How to Cleanse Your Crystals (5 Easy Methods)
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Keep your crystals energetically fresh, vibrant and ready to work their magic.
Why Cleanse Your Crystals?
Crystals naturally absorb energy from their environment, including your own emotions and surroundings. Over time, that energy can build up leaving your stones feeling heavy, dull or just different. Which can impact how well your crystals continue to work for and with you and your home space.
Cleansing helps reset them to a more neutral energetic state ready for you to set your new intention and support you in your journey in Life.
Cleansing helps reset them to a more neutral energetic state ready for you to set your new intention and support you in your journey in Life.
1. Smoke Cleansing
Gently pass your crystals through the smoke of burning herbs, incense or smoke released from fires. The smoke clears stagnant energy and restores balance.
Move each stone slowly through the smoke for around 30–60 seconds (or until it feels right) while setting your intention to release unwanted energies.
Move each stone slowly through the smoke for around 30–60 seconds (or until it feels right) while setting your intention to release unwanted energies.
Always do your research on which smoke methods you use, especially when it comes to burning herbs. Certain herbs are often specific and limited to closed practices and cultures (such as White Sage which conjures. For the best results, research herbs native to your area and cultures and make your own herb bundles.)
2. Moonlight Bath
Place your crystals overnight, under the light of the full moon in your garden if it’s safe or by a windowsill inside your home. The moon’s calm energy both cleanses and recharges, especially for intuitive stones like Amethyst, Selenite and Moonstone.
Perfect for a peaceful monthly ritual and you don’t need to set your intentions for cleansing. (Always set intention for recharging.)
3. Running Water
Hold your crystal under cool running water for 30 seconds to a minute. (Or follow your intuition and pick your own time frame.)
Visualize the flow washing away all stale and all unwanted energies.
Visualize the flow washing away all stale and all unwanted energies.
(Avoid this method for soft or porous stones like Selenite, Malachite or Pyrite as they can be damaged by water.)
4. Salt or Salt Water
Salt is a powerful natural purifier. You can bury your crystals in a bowl of dry sea salt or soak them in salt water (if water-safe).
Leave them for a few hours or overnight and rinse gently and dry thoroughly.
Leave them for a few hours or overnight and rinse gently and dry thoroughly.
5. Sound Cleansing
Use sound vibrations from bells and musical instruments, or even soothing music, singing and frequencies to clear energy.
The frequencies help to reset the crystal’s vibration perfect for clusters, large pieces or stones that shouldn’t get wet.
The frequencies help to reset the crystal’s vibration perfect for clusters, large pieces or stones that shouldn’t get wet.
When to Cleanse Your Crystals
Cleanse them when:
- You bring new crystals home.
- After healing, meditation or use through spell work.
- They feel “off” or heavy.
- You’ve been around or are experiencing strong emotions or stress.
A regular cleanse keeps your Meowgical collection full of positive energy. We recommend at least cleansing your home weekly and your crystals monthly.