6 Ways to Cleanse Crystals and Gemstones at Home

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Crystals are our best friends because they can contribute so much to our physical and spiritual well-being. Crystals can help absorb negative energies and restore the good ones. So you can pursue your passions in life with as much zest and vibrancy as you want. For crystals to function at an optimum level, you need to cleanse crystals regularly.

Just like any other spiritual or practical tool, their effectiveness is also reduced as you continue using them, day by day. In today’s blog, we are going to teach you how to cleanse crystals and gemstones. And then they can release pent-up negative energies.

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Why is Crystal Cleansing Important?

Unnecessary energies that may not be helpful to you may be leftover in the gemstone before you bought the crystal, so cleansing the crystal is essential.

Gemstones can be restored and they will return to their original vibrational frequency.

Vibrational frequency refers to the ability of gemstones to serve as conduits from universal spiritual energies.

Humans are natural transmitters of vibrational energies, and gemstones can help amplify the transmissions to speed up the manifestation of good things in concrete reality.

As a gemstone is used regularly, the vibrational power is reduced, and it has to be cleaned to restore it to its original transmission capacity.

Gemstones are better able to strengthen people’s intuition if they are charged and cleansed. The opposite takes place if a gemstone is frequently used but is never charged.

In general, cleansing gemstones is also a good idea if you are receiving gemstones from other people as gifts. Whether a gemstone is a hundred years old or if it has just been purchased two days ago. From mining, and processing to selling, it had exposure to different environments and had been touched by different people. Remnant energies that may not be helpful to you may be leftover in the gemstone when you bought the crystal.

When Should You Cleanse And Charge the Crystal?

You should cleanse and charge the crystal after the following situations, as the crystal is likely to absorb negativity already and affect the energies you need.

After you bought the crystals
Other people had touched your crystals
Wear the crystal for a long time without cleansing
After presenting a negative energies environment (e.g. after an argument)
Before and after the crystals are used for healing – crystals absorb the negativity you released

What Is The Difference Between Cleansing and Charging of Crystal?

The cleansing and recharging process involves two steps that remove unnecessary energies from crystals, and then charge positive energies to the crystals.

Cleansing a crystal is to remove unnecessary energies, such as negative energies, from crystals.
Charging crystal is to add/ charge positive energies to the crystals.

We will share some methods to cleanse and charge crystals in the latter paragraphs. Be noted that it can be used to cleanse does not mean it is also able to charge. However, some ways can be really used for both cleansing and charging at the same time. Let’s check it out.

How to Cleanse Your Crystals?

There are several methods to charge and cleanse crystals and you can make use of any or all of these methods, including smudging, sunlight, moonlight, saltwater and crystal cluster.

See which method is most enjoyable and effective for you. Also, it would be a good idea to do some practical research about the gemstones you have at home.

1. Cleansing Crystals with Sage

One of the simplest ways of cleansing crystals without water is by burning sage smudge sticks. For this method, you will need a meditation bowl or any equivalent metal bowl.

Put all your gemstones in the meditation bowl and light a bunch of sage smudge sticks. When the sage begins smoking, simply layer the smoke over the gemstones and allow the smoke to surround the gemstones.

Sage’s natural spiritual cleansing properties will easily lift the negativity in your gemstone. Burning sage is such a powerful ritual that it can rid an entire area of negativity.

People who have had gemstones for a long time will form a special bond with them. While gemstones are not alive in the human sense of the word, they are conduits of energy and they have intelligence and communicative capabilities, too. That’s why they can form basic bonds with their owners. They will tell you when they need to be cleansed, and they will also inform you if the cleansing ritual is enough and you can stop.

Which crystals cannot be cleansed in smudging?

Many crystals can be smudged, but it is not recommended to smudge for a long time as the crystals may be dyed.

Jade is not suitable for cleansing by burning sage.

2. Cleansing Crystals with Singing Bowl

The Tibetan singing bowl is another fast method of cleansing gemstones of negative energies. The frequencies emitted by this enigmatic tool from the Tibetan Highlands can also scatter and dissolve negativity in any physical space.

The people of Tibet use singing bowls for various purposes, including stress management and ridding themselves of negative emotions, such as excessive anger and sadness.

People believe that using Tibetan singing bowls at home can help you get rid of the physical and spiritual manifestations of negativity, and these can also help you improve your body’s energy balance.

To use a Tibetan singing bowl for purifying gemstones, line up the gemstones on a table and use the mallet to create a ring around the lip of the bowl. When you hear a high tune emanate from the bowl, you can slow down and just continue playing the tune. You can also try playing the bowl by touching the mallet outside the bowl to produce a different frequency.

Tibetan singing bowls can be purchased online and in stores dedicated to Zen and meditation. Go to buy on Amazon.

3. Cleanse Crystals with Sunlight

Sunlight is an economic way to cleanse and charge your crystal. Yes, it is not only used to cleanse crystals but also able to charge the crystal.

Simply place your crystal in sunlight for a few hours.

Some sources said that some quartz crystals may fade in sunlight, but some sources said that the crystal will not fade in sunlight under experiment. If you have concerns, do not use this method to cleanse and charge your quartz crystal as only you are suffered if the crystal fade.

Which crystals cannot cleanse in sunlight?

If you are concerned about the risk of fade, the following crystals are not suitable: amethyst, citrine, kunzite, rose quartz, fluorite, smoky quartz, celestite, aquamarine, and topaz, etc.

4. Cleanse Crystals with Moonlight

Moonlight can also be used for cleansing and charging your crystals. Leave the crystal in moonlight, especially on full moon or new moon.

All types of crystals can use this method to cleanse and charge energy, especially quartz crystals, which cannot cleanse with sunlight, as well as moonstone and labradorite.

5. Salt Water

Saltwater can be used to clean crystals. Salt can help to absorb negative energy. Sea salt and Himalayan salt are preferred.

Mix the salt and water with a 1:10 ratio and then submerge the crystal in the saltwater for at least 24 hours.

Crystals are of high hardness and without attaching to metal can be cleansed with saltwater, such as citrine, obsidian, amethyst, topaz, tiger’s eye, aventurine, red jasper, and agate.

Which crystals cannot be cleansed in saltwater?

Stones that are soft and porous, as well as metal-based, are not good to cleanse with saltwater as they will dissolve or corrode. Such as hematite, lapis lazuli and pyrite.

6. Cleanse Crystals with Crystal Cluster

Quartz gemstones are natural charging and purifying stones.

Place your other gemstones on top of or inside a large crystal cluster, such as rose quartz or colorless quartz crystal, and leave them there for a couple of hours.

The rose quartz will draw away impurities from other gemstones and push positive energies into them.

All energies emanating from quartz-changing crystals come directly from the source as these gemstones have a high affinity for pure, universal energies.

All types of crystals can be cleansed and charged by a crystal cluster.

How To Clean Crystals?

If you are looking for physically cleaning methods for crystals, we cover it now. Many crystals can be cleaned with running water if you want to remove dust. However, be noted that some crystals are not good to clean with water if it is water-soluble, soft, or metal-based. If you clean it with water, the crystal will dissolve or corrode.

On the other hand, it is not recommended to use harsh chemicals for cleaning as they may damage the surface of crystals.