Each crystal or stone has a potential of specialized gifts for us. Each can draw in and radiate healing energy specific to each stone and or amplify spiritual energies. The uses of crystals and stones as energy transmitters of spiritual information and vibration is almost unlimited. Therefore when using crystals in healing sessions you must always cleanse and clear crystals before each session.
In this post I will talk about the different methods used in cleansing and clearing your crystals for before and after your healing sessions.
*****Medical Disclaimer***** Crystal healing and energy is not a substitute for traditional medical treatment. If someone has a serious health issue they should see a Doctor or other appropriate health professional and make complimentary healing part of their complete health care program. All healing is self healing and the practitioner works with crystals and with other methods to assist themselves and others in facilitating their own healing.
Cleansing your Crystals:
Below are the many ways of cleansing your crystals. I have tried every single method and I find each one to be just as effective as the other.
Smudging: You can smudge your crystals with sage, sweet grass, cedar, sandle wood, epsom salts, incense, or other clearing smoke or incense. Fanning the smoke over them or holding them in the smoke, make sure that all sides of the stones are placed in the smoke. This works well and can be used on delicate crystals that cannot be placed in water or salt without damaging them. There is less possibility of sparks if you have your smudge material in a dish or shell sitting on a trivet. Use a fan to direct the smoke rather than waving a smudging stick around.
Other Crystals: Small crystals can be cleared by leaving them on a large crystal cluster. either a clear Quartz, Amethyst or using a Selenite wand. Other crystals will work for this too but Quartz, Amethyst and Selenite are the most and best used. It is preferable that the cluster have points in many directions if possible, as it it said to be the multiple stems of energy that clear the resting stones.
Breath: Breathe techniques are very effective for small pieces. Hold the stone to be cleared in your dominate hand. Take a deep breathe in through your nose and focusing your intention on clearing the stone, expel your breath firmly onto the stone from your nose. Repeat until you have covered all sides of the stone. Long slow exhalation or short quick bursts are effective. You can also take a deep breath through your nose and holding the stone in either hand with your mouth slightly open, expel your breath through your mouth slowly over the stone while making the "ha" sound.
Light: White Light and Rainbows either from natural light or energetically can be used. White, Gold, Violet, and Blue light is commonly but not exclusively used. Visualizing the Purple Flame is more often used for self clearing but has been used for crystals as well. You can also visualize the color of white light flooding the crystals or actually expose them to the light. You can use gems or colored glass as a color source. Holding the crystal in the rainbows cast by a prism is a gentle way to clear and charge a clear Quartz crystal.
Sound: Toning, bell ringing, singing bowls, drumming, playing healing music, chanting, and other clearing with sound can also be effective. The "Om" chant is one of my favorites for this method. Some people have even suggested using a pitch pipe and using the tone that is assigned to each chakra.
Sun and Moon: This is my go to method for cleansing my own crystals. Placing crystals in Sunlight or Moonlight is also great for clearing and charging them. Please note that some stones may fade or are otherwise distressed by direct sunlight. (Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Citrine, Celestite (particularly the blue one), Aquamarine, Moonstone and Fluorite). Some Turquoise may also fade. So I suggest using moonlight or another method for these stones. I cleanse my moonstone in the moonlight. Stones are left in Bright Sunlight usually around 3 hours to all day but a strong sunlight can take as little as 30 minutes. For Moonlight, I suggest leaving all night during a full moon.
Earth: Bury your crystals in the Earth for a few days to give them rest and clear them. Stones that you feel carry an extremely negative energy can be buried in Earth for an entire moon cycle or longer. Some rocks and minerals such as hematite and other iron rich stones can rust or fall apart in the Earth. You will also need to make sure to mark the location of your buried crystals so you can find them again. Animals have also been known to dig them up and carry them off.
Flowers, Feathers, and Sand: Gentler and slower methods include immersing the stones in rose petals, lavender petals, sage, thyme, rosemary leaves, feathers, or charged sand. Putting the stone on a sacred alter or in a place with healing energies will also work.
Angels: There are Angels, Elementals and other spiritual beings who can and will clear your crystals when you ask them. Learning to connect with your higher self and Guardian Angel will help you learn to work with "crystal people" in a deeper way.
