How to Cleanse Crystals & Gemstones

I don't know what to tell you, other than crystals, plants, gemstones, and source energy is sacred, profound medicine. It works.

Gemstones, crystals and minerals have been used for millennia in aiding physical, spiritual, emotional and environmental imbalances.

Our ancestors considered stones as a major part of their healing practices for enhancing their wellbeing. It's important to remember, that what worked then, still works now; and the healing energy of stones must be considered!

According to Ayurvedic {Vedic Healing} principle, stones were valued for balancing emotional and metaphysical components of our wellbeing. Many gurus/practitioners/Vedic doctors would prescribe minerals such as crushed up diamonds as a powerful aphrodisiac {Vajikarana} !

Please do NOT try this technique above, as I just wanted to inform that a wide range of functions have been found regarding botanicals, crystals, and minerals.

SENSING A CRYSTAL

In order to find the best crystals that resonate with you, simply hold the crystal(s) in your hand, preferably the hand that you soaks up energy (for me, I am right hand dominant, and "soak up" with my left palm.) What my left hand will be feeling are pulsation, coldness, heat, and/or see sensations if your eyes are closed.

Pulsations are usually what I personally feel when I know I resonate with a crystalline friend; however, everyone senses different based on their current perception of 'their' now.🌱

HOW TO CLEANSE YOUR CRYSTALS

Cleansing, believe it or not is actually quite crucial for bringing mana (Hawaiian for "power, supernatural force,") into the crystal itself. When you first obtain a crystal or gemstone, or have been using them for some time, or even if they have been left sitting around somewhere, they will have absorbed a various ranges of energies that will have been exposed to by yourself and others. By realizing this, you can understand that you are being exposed to those wide ranges of energies when you pick them up without cleaning your crystal or gemstone first. They will have been exposed to by yourself and others who may have handled them and transferred various energies and emotions into them.

Cleansing crystals removes unwanted energy and restores them to their original clarity. If you do not cleanse your stones, they will become less effective and may pass on imbalances or energetic static. Pleas be cautious! You will detect this if you feel heaviness, or unpleasantness! With visualization after you have cleansed, set your intention. Take a deep breath and close your eyes, or look directly at the crystal. Blow over the crystal. Imagine you are clearing away negativities and bringing in your intention for health, depression, back pain, emotions, etc. Repeat. Think of the crystal being the catalyst for you, and you being the catalyst back as you cleanse it!

A FEW GENERAL TIPS

A new crystal ALWAYS must be cleansed.
Cleansing is healthy for almost all crystals such as tumble stones, gem hearts, pyramids, worry stones, points, spheres, raw, etc..
Bury the stone in sea salt for 24 hours, salt water for longer than 5 minutes can damage softer stones.
Sometimes salt residue cannot come off of crystals.

WHEN SHOULD YOU CLEANSE YOUR CRYSTALS

Right after purchase
Before it is programmed by yourself of others
After each use, if you can remember
Or when you feel it has become drained & dull of potency.

DO NOT USE THESE CRYSTALS IN WATER

Such as soft stones & these crystals/gems:

Angelite, some calcites, howlite, aragonite, azurite, desert rose, halite, himalayan salt (salt lamps), dolomite, malachite, selenite, sulphur,etc.

Water may dissolve the stone to a greater or lesser degree.

DO NOT USE THESE GEMSTONES + CRYSTALS IN SUN

FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME

Amegreen, Amethyst, Ametrine, Apophyllite Green, Aquamarine, Auralite23, Celestite, Citrine, Fluorite, Hiddenite, Kunzite, Opal (will dry out), Prasiolite, Rose Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Spirit Quartz, Super Seven, Topaz, & Turquoise.

Now that you know, let's put this beautiful knowledge to work! i personally suggest doing this every week, or during the new moon or full moon if you are budgeting your time.