154: Future Self Energetics™ show with Amanda Nelson - Episode 154154: Future Self Energetics™ show with Amanda Nelson - Episode 154
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Amanda Nelson reflects on a major office clear-out that forced her to choose which oracle and tarot decks truly support her energy work. She shares how she decides what to keep, what to release, and why letting decks go can be a loving, energetic gift to both herself and their future owners.
40:32•25 May 2026
Setting Your Oracle Decks Free: Amanda Nelson’s Energetic Spring Clean
Episode Overview
- Start by identifying the decks that are absolutely non‑negotiable and honour the deep energetic bonds you have with them.
- Treat tarot and oracle decks differently, recognising tarot’s strong loyalty to its reader and oracle’s more open, light‑based nature.
- Notice which decks you actually reach for, paying attention to artwork, language, hope‑filled messaging and the quality of the guidebook.
- Consider the physical feel of a deck – size, texture and shuffle – as part of whether it truly supports your energy practice.
- View passing on unused decks as an energetic act of love, allowing them to find their person through shops or spiritual communities rather than keeping them trapped on your shelf.
“I needed to set these card decks free so that they too could find their person.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety and spiritual growth when their shelves are overflowing with tools and toys? Future Self Energetics™ with Amanda Nelson takes an unexpectedly practical turn, all thanks to a serious spring clean of her "office sanctuary" and the discovery of sixteen oracle decks, three tarot decks, and a stack of divination books.
Across this gently humorous and reflective chat, you'll hear Amanda walk through how she decides which decks are "non-negotiable" and which ones are ready to be set free to find their new person. She shares the deep emotional bond she has with her long‑held medicine cards – chew marks, coffee stains and all – and uses that story to show how our energetic tools can hold memories, healing, and growth in ways that echo a recovery journey.
She breaks down the energetic difference she senses between tarot and oracle decks, why she treats second-hand tarot with caution, and how oracle cards carry their own light rather than absorbing someone else's. For anyone building a sober or spiritually-focused life, this offers a fresh way to think about what you keep close and what you gently pass on.
Amanda also gives a very practical checklist: how a deck feels in your hands, whether its artwork moves you, if the guidebook opens up your intuition, and why hope‑filled messaging matters to her. In the end, she whittles sixteen decks down to three, reframing the act of letting go as an "energetic act of love" rather than loss.
If you're surrounded by crystals, cards, books or any spiritual tools gathering dust, this conversation might nudge you to ask: which things truly support your energy now, and which are ready for a loving send-off so someone else can benefit from them?
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