You've made me think - do some decks shrug off the energies from readings better than others? Are some more likely to have someone's energy, or the emotions from a reading, cling to them? Do some need resting and/or cleansing more often? I wonder if that similarly varies by reader, or if it varies by the deck itself (assuming it varies at all).
I do believe energy plays a MAJOR part of any reading of any type. I'm generally very good at reading the energies of people even w/o the cards or any other divination tool. I have no idea why my RW behaved so while on vacation. After any reading (save while I was on vacation), I put my decks near my crystals--which includes some "cleansing" crystals. I just don't always take the crystals on vacation with me and didn't with this trip.
It could've been me, I guess, as I was tired--we were kept quite busy running from one relatives home to the other--but then I was able to read well w/my Lennie deck.
I think much of the reason I love my RW so, is because it was a 2nd hand deck and well worn. Whomever owned it previously must have been a great reader as the deck definitely has great energy in it. It felt great the moment I held it in my hands. But, perhaps it was on vacation too and just didn't want to read!
I tend to flip-flop about cleansings of decks, etc. and don't really believe that they need to be cleansed, because they are only a tool of the trade. However, I have crystals around and its just also a very convenient place to keep the deck when not in use--so.....
Interestingly so, while I say they are merely a "tool" for the use of divining with--I have many interesting experiences with some of my decks that surely makes them seem like they are truly alive with much energy! So, I'm still trying to figure out if they are "merely a tool" or if they are indeed loaded with energy and *alive* somehow.
