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Cleansing
your Crystals & Gemstones
Crystals and
Gemstones collect Negative Energies and MUST be
cleansed on a regular basis in order for their properties to
be the most effective. If you cleanse your crystals regularly
it will release them of the negative energies they have picked
up through healing and to help them work more efficiently for
you.
It is always a
good idea to cleanse Crystal & Gemstones before and after
using them and especially if you have purchased a new stone,
cleanse it before as it will have been handled by potentially
many people. Use your intuition, if your crystals feel dull
and undesirable, you need to cleanse them. Larger crystals
placed in a room will not need to be cleansed as often, unless
they are being handled by other people or are placed near
electrical items. If this is the case cleanse them after
others have handled them or if they are usually positioned
close to computers, TV's or such items as they will store the
stress & negative energies that are coming from them. Always
cleanse crystals after being used for healing.
There are
several methods of cleansing, choose the one that you are most
comfortable with.
Cleanse with
Water
Hold your
stones; crystals under running water. If you have a stream or
river close to you this is perfect, however, not vital as tap
water will suffice, although is not as effective. Hold the
crystals in your cupped hands and imagine all the negativity
being washed away with the water. You can hold them under the
water and then put them in the sun to dry. *Always remember
that some stones like Selenite or Halite will disintegrate in
water. A better method to cleanse these stones would be to
ALWAYS store them with Carnelian Agate. If you have just
obtained these stones it is a good idea to place them with a
Carnelian Agate at least overnight (minimum 24 hours) to clear
away the negativity.
Visualisation
This is my personal favourite as it is easy and quick. If you
need to cleanse a crystal quickly use visualisation. Imagine a
brilliant white light filling the stone (Brilliant White
contains every colour in the spectrum) or imagine a fire
burning the negative energies. Simply hold the crystal in your
hand and breathe onto it to increase the visualisation then
blow away all of the negativity.
Ask the
Universe
Hold your chosen
crystal in the palm of your hands, blow once on the crystal as
a sign to you and the crystal that you are going to use it,
then just ask the Universe to please cleanse this crystal.
That's it.
Smoke or
Incense
Aromatic smoke
helps to cleanse your crystals. Frankincense, sandalwood and
sage have a long history of purification. Hold each crystal in
the smoke until you feel it is cleansed.
Salt
Using
Salt can be more complicated because salt can damage softer
crystals. ALWAYS check a list of Mohs Scale of Hardness BEFORE
USING salt to cleanse your crystals & gemstones. NEVER
use salt to cleanse softer crystals & gemstones. Crystals &
gemstones have been used for hundreds of years to protect
against negativity. They have the ability to absorb imbalances
into itself and as such it is very important to discard any
salt used for cleansing afterwards. The easiest process would
be to bury your crystal in dry sea salt for 24 hours.
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