How To Keep Your Decks Without Tarot Overwhelm 

It’s funny, about five years or so ago I decided to stop buying new clothes.... I had way too much and couldn’t possibly wear everything..... so whenever I felt like I wanted something new I would go “shopping” in my closet ! It really worked! But then what happened after I stopped buying new clothing was I went on overload with buying Tarot and Oracle decks..... so starting this year I’m trying out the tactic that helped me with the clothing overload..... I’m shopping my shelves when the urge to buy a new deck hits. I have not been very successful, but I’m working on it!

Well my tarot deck collection has turned into a little bit of a museum to reduce the overwhelm I usually let the person I'm reading for pick the decks out

Love the concept of shopping your own shelves. I keep almost all of my decks out of their boxes in piles of cards which is a great way to keep my collection small. Some rotate and it's evident when a deck is out of its box staring at me whether or not I truly love that deck as well. Love your videos, Anna! 🔮

I love the way you organize and deeply consider your collection 😍 Each deck seems to have such an important and prominent place in your work, it was really helpful to hear what you had to say about tarot overwhelm and your tips! 💚

I really enjoyed this so much Anna! ❤😊 I really find storage decisions impact how I engage with my decks. I initially kept all my decks in an amazing trunk my mum found at an antique shop, along with all of my spiritual / divination supplies (incenses, candles, reading cloths, whatever) that were not actively in use; however, I got frustrated as the decks on the bottom were neglected. I had a wall-mounted shelf made and put them all there -- so they are all visible, sorted roughly by "type" (Marseille together with pip decks beside, Smith-Waite decks together, nature/animal decks together, etc). This has worked better for me. My shelf has four 'sections' though, and I'd been pondering reorganizing into four areas... and I think your idea of seasons actually may be what I go with. It makes complete sense since I do seem to gravitate toward different decks seasonally anyway. You've inspired me to play around with it.

This is exactly what I'm trying to figure out this year. I have a large collection, and while I don't mind having some decks that just are collector's items, I do want to use more of my decks, so exploring a massive reorganization of how I store my decks so I can more easily access them is on the docket for this summer. I always love your videos. 💙

Great video Anna! My collection is about the same size, but I can still feel some overwhelm sometimes and feel that I’m not giving decks the time they deserve. What I’ve been doing recently: every week I put two decks on the table where I journal in the morning, one a bit more snappy and one more meditative and will use these decks for my daily draws. I rotate these decks although they can also be the same from week to week, but it creates a structure to work with different decks over a longer period of time. For bigger readings I generally chose a deck that feels appropriate for the reading, and I also try to make time every week for the study of decks that I study more formally through journalling. It has been working quite well so far!

I have a similar, yet different system. I have decks on shelves in various places, but I keep about 6 out on my tarot desk - that I rotate out whenever I am called to do so, one or two oracle decks in my meditation space, a couple of decks in my bedroom, one or more in the kitchen, and even one by the front door....lol. Rotating them and making them accessible throughout the house help me to connect with more of my decks than I otherwise would, I think. Thanks for sharing your system and thoughts. 🥰

This works for me as well. Every month I select 4 or 5 decks to work with, two or three for clients, one to read for myself, another one fow shadow work. Then, the following month I access whether I want to continue working with all of them and I might replace one, two or all of them. Or I might keep working with the same decks. It is not a rotational thing to me because ultimately I go with my feelings and there is one deck that has been on my table for years now! But as a Virgo lady, systems make sense to me!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on that!! 🙏💕

Im telling myself that I have to know my current decks inside out before getting a new one. I might also start drawing my own, as I find I shop out of boredom and because I’m looking for a creative outlet,

Ah, a subject dear to my heart. Thank you so much for sharing your process. 🤗❤

This is a very timely video for me! The storage space I have sitting out in the open right now is reached its capacity and I’ve been wondering what to do. Thanks for the thoughts!

I would love to know more about the New Orleans deck! One of your videos helped lessen my fear of the Thoth deck but voodoo is another hurdle....

I'm also trying this back to basics thing in my life _for all things, including tarot. And what I've done is I've kept two decks out, the radiant rws and the tdm Jodorowsky . i keep the rws in my purse and my tdm in my desk. and these are the two that I just want to focus on this year. Once in a while. On a quiet Sunday afternoon like this one I will open up my trunk and spend time looking at my other decks. Using different decks for different seasons is something new and interesting, I think I will try this.

Thanks Anna! You have a very refined and thoughtful collection. Beautiful. Love your choices. Inspired 🦇💓 My collection's rather chaotic atm! In process of organizing and downsizing. Aspiring to create or discover a method that includes perfume too. Love the seasonal and elemental methods mentioned!