Cleansing and energising your stones goes a long way to keeping your crystals happy as well as ensuring that the energy in your space stays positive and enjoyable. Crystals are conduits of energy and intention so I always cleanse all our new shipments – no matter whether they have been sourced locally or from places like Brazil or Africa I cleanse them of any previous intent and so they feel bright, energised and happy before finding their new guardians.
Crystals are a blessing from Mother Gaia – “Mother Earth”. We are simply guardians. As their guardian, it is up to us to take care of them and in return, crystals will take care of us. When prepared properly, crystals can guide us, protect us, teach us, assist in communication, improve our spiritual wellbeing, and help us to accomplish our goals and live our dreams.
There are a variety of ways to cleanse your stones, but some are definitely simpler and more effective than others.
Smudging your crystals with sage or palo santo is a great way to ensure that your stones are filled with only positive, vibrant energy as it removes energy that’s not for your highest good. It is also a convenient cleansing method because you can cleanse a large group of crystals at once (as well as your space!) which saves time if you have a large collection. This method of cleansing is one of the oldest known purification practices, and it is very effective.
Similar to smudging, you can use an essential oil ‘aroma-diffuser’ to cleanse your crystals. Some essential oils I like to use are Sage, Cedarwood, Frankincense, Palo Santo and Cypress.
Water and Salt work wonderfully together to cleanse most crystals. Add 1 tsp of sea salt or himalyan salt to a glass bowl filled with pure or spring water and stir. Add your crystal, making sure it is submerged. Close your eyes and, with your hands hovering over the bowl, set the intention for the salted water to remove any negative energy from the crystals. Let your crystal soak overnight, remove, then rinse. One crystal you shouldn’t do this with though is Selenite – it will just fall apart if you do.
Bells or Singing Bowls can be used for cleansing your crystals. Just play the instrument over the crystals. If you have a Quartz Crystal Bowl, place your crystals around it and the sounds will vibrate through to your crystals.
Crystals such as Selenite and Kyanite can be used for cleansing other crystals. It is believed that these don’t absorb negative energies but always trust your own intuition if you feel like a crystal needs cleansing. To use these crystals to cleanse, first program them so they know what you want to use them for and then place your crystals on or nearby them and leave them as long as you feel you need.
Placing your crystals overnight to soak up the The New Moon energy will reenergise them and set them up with their new purpose. Placing your crystals by the window or outside is a beautiful part of any New Moon Ritual you may perform.
To energise your healing stones, you can place them in the sun or moonlight to charge them up with energy. Remember to use caution when placing your stones in the sunlight; some crystals will fade over time. Colourful, transparent or translucent stones like Amethyst, Fluorite and Rose Quartz will begin to lose their colour if kept in the sunlight for too long. Moonlight is a bit more gentle and won’t fade your crystals, as long as you remember to retrieve them before the sun comes out for the day.
Ritual for Charging Your Crystals Under the Full Moon
Select the crystals you wish to charge and set them aside. Place a piece of white or silver fabric on your windowsill or anywhere outside. White and silver resonate with the energy of the moon and will draw in its energy. Place your crystals on the fabric while holding the intention that they be charged by the energy of the full moon. Of course you can place your crystals outside without the cloth too.
Full Moon energy is associated with abundance, wholeness, and completion. You can have a specific intention in mind for the qualities that you’d like these crystals to take on when they absorb the energy of Mother Moon. For example, if you’d like to use your crystals for manifesting more abundance, your intention may be something like, “These crystals are charged with the abundance of the full moon, to call in that which is for my highest good and to assist me with manifesting it into my life.” You can make this intention statement as specific as you like. As you place each crystal onto the cloth, speak this statement aloud. Allow the crystals to sit in the moonlight overnight, and remove them from the cloth the next morning.
May your Crystals bring you Bright Beautiful Blessings
Jennine xx
