How To Cleanse Your Crystals 

Why Is Cleansing Your Crystals Important?

Crystals are becoming a staple tool to help us cleanse our mind, body, and energy field of unwanted, stagnant, or lower vibrational energies. It's important to keep them clean and clear so that they are serving their highest purpose and so they can transmit their healing abilities on to you. 

When working with your crystal wands, or wearing your pendants, or adding a little crystal magic to your smoke sessions, they can pick up the unwanted, stagnant energies that we are releasing onto them and hold on to them until you are ready to cleanse them.

Methods of Crystal Cleansing

There are a bunch of different ways to cleanse your crystals. Be mindful of the methods you choose and do your research, especially before running your crystals under water (crystals like selenite or kyanite can dissolve if put into water) so that you don't risk ruining your stones. 

Running Water:

Water is very cleansing. Taking a nice bath/shower or spending time in the lake/ocean and allowing the water to carry all of our stagnant energy away can be a very powerful method of removing stagnant and toxic energies from our bodies and energy fields.

Crystals can also be cleansed in water. Running water is the best, so if you can, find a stream to hold your crystals in and allow the water to rush past carrying away any impurities from the stone. Running water from your tap can also work. 

Stones like varieties of quartz are ideal for this cleansing method. Steer clear of any water soluble stones as water can damage your crystals. 

I also would not recommend this method for wands because the water could damage the wood and hemp cord used to attach the crystals. 

Salt water can also be used in a similar way - salt adds cleansing properties to the water. The ocean is ideal if you happen to be nearby, but you can also add a tablespoon of sea salt into a bowl of water to use for cleansing. 

Salt:

As mentioned above, salt water is great for cleansing your stones. Salt itself can also be a great way to keep your crystals in tip-top shape. 

People have been using salt for protection for centuries. Many still use salt circles to this day for their magical workings. 

Having a bowl of salt to sit your pendants, wands, or roach clips in when you are not using them will help keep them cleansed and ready to go for the next time you need them. 

You can use any salt for this but I really enjoy Himalayan pink salt and sea salt for this. 

Find a cute container or glass dish and fill it with salt, and create a nice little spot to store your crystals and crystal jewellery in when not in use. 

Change the salt whenever you intuitively think you need to. Once a month should be fine. 

*Note - do not put the discarded salt outside where it can kill and negatively affect plant life. Throw it in the trash instead.

Sunlight/Moonlight:

Placing your crystals outside to absorb natural light is a wonderful, natural, and relatively easy way to keep your crystals functioning at their best. 

Just be aware, exposing certain crystals to direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time may affect the colour, so don't leave them in the sun for more than a couple hours at a time. 

Using the phases of the moon, you can select different times to ritually cleanse your stones once a month. 

For example, I really like setting my crystals out during the new moon and allowing them to release old energies and get them ready to start anew. The new moon is all about new beginnings and setting new intentions so this is an ideal phase to leave your crystals out during the night to absorb the newness of the new moon and you are able to set an intention for your stones going forward.

When the moon is full, this would be an ideal time to put your crystals out to be charged with the energy of this moon phase which is all about bringing all your ideas, manifestations and creations into fruition. More on charging your crystals coming in another post!

Smoke Cleansing:

This is probably one of the quickest ways to get your crystals clean and ready to use. You can choose your favourite herb or incense.

Light your herb/incense of choice and hold the crystal within the billowing smoke and allow any negative, low vibrational energy to be cleansed away with the smoke. 

This method only takes about 30 seconds, or until you intuitively feel that the crystal has been cleaned. 

This is the method I recommend for your wands and even jewelry so that you ensure your item is safe while being cleansed. 

Sound:

Sound healing is another easy and safe method to use while cleansing your crystals. 

You can chant, use singing bowls, tuning forks, a bell, or even a drum or steel tongue drum (I have one and they are lovely to use, I use it for cleansing my home as well)

It doesn't matter what the key sound is, as long as the sound is emitted long enough for the vibrations to fully encompass the stones. 

This is a wonderful method to use if you have a large collection as you can cleanse all of your stones with sound simultaneously. 

I suggest meditating as you're playing the tone/sound/instrument of your choice for around 5-10 minutes, allowing and intending for the sound to cleanse and clear your crystals. 

Breath and Intention:

Breathwork is another simple method you can use to cleanse and clear your crystals and tools. 

Hold the stone in your dominant hand, and focus all of your attention on your intention (cleansing the stone) 

As you're focusing on this intention, take long and deep breaths in through your nose, hold, then exhale slowly through your mouth onto the stone

Combining this method with visualization is ideal as it will amplify the intention of cleansing. You can imagine your hands filling with a bright white light and see that light enveloping the crystal in your hand. As you're breathing and exhaling onto the stone, imagine your breath is also a white, pure, cleansing light releasing any stagnant energy from the stone. 

Continue this breathing/visualization exercise until you feel that the stone is cleansed, usually about a minute per stone. 

When cleansing your stones, the most important aspect will be your intention. Take your time and make a routine/ritual around cleansing your stones and any accessories that you purchase through elevatedenergetics.com to keep their energy vibrating at a high frequency so that they can best serve you on your healing journey. 

What is your favourite method of cleansing your crystals? Do you use a method that wasn't mentioned in this article? Please let me know, I would love to learn from you too :)