Crystal Care

 

 New Moon/Full Moon Bathing

Crystals and moons go together. The full moon's energies of release and the new moon's energies of growth are powerful. Place your crystals on a windowsill overnight or for a few hours to absorb the moonlight and its energies. If you are able to leave your crystals on a table under the moon but in a safe and secured place this is also a great option. This is ideal for crystals that don't do well in water.

Eclipses

Eclipses bring energy for new chapters. Take the opportunity to recharge crystals. Lunar eclipses bring internal shifts, solar external. If stuck in stagnant energy, eclipse is a chance to stir things up. Set gems in sunlight (or moonlight) for a charge, but avoid direct light for warm coloured stones. Clear Quartz works for both.

Salt Water/Natural Spring

Saltwater is a natural healer, perfect for absorbing unwanted energy and banishing negativity. Collect a bowl of saltwater from the ocean, or mix salt with water, and submerge crystals, the same with a natural spring just ensure it's a flowing spring. As you place each piece into the body of water your washing away any and all negative energies from your crystals, in this moment bond with each piece and acknowledge your gratitude and love you have for it and pat dry when done. Water not suitable for softer, porous stones such as Selenite, Lepidolite, Malachite, and Angelite.

Smudging

Smudging with herbs such as sage, cedar, lavender and sweetgrass can be effective in removing bad energy. Sage is especially popular due to its healing properties. To smudge a stone, light a sage stick and wave it over the stone for 30 seconds near an open window or outdoors. This method also works with crystals like Pyrite that don't want to be cleaned with other methods.

Sunlight

Sunlight sparkle is perfect for energising gems, especially dark stones like Hematite and Carnelian. Ametrine, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Calcite, Beryl, and Citrine should not be left in direct sunlight, as they can fade and lose their vibrancy. Enjoy the power of solar energy: bask a stone in the light of the sky, then enjoy the joy that radiates from it.

Sound

Sound frequency is an ideal, risk-free way to cleanse and recharge crystals. This method is swift, effective, and ideal for larger collections. Chanting, tuning forks, bells, or singing bowls, any sound can reach the stones' vibrations. Each sound bath only needs to take five minutes.

Larger pieces

Geodes, slabs, clusters, and larger rocks are helpful for cleansing smaller crystals. Quartz and Selenite are especially good for this. Place gems on top of larger stones, in a bag, or on a plate to share energy for six hours or overnight.

Visualisation/Meditation

Cleanse & charge stones with visualisation, meditation & your energy. Ground & connect before using white light to replace impurities & negative energy. Take several mins & focus on one stone at a time. Can be done with any gem.

Burial

When our crystals break, shatter or even disappear, that last one happens to me all the time. It simply means that it has fulfilled its purpose and absorbed such and impact of the counter energy it was protecting you from. When this occurs, take all the broken pieces of the crystal and find a place in your yard or even the bush and return it to earth from where it came from completing a full circle of life. If you find yourself constantly misplacing your crystal/stone , it's a sign of that piece not being quite right for the purpose you have.