First things first - why do you even need to cleanse your crystals in the first place?

Its all about the vibrations! Crystals each vibrate at their own unique frequency and they emit small vibrational fields. These vibrational fields interact with other fields including our own personal Biomagnetic field - this is how they can impact on our emotional states and produce their benefits - through Vibrational healing. The more you are around crystals and use them in your everyday life you will begin to be able to feel this vibrational interaction between your Biomagnetic field and that of the crystal.

What does this have to do with cleansing ? 

Because the crystal's natural vibration interacts with our and other peoples energy fields - they can absorb lower vibrational energies when they come into a field which is vibrating at a lower, heavier frequency. Each of our emotions has a specific vibration , with emotions like, sadness, anger, frustration having heavy, low frequency vibrations. When we use our crystals to help lift our moods and bring us back to a higher vibrational state, our crystals can hold on to some of this lower frequency energy.

By cleansing our crystals we are able to release this stored energy and allow our crystals to vibrate at their natural high vibrational frequencies once again, so that they are able to lift our vibrational frequency when we need it most. 


How can I cleanse My crystals ?

There are many ways to cleanse your crystals, the most commonly known ways include;

• Sage
• Moonlight 
• Sunlight 

But there are a number of other ways which work amazingly as well;

• Running water 
• Other smudging herbs like Palo Santo and Sweetgrass 
• Earthing - place the crystal on the bare ground or in a plant pot
• Sound cleansing - can be done with a singing bowl, Tibetan tongue drum, tuning fork or another high vibrationally tuned instrument.
• Salt water 
• Meditation and Visualisation - using breath and visualisation, imagine the crystal radiating white light around itself.
• Selenite - Place your crystals onto a selenite charging plate or wand and leave overnight.

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How do I know which way is best ?

There is no one "best" way of cleansing your crystals - it is highly dependent on what works best for you. 

However, It is important to expose your crystals to one of the "nature" methods of cleansing every now and then - including moonlight, earthing, sunlight or natural running water. These methods of cleansing resonate strongly with the crystals as it connects them back to the earth in which they were first formed.

Full Moon cleansing

The full moon emits a powerful energy which is incredibly beneficial for both us and our crystals. When placing your crystal out in the full moon it is best to have them sitting on bare earth or in a plant pot under the moonlight. This will ensure they receive the full benefit of a full moon recharge by being able to absorb moonlight energy as well as the earth energy. 

And don't stress if you miss the full moon! you have 2-3 days before and after the full moon which will work just as well for cleansing and charging your crystals. 

Sunlight Cleansing 

Sunlight cleansing works best if the crystal is under partial shade of a tree or if you only place your crystal out in the direct sunlight for 5 minutes. Direct sunlight can fade the majority of crystals, Rose Quartz and Amethyst are prime examples.

Sage and Smudging herbs

Sage is one of my favourite ways to cleanse my crystals! it is great if you don't have lots of free time as you can give your crystals a quick cleanse after or before you use them. It is also good if you are unable to put your crystals out in the full moon or if you need them cleansed at a different time in the moon cycle. Each smudging herb has a slightly different energetic effect - although each still raise the energetic vibration of the crystal;

Sage - Purifying, Cleansing, High vibrational  

Palo Santo - Creativity, Cleansing, Inspiration

Sweetgrass - Relaxing, Cleansing, Peaceful


Water cleanse methods

Water cleansing has wonderful benefits for our crystals, it washes away the negative energies that have been stored by the crystal and renewing its original vibration. However, it is important to know that not all crystals can be placed in water as some are water soluble. Selenite is a great example - selenite cannot be placed in water as the crystal will begin to dissolve and it will become more likely to break due to the waters effects. 

Quartz based minerals are all fine to put into water - these include, aventurine, amethyst, citrine, rose quartz, clear quartz, smokey quartz, obsidian etc. 

Pictured above - Selenite Charging Plate and Orange Calcite

Cleansing our crystals is very important especially when we are using them for healing so that they are able to continue to provide high vibrational energies.