DarkMoonMagick

Cleansing Crystals

Listed below are several ways to cleanse your crystals. Choose one that appeals to you based on intuition; there is no right or wrong method. Do whatever feels right to you.
When you first receive or purchase your crystals, they will need to be cleansed to rid them of unwanted energies. After you have used a cleansing method you should then go to the Programming page and effectively program your crystal for your use. Both cleansing and programming will help you become attuned to your crystal and will transfer your energies into the crystal, which will then help your crystal perform better for you.

Water
Immerse your non-porous stones is salt water for a few hours. Sea Salt works well; Kosher Salt is cheaper. When you remove your stones, if you still feel that they are not properly cleansed then immerse again. This method will harm porous crystals.

Hold your stone under cool running water. Visualize the crystals being cleansed of all energies. Dry under the sun for added cleansing.

Take your crystals to a running stream or the ocean, place in a mesh bag and let the natural energies cleanse your crystals. You will know when they are ready to be removed.
Do not let go of the bag.

Fire
Light a smudge stick and wave the crystal through the smoke. You may also cleanse by moving your crystal backwards and forwards through a candle flame. Do not burn yourself. Incense can also be used; pick a cleansing fragrance like cedar, sandalwood or sage and use the smoke from the incense to cleanse your crystals. Ask for them to be cleansed and purified while performing this.

Earth
Bury your crystals in the Earth for 24hrs…. the natural energies of the Earth will cleanse your crystals.
Do not forget where they are buried!
Leave them longer if needed; you will know if they need extra cleansing.

Rain
Lay your crystals outside in the rain- let the raindrops cleanse away all energies from your stones. Bring them in when you feel that they are properly cleansed.

Sun and Moon
Place outside in direct sunlight or on a window that receives it. Let the sun’s rays cleanse and rejuvenate your crystals.

Place the crystals outside under the Moon’s magickal beams and cleanse overnight. Do not place where the morning sun will touch them.

Quartz crystal
If you have a large quartz cluster or one big enough to lay your other stones on this is a great method. Place crystals on the quartz; it will effectively cleanse and remove all negative energies. Quartz has very strong cleansing energies and is a wonderful method for cleansing.