How To Cleanse Crystals And Stones

CLEANSING YOUR CRYSTALS AND STONES

Crystals require cleansing in order to reflect clearly. The purpose of cleansing your crystals and stones is to have it return to its original energetic state. Intentionally cleansing crystals resets their energy frequency, clearing any negative debris or imprints from the crystal. 

I recommend cleansing your crystals and stones when you first receive them and bring them home into your space. Then you can cleanse them once every Lunar cycle on either the Full Moon or New Moon, or both. You may also want to cleanse your crystals and stones before and after using them for energy work, meditation, or rituals. Some crystals and stones may need to be cleansed more frequently than others. There are many methods of cleansing your crystals, and there is no right way or wrong way to cleanse, the most important thing is your focused intention. The more you become familiar with your crystals the more you will intuitively know which ways work best for you and when your crystals and stones need to be cleansed.

The cleansing methods in my practice incorporate working with the 5 elements, air, fire, water, earth and spirit. 

 

Air: Smoke Cleansing

Burning incense and waving the smoke over the stones is an effective cleansing method. You can use any incense of your choice. Sage, Palo Santo, Sweetgrass, Frankincense, Myrrh, Copal, Sandalwood, Cedar, lavender.

 

Air: Sound Cleansing

With a bell, singing bowl, tuning fork, or any musical instrument (including your voice) create sound and allow the sound vibrations to surround and penetrate the crystals. Sound Cleansing can be done on its own or in conjunction with other cleansing methods.

 

Fire: Fire Cleansing

Place crystals and stones around a candle and pass each stone through the flame or just above the flame. Use this method together with the bubble of light and visualization method and smoke cleansing methods.

 

Water: Water Cleansing Method

Fill a glass bowl with water and set your crystals and stones gently in the bowl. Leave for 24 hours or as long as you feel is needed. You can leave the bowl by a window or even outside. Moonlight assists in cleansing and sunlight charges and activates. When finished cleansing discard water and wash the bowl.

*make sure your crystals and stones are safe to soak in water this method is not recommended for Selenite or Calcite

 

Water: Natural Water Cleansing and Charging Method

Take your crystals and stones down to a natural creek, river, lake, ocean, any natural body of water in nature that you have access to. Let the stones sit in the water or hold them in the water for as long as you feel necessary. A fast moving creek, river, waterfall  or ocean waves will also charge the crystals. Quartz crystals especially Lemurian Quartz and Smoky Quartz crystals, Love this!

 

Earth: Salt or Rice Cleansing Method

Fill a bowl (preferably glass) with natural sea salt or Himalayan pink salt. Softer stones may scratch in salt and so for these rice is recommended.  Lay or bury crystals in the salt or rice. Leave for 24 hours or as long as you feel is needed.  After cleansing discard the salt and rice. Do not reuse or consume the rice or salt as it has absorbed energies from the stones.

 

Earth: Burry in Soil/earth/sand

 Bury your stones in the Earth, in soil or sand, in a special place of your choice, maybe under a tree that you like to visit. This is a method to do when the crystal or stone feel like it has heavy negative energies attached to it, or if it was used in an intense healing or ritual practice and needs a deeper cleanse. Leave it buried overnight or for as long you feel is required.

 

Spirit: Bubble of Light Energy Cleansing Method

Visualize white, golden or coloured light descending from above, creating a bubble of light surrounding and penetrating the crystals and stones. Visualize and with intention wash the stones in the light, cleansing and purifying them. This method can be used on its own, and is recommended to incorporate along with any other cleansing method.

Cleanse your stones when you first acquire them and also after every time you program them or use them with a specific intention.

Dedicating:

When you first acquire your stones cleanse them first and then dedicate them. Dedicating your stones only has to be done once.

Say aloud, "I dedicate this stone to be used for the highest good of all." 

Programming Your Crystals:

Crystals and stones can be programmed to help you with a specific healing or manifestation purpose. To program a crystal, after it has been cleansed, hold it while repeating a focused intention of healing. Be very clear, precise and focused. It helps to write down the program and keep it with the stone. It is recommended to repeat the program every day, while tuning in to the stone or meditating with it. Visualization helps strengthen your focused intention and greatly enhances the self-healing and manifestation process.

 

Charging Your Crystals:

Charge crystals, stones, amulets, talismans, jewelry, any spiritual tools under the Sun and/or the Moon. After cleansing places by a window inside or outside if you have a safe place for them.  (Some crystals fade if left in the sun over time, especially Amethyst and Kunzite.)

 

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