How to Cleanse your Crystals

Cleansing Your Crystals

Have you ever heard of a crystal “taking a hit for you?” Have your crystals been randomly breaking in strange, unexplained ways? This is normal for crystals that are not properly cleansed. Just as crystals release energy, they can also absorb energy. Some crystals deflect negative energy, while others absorb negative energy to protect the person that is carrying them. The crystals that absorb energies, or get overworked can affect the crystalline structure. This in turn will affect the energy emitted by the crystals. 

To return the crystal back to its natural vibration, it will need to be cleansed. The cleansing process will help to release any absorbed energy. When not cleansed, some crystals can have so much energy that they may break, get fractured, or lost. As the saying goes, the crystal will “take a hit for you” so that the negativity affects the vibration of the crystal, to soften or dissolve the effects to your vibratory field. There are a few main methods we will discuss to be able to cleanse your crystal. 

Saging or Smudging 

To smudge a crystal you can either use a smudge stick or a bowl of sage. Light it up and set an intention of cleansing the crystal. Hold the crystal directly above the smoke for as long as your intuition tells you.

Moonlight

Moonlight is a pure light spectrum that gives off an energy cleansing vibration. It can not only cleanse the crystal, but can also cleanse your personal aura. The best time to use the moon to cleanse is during a full moon. You can either place it overnight or for a few hours. 

Sunlight

The rays from the sun give life and nourishment to a lot of life on Earth. This powerful energy source will charge up and reset the energy of your crystal. You can either leave the crystal on a window sill, in the car, or somewhere secure outside. The car is a great place because leaving it overnight will get some moon and sun light shooting into it. 

Water

Placing a crystal in water can polarize the molecular structure of the crystal bringing the crystalline structure back to its normal form. This is the slowest method of cleansing a crystal, it can take up to 24 hours to fully clear. You can also place it in a jar of water, then on a window sill so that you can get the charging from the sun as well as the cleansing from the water. However, be weary that some crystals, like Selenite, Kyanite or Black Tourmaline cannot be placed in water otherwise they will begin to deteriorate or dissolve. 

Other Crystals

Some crystals have such a high vibration that they can dispel any negative energy in their surroundings, including from crystals that they are next to. The most powerful crystals to do so are Kyanite, Selenite, and Black Tourmaline. Jewelry paired with these crystals are a wonderful tool for passive constant cleansing, or just having one of those crystals in your jewelry box to cleanse them when you are not wearing them. 

Bury in the Earth

Just as crystals come from the Earth, putting them back into the Earth will return them to their source. Thus refreshing them to their original energy. We do not recommend this, but it should be noted as a historical method. Do not do this with jewelry, or very precious pieces as they may be lost easily.

You can however, place crystals that have been broken, or “taken a hit for you” in the soil around your home. You can even put them in house plants! It is a wonderful way of using crystals that have been broken. This will regain the natural protective energy, and assist your aura, still being of beautiful use!