CLEANSING AND CHARGING YOUR CRYSTALS
Cleansing your crystals is very important so you may get the most benefits form your crystals.
When you first get a new crystal, it is carrying the imprint of all energies that it has been near. This is why carrying a crystal around is one suggested method for bonding with a crystal.
Everyone who has previously held that stone leaves behind a piece of their energetic footprint. While this is great for acclimating a crystal to your energy, having too many confounding energies can overwhelm the feeling the stone gives off. This is why you should always cleanse new crystals when you get them.
I personally like the method where you hold the crystal in your left hand up above your head and envision source consciousness coming down from above forming a ball of light in the palm of your hand.
CLEANSING AND CHARGING
Energies can build up if you use a crystal for a particularly emotional meditation session, use it for channeling intense feelings, or simply just carry it around with you every day.
Think of your crystals like a car and cleansing is an oil change. While your car technically can keep going past the recommended oil change date, it won’t be performing at it’s optimum capabilities. And if you let it go too long, it will stop performing well altogether.
Crystals are the same. While they’ll work okay when clouded with heavy energies, you’ll be able to get the most benefit from them if you regularly clear out any stale and unwanted energy.
There are many methods for cleansing your crystals:
Salt, Water, Earth, Smudging, Visualization,
Use of other crystal forms and more!
Some crystals do not do well with the use of water or earth, so we will focus on the methods that work well for the majority of crystals and stones.
CLEANSING
SMUDGING
Smudging can be done with incense or smudge sticks composed of a combination of sage and either sweet grass, sandalwood, or cedar wood. Simply ensure the crystals are exposed to the smoke for 20-30 seconds and you have successfully cleansed your crystals.
Note: (If you chose to make your own smudge sticks don’t use any plants that have been sprayed or are compromised by chemicals.)
VISUALIZATION
Visualization requires no outside materials and can be useful if you want to program a crystal as well. To use the visualization method:
- Simply hold the crystal and clear your mind
- Imagine a bright white light surrounding the crystal and passing through it completely
- Keep the light there until you feel the crystal is sufficiently cleansed
- When you are finished thank the crystal and light to close the cleansing
CHARGING
Once you have cleansed your crystals they are essentially ‘blank’ so now you need to recharge the positive energy. Here are a couple options but there are many more examples like fire, water, earth etc. Each crystal tends to have weaknesses and strengths that you should keep in mind when choosing how to recharge them.
UNDER THE FULL MOON OR SUN
24 hours under the full moon or sun will efficiently charge your crystals but be aware that the sun fades some crystals. So full moon charging is a great choice!
SALT
Leave crystal in salt or salt water preferably natural sea salt for one week. Use only with hard crystals like Amethyst and Quartz as salt can be abrasive to soft minerals.