This can be done in several ways
- Place it under the light of a full moon/sun for 24 hours.
- Bury it in the earth (make sure you mark it!), for 24 hours.
- Place in Sea Salt Water. One teaspoon of Sea Salt in a glass bowl in cool water. Place the crystals in the water. Make sure the crystals are covered with water. Let them bathe in the water for 24 hours. This is a wonderful way to rejuvenate the power of your crystals. It washes away the negative energy it has absorbed and recharges it with the positive healing energy again. (Note: Some crystals should NOT be washed/cleansed in salt water/sun for it changes their physical properties, not their metaphysical properties, they are listed below).
Not to be cleansed in Salt Water:
Calcite
Carnelian
- Labradorite (Spectrolite)
- Lepidolite
- Moldavite
- Opal
- Turquoise
- Ulexite
Use caution only with the softer Mica and crystaline stones
May fade in Sunlight:
- Amethyst
- Celestite
- Opal
- Turquoise
Smudge your Crystal - with sweetgrass, white sage, cedar or incense. Pass the crystal several times through the wafting smoke.
Crystal Cluster - make great chargers and can cleanse any crystal by placing it on top of the cluster for 24 hours.
Soaking your Crystal - in flower water with the petals of the flowers such as rose, honeysuckle, orange blossoms for 24 hours will cleanse the crystal of all its negative energy. If a particular crystal should not be placed in water, simply place them in a bowl of flower petals.
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