but yes, they smell like smoke when we smudge them singly.

-dale

[Adrienne]

thank you for your reply, good idea to smudge them then thru the deck case

I love to put mine on the windowsill under a full moon, with a crystal on each set.

Originally Posted by Dream Angel

thank you for your reply, good idea to smudge them then thru the deck case

you are most welcome.