Page 42 - Kallima Spiritual Centre Newsletter - August / September 2021

A crystal travels from source to seller before you receive it. During this journey, a lot of different energy can collect in the crystal. If you want to start fresh with your new crystal then it should be cleansed. This will help restore your crystal to its natural state.
Also if you are using your crystal for any healing then it should be cleansed before and after every healing session. It is believed that healing crystals work on the theory of ‘vibrational healing’, during which they absorb and release energy. For this reason, it becomes important to remove any built-up negative energy.
There are many ways to cleanse your crystals and some of them are shown here.
Methods to Cleanse Your Crystals
For softer stones, you can use sunlight or moonlight. In general, a minimum of four hours of sun exposure is needed to cleanse most crystals, but certain stones can become faded through this method.
While moonlight cleansing may therefore be preferred, that generally requires a significant period of time.
Similarly, while crystals are sometimes cleansed by washing using water or salt water, this is not suitable for some crystals or stones which may dissolve or disintegrate in water or salt water.
1. Running Water
It is believed that water can be a great neutralizer for all the negative energy which can become stored in crystals.
• Place your crystals directly under tap water
or natural rain, or in a stream, for
approximately 4 to 5 minutes.
This method is believed to be most helpful in cleansing strong stones like quartz, amethyst and turquoise.
2. Sunlight and Moonlight
One of the oldest methods of cleansing crystals is to use sun or moon energies. When your crystal becomes a bit dull in appearance or effectiveness, the best way to cleanse it is to return it to natural light. Place the crystal directly
under sunlight (for at least 4 hours) or 42 moonlight (preferably overnight).
Sunlight bathing works best with warm-colored crystals like yellow, red and orange crystals. Make sure not to expose them to the sun for a longer period of time, as they may become faded.
Moonlight cleansing is a delicate method but can be especially effective during a full moon. When the moon is bright with full potential, it can help increase your crystal’s vibrational energy.
• For best results, cleanse your crystals during a full moon light or during a cloudless day.
• Some crystals respond better to moonlight, but it is difficult to be certain of this without testing each method and evaluating the results.
• Recharge your crystals using this process once a month.
3. Cleansing with Quartz or Selenite
Some believe that quartz or selenite has a special ability to purify and cleanse crystals.
• Place your crystals on clear quartz or a
selenite charging plate.
• You can also place your crystal in a bag
with quartz.
• Leave them there for six hours, or
overnight.
After following this method, your crystals will become cleansed of any unwanted energies.
4. Cleansing with Smudging
Smudging is an ancient cleansing method used in many cultures to cleanse items, rooms and other things of negative energy. Alternative health practitioners believe that surrounding crystals with smoke and letting the crystals pass through the smoke helps cleanse them.
This method, which is believed to work for all kinds of crystals.
• Use a sage stick, sandalwood, cedar, palo
santo or frankincense to create smoke.
• Allow the sacred smoke to surround your
crystals.
Smoke carries low or negative energies away from the crystal, which helps raise the vibrational energy of the crystal.