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Cleansing/Charging Gemstones
Gemstones and crystals are like cell phones, after so much use you need to recharge the battery (with a few exceptions). Most can also absorb negative energies. That’s why newly purchased crystals and gemstones need to be cleansed right away before use.
So how do you know if one needs cleansing?
Well usually we are drawn to certain stones (they pick us!) and when a gem is clean and clear we can feel a tingling, or it’s cold to the touch and it just feels positive and bright. When the color of a stone starts to become ‘muggy' or it is warm to the touch, feels heavy or drained it is a good indicator that your stone is in need of a cleansing.
The clearer the energy of a stone the better it will perform in a healing session. That’s why healers, like myself, need to cleanse the stones after every healing.
How do you cleanse them?
Well there is many different ways and some people will come up with the most difficult procedures in order to cleanse them, but if you are anything like me you like it quick and easy. I will give you a short list of things you could try. I usually clean all my crystals thoroughly about every 3 months depending on the number of times I have used them. I will put them in a bowl of sea salt water for a few hours simply because a lot of people touch them in my readings and healing sessions. Then I will let them dry in the sun which will recharge them. (Caution: Some stones are not water resistant and others colors may fade in the sun!) I also like to use prayer and energy healings to cleanse and charge my stones. I find it very effective. More:
1. As I already said Reiki, prayer and visualization are very effective tools in cleansing (as well as charging) stones. Just say a little prayer and visualize a bright light surrounding your gem which clears away all the dark spots of negative energy.
2. Use sage smudge stick or incense for cleansing by passing the stone through the smoke.
3. Place stones in sea salt or kosher salt for 1 – 3 days. Do not re-use the salt just toss it out.
4. Stones can be placed on a clear quartz crystal cluster or a selenite platform over night. (Selenite cleanses much more rapidly than quartz!) This not only rids your gems of negative energy but charges them at the same time!
5. Stones can also be buried in the earth over night, held in running water, in a creek or left in the rain. Dry and energize them in the sun. (Caution: Some stones are sensitive to water and may get damaged!)
Now that you have cleaned your stones you needn’t forget to charge them!
They need some positive energy now that you have ‘erased’ all the negative. Recharging them in the sunlight, waxing moon cycle, or putting them outside a day before and after a full moon (3 nights) can be very effective as well especially with the 'moon stones' (usually the paler, white stones). You can also use healing energy like Reiki, as already indicated, to charge them. A night full of thunder and lightning is also said to be very useful because the whole atmosphere is electrically charged.
Exception: Stones that never need cleansing.
I like to incorporate these in combination with other stones in my jewelry because they will keep them charged and energized.
1. Citrine
2. Kyanite
3. Metamorphis Quartz
