Crystals for Beginners: The Guide to Get Started with the Healing Power of Crystals

by Karen Frazier

Cleansing Crystals Just as you can entrain to the energy of a crystal, a crystal can entrain to the energies around it. So anytime someone handles a crystal or it changes location, or even if it is just sitting in the emotional environment of your home, the crystal’s vibrational energies may change slightly. To counteract this effect, it’s important to cleanse crystals regularly. Any method will work, although I prefer sound or sage for their convenience. LEAVE THEM IN MOONLIGHT. Moonlight is cleansing for crystals. Set your crystals on a windowsill or outdoors overnight. CLEANSE THEM IN A BED OF QUARTZ. If you have a large quartz geode, place smaller crystals inside the geode for 12 to 24 hours. USE SOUND. I have crystal singing bowls and brass singing bowls. If you have them, bring the singing bowl to ringing and then hold the crystals within the sound field. USE SMOKING SAGE. Light a sage bundle or smudge stick and allow the smoke to drift over the crystals. This is an excellent way to cleanse a bunch of crystals at once and one of my preferred methods of cleansing. SALT OR WATER CLEANSING. You will often see people recommending cleansing crystals in sea salt, water, or saltwater. I don’t, because salt, water, or saltwater will damage certain crystals. You should never cleanse any raw or natural crystal in salt, water, or saltwater. Other crystals you should never cleanse this way include: Amber Calcite Kyanite Malachite Moonstone Opal Selenite Topaz