How can we cleanse our crystals ?
There are a variety of
methods we can employ to cleanse our crystals. Some involve water, some sound,
others involve smoke or fire. How can we choose the best option to cleanse our
crystals. Below you will find a number of different options with which you can
decide which is the best to cleanse your crystals. Remember to choose the
options that you are most comfortable using. The options you choose may change
with time, situation or environment.
Different options for cleansing crystals.
Natural Water
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Run the crystal under a cold
tap for 5 to 10 minutes or until it feels cleansed. This can be done easily at
home or work.
Place the crystals in a bowl
of water for 1 to 24 hours. Use your intuition to decide when to remove the
crystals from the water. Remember to throw the water away after you have
cleansed your crystals in it !
Some people suggest working
with salt water, this is however is not recommended, as salt is a corrosive
mineral and will begin to harm the crystal at a physical level.
Cleansing with water is a
wonderful way to cleanse your crystals. However, some crystals don’t like to be
cleansed with water as they affect their physical nature. Selenite, Angelite
and Opal are three stones in particular that don’t like water. Tschmergite and
Chalcancithe also don’t like to be cleansed in water.
Cleansing with water also
physically cleans the outside of the crystal and they always look bright and
sparkly after a bath. If you are cleansing a lot of crystals then cleansing by
water may be time consuming !
Smudging
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Light a smudge stick and
place each crystal or all the crystals to be cleansed in the smoke for 10-15
minutes. Follow your intuition when deciding when the crystals have been
cleansed.
There are all kinds of smudge sticks available
in the market place, white sage, desert sage and combinations of sage with
sweet grass and lavender.
You can also use other types of smoke for cleansing. Frankincense, which can come as both an oil and a resin is excellent for cleansing spaces, people and crystals.
Cleansing with sage is
wonderful and whilst cleansing your crystals you are also cleansing the
energies of the space in which you are cleansing. It is possible to cleanse
many crystals easily when smudging. As far as I am aware there are no crystals
which don’t like smudging. There is a lot of smoke involved with smudging and
this can be uncomfortable some and even set off fire alarms. If you want your
crystals to physically shine, then you may still have to polish or dust them
after smudging is complete.
Rice
Fill a clear glass bowl with
uncooked red, brown or black rice and then totally immerse the crystal to be
cleansed in the rice for 24 hours. Again use your intuition to decide when the
crystal has been cleansed. Once the negative and adverse vibrations have been
absorbed by the rice, remove the crystal from the rice and throw the rice away.
Cleansing with rice is a very
thorough way to cleanse crystals. It is also possible to cleanse rooms and
homes with rice. Always remember to throw the rice away, as it will have
absorbed the adverse vibrations from the crystal.
This is a wonderful method to
employ but takes time and is not useful when cleansing larger numbers of
crystals.
Earth
If a crystal has a
particularly negative state and needs more than just a cleanse, then we can
bury the crystal in the earth and leave it there until
its time to bring it back. In
doing this we are returning the crystal to mother earth, where all negative
vibrations, emotions and programs will be gently released into the earth and
transmuted into more useful energies.
Cleansing through burying
crystals is a slow process and is generally used when no other form of
cleansing seems to do the job. This is not a very practical method but when the
need arises it can cleanse the crystal in time.
Fire
We can cleanse with fire by
simply passing each crystal quickly through a candle flame or by surrounding
each crystal with candles. Leave the crystals surrounded by the candles for as
long as seems required.
Some crystals don’t like
fire, like opal and we must consider this before we cleanse them in this way.
Also some people don’t like working with fire. Remember to do things that you
are comfortable with, some people love fire.
This is a nice method which
can be very romantic and a lot of fun.
Sound
We can cleanse crystals using
different forms of sound. Different instruments we can use for cleansing
include singing bowls, shamanic drums and rattles, bells, tuning forks or
Tibetan chimes. We can also tone various sounds or mantrams including Om.
Using sound is an enjoyable
and fast way to cleanse crystals. We can use sound to cleanse many crystals at
the same time. Sound also can clear spaces and rooms at the same time. I believe we will
begin to use sound much more in the future especially for aligning, attuning
and cleansing.
Sound works fast but depending
upon the clarity and the strength of the sound used it may not be as thorough
as other methods previously discussed. As sound tools become more accurate and
potent, this method may become more efficient and effective.
Gem Essences and Sprays
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There are a few dedicated
essences and sprays that have been specifically designed and prepared to
cleanse crystals and spaces. These include Angel of Light, Bush Flower remedies
( space clearer) and Aura Soma ( Serapis Bey ). Simply spray a little over
and around the crystal to be cleansed. In the case where there is no spray
option, then rub the essence into your hands and then rub your hands over and
around the crystal to be cleansed.
This is a fantastic method of
cleansing when speed is required. This method is not as thorough as others
previously discussed.
Reike / Spiritual Healing
We can simply apply Reike or
spiritual healing by intending that we cleanse the crystal in question of all
negative or adverse energies.
Reike is very fashionable at
the moment, and can be very powerful. The level of cleansing will depend upon
the state of the practioner and their level of ability.
After we have cleansed the crystals….
It can be very useful for us
to charge or re-energise crystals after we have cleansed them. We can charge
crystals in numerous ways.
We can leave the crystals out
under moonlight, either on a window sill or in the garden or a special place of
our choosing. When using moonlight it might be wise to use the waxing or
growing moon, ie. up to and including full moon.
We could also leave our
crystal out in the middle of a storm. This will charge the crystals with storm
energy.
We can also charge crystals
up on a bed of amethyst. This is a wonderful method. However it has been noted
that if crystals are left on an amethyst bed for a long time they may absorb
some of the energies and attributes of the amethyst itself.
Which ever method we choose
to charge our crystals it is good to note that each will have slightly
different results. As we become more proficient at using our crystals we will
understand which methods of charging and cleansing are more appropriate at
different times with different crystals.
