Crystals and Gemstone Healing

Cleansing your crystals

Unless you have dug the crystal out of the ground yourself, it is unlikely that any stone that you buy will be totally devoid of other people's energies which may not be in accord with your own. It is essential therefore to clear it of any external influences before working with it,especially for healing.

There are several different ways of cleansing or neutralising a crystal and the choice is yours. One of the easiest is simply is to hold the stone under running water for several minuet; this can be done in your bathroom or kitchen but would be infinitely nicer if the crystal could be cleansed in a rippling stream or water from a sacred well, though both are effective

Another possibility is to leave the crystal in direct sunlight for an hour or so; again ideally it would be placed on the ground outdoors but if this is not possible find a suitable windowsill. Or, if you have access to a garden, bury the crystal in the ground overnight ready for the next stage. If used in visualisation techniques,you may opt to simply hold your crystal visualising a cleansing, healing light flooding the stone,removing engrave energies and replacing them with positive ones.

There are other methods, I'm sure, but those above are all easy to do in your own home and will prepare your crystal prepare your crystal for the final stage of the process.

Sourced with kind permission from:- Amerindea