CLEANSING & CHARGING CRYSTALS

Due to the high sensitivity of crystals, they carry vibrations & various traces that need to be cleansed, especially if you have received them from someone who has previously become ill or has passed away. The crystals cannot harm you, but the thoughts & energies of others left in the crystal can. All things store the information of the environment's energy, so there is always a need to cleanse them.
When choosing a crystal for yourself, you need to start accustoming it to your energy. So you should cleanse it first. When cleansed, warm up the crystal with your palms. When you heat the crystal, charge it with your positive energy.
Once the crystal is cleansed & charged, start bringing it into your life, which you can do by wearing it on a daily basis, in your pockets or purse or as a jewellery. The moment you realize that you feel alone & uncomfortable without the crystal, the crystal is completely attached to you & no longer needs to be cleansed & recharged, until it forces you to put it on a shelf & refuses to be carried around. At this point, you should rest from the crystal & it will rest from you. As soon as you start wearing it again, it is recommended to cleanse & charge it again. However, during rest, place the stone in a place where no one else can touch it.
You should treat your crystal as you treat yourself, then the crystal will be a reliable friend to you for a long time.

Cleansing Crystals with Water.

The method is simple, hold your crystal under the running water. Any water can be used but it is clearly better to use a natural stream, a living water.
Some crystals should not be put in the water: Malachite, Hematite, Amazonite, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Garnet, Labradorite, Lapis Lazuli, Lodestone, Pyrite, Serpentine, Tiger's Eye, Unakite, Selenite, Lepidolite, Calcite, Angelite, Celestite, Fluorite, Rhodochrosite, Fluorite, Black Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Turquoise, Ruby, Moonstone, Desert Rose, Gypsum, Talc, Amber, Imperial Topaz, Red Coral, Fire Opal, Opal, Kyanite, Kunzite, Magnetite, Emerald, Onyx, Agate, Pearl.

Purification with Salt.

A Dry Salt Bath: Fill a class container about halfway with salt, Sea Salt or Himalayan Salt is best. Fully submerge your crystals, leave for as long as you deem necessary but at least over night to gain any benefit. It is important to discard the used salt as it will have stored the unwanted energy from your crystals.

Salt Water Bath:
The first choice would be to use sea water, but you could also make your own salt water using sea salt. Fill a glass bowl about halfway, place your crystals so they are fully submerged under the salt water.
Listen to your intuition, you will know when your crystals are cleansed. Thoroughly rinse your crystals in cool running water after to remove any remaining salt. Once used you must discard of the salt water, never reuse it, it will have absorbed negative & unwanted energy.
This method can be very destructive to most of the crystals. I would recommend using this method only on non-porous crystals as this can cause discolouration & can damage them.

Sound Cleansing.

Use Tibetan bells to cleanse your crystals with sound.
Another method is placing your crystals into the velvet cloth inside the Tibetan bowl. Guided by the feeling, it is possible to hear over time what tone the bowl makes with the first beat & how the tone changes as the crystals get cleared.
These methods have no limitations & can be used with all crystals.

Purification with Incense, Charcoal or Smudge.

This method is very popular when working with crystals on a daily basis. Hold the crystals in the smoky incense stream, the best to use are White Sage, Palo Santo, Juniper, Lavender, Jasmine, Mugwort, Cedar, Rosemary, White Copal resin, Nag Champa, Frankincense, Myrrh, Patchouli, Citrus. After a while you can feel how the crystals get cleaner.

Purification with Amethyst Crystal.

This method is one of the most powerful. Amethyst plate or bowl is used, which is at least 10 times larger than the stone to be cleaned. The stone is placed on the bowl & can be left indefinitely. This method can be used to clean any stone, because the cleaning takes place only at the energy level.

Selenite amplifies & purifies the energy of other crystals.

Cleansing with Earth.

Bury the crystals in the ground & leave them there indefinitely, respectively, the stone will return all the excess energy to the ground. My recommendation using this method is to dig a small hole in the chosen place, put the crystals in a ceramic pot - a flower pot & bury it together with the stones to make it easier to find later. The method is not recommended for moisture-sensitive crystals.

Purification with Prayers.

Crystals can be cleansed through prayers, whatever is acceptable to yourself & is performed from the heart. This method can be performed with any of the minerals.

Flame Cleansing.

Use live fire. Make a small circle from 8 candles. Take the stone with the help of tweezers & hold about 15 cm above the flame, make 108 circular movements in a clockwise direction, without rushing anywhere & clearing your mind from everyday problems.

Freezing.

A whole ritual is performed for the purification of materials, with its freezing & thawing, I do not recommend as the stones will become more fragile over time.
Place crystals or metal jewellery in a polyethylene bag & pour water into it. Seal the bag the way a little air remains inside. Put the bag in the refrigerator freezer for 3 days. Freezing water removes dirty information from the crystals & jewellery & cleanses them. Remove the bag from the refrigerator, thaw the water without opening the bag. Then remove the crystals from the bag & rinse with running water.

Cleanse with Flowers.

Place some flowers or petals in a clean glass container. Then put the crystals deep in the flowers to be covered & leave for a day. Try to find the flowers that best match the color of the crystal. For example. Red Rose petals are best suited for red crystals.

When you are finished cleansing the crystals, it is best to put them to rest for at least one week. If you have used one of the water purification methods, then do not wipe the crystals & allow them to dry themselves. When the crystals are resting, you can take them out in the Sunlight, or if the crystals is closer to the Moon, take them out on a Full Moon night so that they are charged from the Moon's rays, especially Selenite & Labradorite. After purification, the crystals can be re-energized by placing them in the Sun for a few days. It is a good idea to place all the crystals in the Sun for a few hours or days, especially if you are constantly wearing stones.

Sun sensitive crystals that should not be left in direct sunlight as they will fade or spoil otherwise:
Apatite, Aragonite, Blue Beryl, Emerald, Morganite, Calcite, Cinnabar, Diamond, Fluorite, Lepidolite, Pyrite, Amethyst, Citrine, Smoky Quartz, Opal, Pink Selenite, Sodalite, Pink Tourmaline, Vanadinite , Amazonite, Kunzite, Rose Quartz.

After a week of rest, recharge the crystals & you can use it again.

The best times to cleanse & charge crystals are on the New Moon (release old & stagnant energy) & Full Moon ( powerful time when the lunar energy is at its highest) of every month.