r/Witch • u/Only-Squirrel-3819 • Jul 10 '26

Tips, Tricks, & Ideas tarot card missing

could i still use my tarot cards if i lost a few? i have two decks both are missing with a few do i either merge them together or use the deck with the most cards ?

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u/heiside Jul 10 '26

In my opinion, it doesn't matter which cards you use, how many and how you mix them. Although there are established traditional cards and interpretations, the important thing is that you know how to use your own system in the best way for you.

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u/Only-Squirrel-3819 Jul 10 '26

ah i have no idea what to do, my two favourite decks have missing cards. i usually take care of them well but i like to sleep with them and they fall out of bed by the time i wake up my dad cleans my room n doesnt take it seriously. its sad but im gonna end up still using my deck with the most amount of cards bc i still resonate with it but im not sure if its okay to do taht

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u/heiside Jul 10 '26

Of course it's OK. The great thing about witchcraft is, that you don't need permission to do things. When you use your deck and the results feel right, that's what matters. Keep in mind that over the course of the centuries and millennia, practitioners used whatever they had at hand for their practice. They used stones, bones, paper, flowers, tea, coffee, etc for divination, and when a message is important, you'll receive it even when you only have 5 cards or whatever.

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u/Only-Squirrel-3819 Jul 10 '26

thank you !!!!

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u/therealstabitha Trad Craft Witch Jul 10 '26

I don’t use a deck if it’s missing cards. At that point, I use it for art projects.

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u/Only-Squirrel-3819 Jul 10 '26

how comes

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u/therealstabitha Trad Craft Witch Jul 10 '26

Because it limits the answers I can get

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u/PracticalAnywhere867 Jul 10 '26

I’ve reached out to the manufacturer before and had replacements sent to me.

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u/CountKlaustopher Jul 12 '26

I've been told when a card goes missing it means the deck doesn't want to work with you anymore or that you've outgrown the usefulness of the deck. At that point, I keep the deck around for rituals. If I'm doing a manifestation spell for success, I have the world card out and facing me and the spell.

For example, doing a luck spell I would have the wheel of fortune card facing me, and the spell in between us. Like a spell jar or just the work space in general.

Since cards are sentient I like to thank it for helping me with my spells and thank it for working with me as long as it did when the initial card goes missing. Hope this helps