Cleansing and charging your crystals

Whether you have just one crystal or a large collection, caring for your crystals is essential to get the best out of them. A good crystal cleanse will not only clear your crystal of negative or stale vibrational energies, it will also help you to strengthen your connection with your crystals ensuring a fresh and fabulous healing experience. It is best to do this at least once a month or when you notice your crystals become dull and their energy less vibrant. The more you use a particular crystal the more you should cleanse it. Here are some ways to cleanse and charge your crystals:

Sunshine - at least 4 hours

The golden warmth of the sun burns off old energy and charges your crystal with vitality filled solar energy. Place the crystal outside under direct sunlight or on a window sill on a day with clear skies. Don’t leave crystals bathing in direct sunlight too long as some will fade particularly lighter coloured stones such as Aquamarine, Calcite, Citrine, Amethyst.

Moon Bathing - overnight

The powerful feminine energy of the full moon cleanses and restores energy to your crystals on a deep level that has been practised for centuries. Bathing your crystal under a full moon encourages a release of energies, Bathing your crystals under a new moon can help with programming them for growth and manifestation. Just after sunset place your crystal either outside (if no rain) on a table or inside on a windowsill where the moon will shine through. This method is gentle and safe for all crystals as long as you remember to gather them back in the morning.

Smudging - 10 minutes

Carries away old energy. Using sage, palo santo, frankincense, bathe your crystal in the sacred smoke using a feather or your hand to waft the smoke around ensuring you fully immerse the crystal. Make sure you do it near an open window so the smoke and old energy has somewhere to escape.

Sound - 5 minutes

Sound baths are a great and super safe way to cleanse and restore the energy of your crystals. Using Singing bowls, Tuning forks, Ting Chas it is also a great way to cleanse a lot of crystals in an efficient amount of time. Try to move the vibrations of the sound all around the crystals. Breaks up stored energy

Selenite Charging Plate/Bowl - 4 hours

Using a Selenite charging plate or bowl purifies and magnifies the energies of your crystals. Simply lay the crystal you want cleansed on top of the selenite and let it work its magic.

Earth - 24 hours

Burying your crystal in the ground cleanses re-grounds and renews. This is a particularly good method for those crystals that really do a lot of work. Only bury them a few inches deep and be careful to mark where you have put your crystal with a stick, a feather or a rock.

Salt water - 15 minutes

Salt water helps to soak up unwanted energy and negativity. Both salt water from the ocean or adding table salt to a bowl of water will work a treat. Make sure your crystal is fully submerged and thoroughly rinsed and dried off once the cleansing has finished. Be careful with fragile crystals, flaky and unpolished crystals and soft crystals (MOH scale) as salt water will damage them. Angelite, selenite, pyrite, lepidolite, malachite and lapis really shouldn’t be cleansed this way.

Whether you have just one crystal or a large collection, caring for your crystals is essential to get the best out of them. A good crystal cleanse will not only clear your crystal of negative or stale vibrational energies, it will also help you to strengthen your connection with your crystals ensuring a fresh and fabulous healing experience. It is best to do this at least once a month or when you notice your crystals become dull and their energy less vibrant. The more you use a particular crystal the more you should cleanse it. Here are some ways to cleanse and charge your crystals:

Sunshine - at least 4 hours

The golden warmth of the sun burns off old energy and charges your crystal with vitality filled solar energy. Place the crystal outside under direct sunlight or on a window sill on a day with clear skies. Don’t leave crystals bathing in direct sunlight too long as some will fade particularly lighter coloured stones such as Aquamarine, Calcite, Citrine, Amethyst.

Moon Bathing - overnight

The powerful feminine energy of the full moon cleanses and restores energy to your crystals on a deep level that has been practised for centuries. Bathing your crystal under a full moon encourages a release of energies, Bathing your crystals under a new moon can help with programming them for growth and manifestation. Just after sunset place your crystal either outside (if no rain) on a table or inside on a windowsill where the moon will shine through. This method is gentle and safe for all crystals as long as you remember to gather them back in the morning.

Smudging - 10 minutes

Carries away old energy. Using sage, palo santo, frankincense, bathe your crystal in the sacred smoke using a feather or your hand to waft the smoke around ensuring you fully immerse the crystal. Make sure you do it near an open window so the smoke and old energy has somewhere to escape.

Sound - 5 minutes

Sound baths are a great and super safe way to cleanse and restore the energy of your crystals. Using Singing bowls, Tuning forks, Ting Chas it is also a great way to cleanse a lot of crystals in an efficient amount of time. Try to move the vibrations of the sound all around the crystals. Breaks up stored energy

Selenite Charging Plate/Bowl - 4 hours

Using a Selenite charging plate or bowl purifies and magnifies the energies of your crystals. Simply lay the crystal you want cleansed on top of the selenite and let it work its magic.

Earth - 24 hours

Burying your crystal in the ground cleanses re-grounds and renews. This is a particularly good method for those crystals that really do a lot of work. Only bury them a few inches deep and be careful to mark where you have put your crystal with a stick, a feather or a rock.

Salt water - 15 minutes

Salt water helps to soak up unwanted energy and negativity. Both salt water from the ocean or adding table salt to a bowl of water will work a treat. Make sure your crystal is fully submerged and thoroughly rinsed and dried off once the cleansing has finished. Be careful with fragile crystals, flaky and unpolished crystals and soft crystals (MOH scale) as salt water will damage them. Angelite, selenite, pyrite, lepidolite, malachite and lapis really shouldn’t be cleansed this way.