Rituals. Theyare a wonderful way to bring a sense of sacredness to your Tarot, Oracle, or divination practice. As you continue on your Hermit journey, learning, exploring, and discovering new ways of thinking, being, and connecting to the Divine, you may enjoy a ritual or two to enhance your divination practice. In time you see how special the gift of the connection is, and you bring the ceremony to show respect.

I like to meditate before reading, even if it is just for 5-10 minutes. It’s like clearing space in your upper chakras to receive downloads and be more connected to your intuition. Sometimes the meditation is crowded, unclear, and filled with thoughts. It is still worth it. The divine speaks to us through our intelligence and we are cleaning out our brain space to receive, an excellent way to make this a practice for every time you sit with your cards. Of course, there are times you want a quick one-card answer in a hurry, we can be excused in that scenario.

Another one is to recite a short prayer or a message to set your intention to directly connect with the higher power, either out loud or in your mind. The intention can be to say thanks in advance or to ask for messages that you can easily comprehend so you are giving yourself and others the correct guidance. On the closing say a quick thanks to your spirit guides for their help. We must acknowledge the higher powers who always support us and give us the messages for our benefit.

Personally, I do all the above and light a candle or incense stick while I do my readings whether for myself or someone else. Having an assigned space to read your Oracle cards really helps set an atmosphere. I do it on a table where I have my alter as well. But there was a time when I used to spread a nice cloth on my dining table and do the readings. So it’s whatever works for you, as long as you bring a sense of sacredness from your heart to your divination practice.