Crystals
Choosing: to choose your crystal, place them in front of you, close your eyes, relax for a few minutes and when you open your eyes you will be drawn to one particular crystal. When you pick it up, if it feels right then this is the one for you.
Crystals: are extremely sensitive to thought, absorbing images and vibrations from those who handle them. They require love, attention and to serve you better need to be cleansed in order to respond to your wishes.
 Citrine |
 Clear Quartz Point |
Clearing Your Crystal: not all gemstones and crystals can be cleansed in the same way as some are sensitive to strong light and some can loose their coating if placed in water.
Sunlight: place the crystal in sunlight/moonlight for up to 24 hours, this process will be quickened if the crystal is placed near a plant as an exchange of energy takes place between the two.
Not suitable for: Aventurine, Amethyst, Aquamarine and Rose Quartz as the strong sunlight will fade the colour.
Water – Rain/Tap/Salt: is a wonderful cleanser, rain better than tap as it cleans much better. The crystals can be left in running water for a few hours (stream can also be used as long as it is flowing). Sea water is considered to have the best purifying qualities, but if not available place a teaspoon of sea salt into warm water and allow your crystals to soak for up to 70 hours
Not suitable for: Malachite or Moonstone as they can loose their coating if soaked in water.
| Amethyst: is a very powerful crystal, excellent for cleaning smaller stones. Place the stones on top of an amethyst cluster for a few hours – the uneven surface of the cluster will absorb more negative energy. It is important to cleanse the cluster when finished by placing it on a dark surface so the energy from the stones/crystals are absorbed into the surface and not released into the atmosphere. The cluster should then be cleansed in river, rain, tap or sea water. |
 Cathedral Amethyst |
Smudging: this is the least invasive and a very popular method for clearing crystals. A smudge stick is a combination of cedar and sage and as the stick burns the crystals are passed through the smoke to cleanse them.
Breath: hold your crystal/gemstone in your dominant hand, using both hands if it is large. Focus your thoughts on the crystal with the intention that it will become free of all negative energy. As you hold this thought, inhale through your nose and exhale forcefully through your mouth – your breath carrying your intention to cleanse the crystal.
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