Every crystal owner has to
know how to activate crystals in order to benefit from their healing
properties. There are multiple ways to do this but you have to be careful with
each method as not all crystals react favorably to them.
Read on and
find out what’s the best way to activate your crystals
Exposing them to moonlight
Line up all your crystals
overlooking a window where the moonlight can pass through.
This is one of the methods
that is nourishing and has no adverse effects on them. You can check on your
calendar when the full moon is set to rise so you can schedule your crystal
cleaning.
Even if it rains or it’s
cloudy on a Full moon night, it doesn't necessarily affect its cleansing power.
While direct moonlight would be excellent, the latter is still effective.
Charging them under sunlight
Another way is by exposing
them to sunlight for about 5 minutes and not longer than that.
While this can help
crystals like Citrine and Red Jasper that correspond to the Sun's energy, it
can also cause other crystals to fade in the long run rapidly, so make sure you
research if your current collection can be vulnerable to them.
Smudging them with Sage or Palo Santo
Smudging is the act of
exposing your crystals to the smoke emitted by Sage or Palo Santo.
You just have to place
your crystals in a metal bowl and light your stick and wave the billows of
smoke in its direction.
Sage is a healing herb
that is great for purification, and Palo Santo is a sacred wood from Peru that
has a much subtler scent. Both of them are extremely helpful in purifying not
just your crystals but also your space.
Music through Tibetan singing bowls
These bowls are made out
of bronze or brass and have originated in Tibet. However, there are also
frosted singing bowls made out of Quartz that can be useful as well.
Singing bowls like tuning
forks or bells are used to cleanse through sound.
When cleansing with
singing bowls, you should never put your crystals inside when you strike it.
The crystals might get damaged because of the vibration.
Just position your
crystals around the singing bowl, and once you strike it, gently keep on circling
the stick to continue the sound. You may keep on doing this while projecting
your intentions and stop when you feel like it.
Authentic singing bowls
have a melodic tune rather than a loud clang, so make sure to test them out
first before buying one.
Soaking them in running water
Water is the universal
symbol of emotion, and it empowers crystals more, especially when your
intentions to use them are for alleviating emotional issues.
Usually, natural running
water like the ones in springs or rivers is the best. However, you can still
wash them using your faucet instead.
Make sure to submerge them
completely for around 1 minute and nothing more. Some crystals shouldn't be
cleaned with water, though, especially ones that are under 5 on the Mohs
hardness scale.
However, this isn't always
correct because some hard crystals with iron ore can still rust in water.
Water is a corrosive
element as well as saltwater, and while other websites often recommend this, it
can tarnish and dissolve the crystals over time. To guide you, here are some of
the crystals that can be considered safe to be cleaned in water:
·
Agate
·
Amethyst
·
Carnelian (should
not be soaked in salt water)
·
Citrine
·
Moonstone
·
Clear Quartz
·
Smoky Quartz
·
Rutilated Quartz
·
Tiger's Eye
·
Red Jasper
And as a rule of thumb,
any crystal that ends with “ite” should not be cleansed using water as it can
be damaged in the long run.
White Light Visualization
This is probably the most
ideal and hassle-free way for you to cleanse your crystals. Place your crystals
near you or cup them in your hands while you're sitting in a comfortable
position.
Now visualize a beam of
light flow from the top of your head towards your heart and streaming down your
arms to your hands.
Continue visualizing this
until it envelops your crystals and imagine negative energies in the form of
smoke or dirt falling away from your crystal. You direct your energy into them
through your intentions.
In order to truly benefit
from the healing properties
of crystals, you also have to take care of them. The kind of energy
you project towards them affects them greatly. If you neglect your crystals,
they will also neglect you.
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