- Crystals can absorb negative energy over time, so regular cleansing is important to relieve them of stagnant energy and allow them to perform optimally. - There are many effective cleansing methods, including smoke cleansing with herbs like sage, cleansing in moonlight or sunlight, water cleansing, sound cleansing with instruments, and visualization. - It's important to choose a cleansing method suited to each crystal's properties, as some techniques like immersion in water can damage water-soluble or fragile crystals. Regular cleansing keeps crystals energized.

3. As you trek on as an avid crystal collector, you
will have undoubtedly heard of the practice of
cleansing your crystals. That's because crystals
can hang on to energy, growing a little stagnant
and then not performing in their best possible
way. Crystals can do many things, like amplify
energy and promote positivity, but many
crystals absorb negative energy, so it's always a
good idea to relieve them of housing those
impurities.
If you've charged or programmed your stones,
you may also want to relieve them of their
charge and use them for something else. You
can do this through regular cleansing.
There are many ways you can cleanse your
crystals. My tried and true go-to's are using my
trusty herb, sage, or harnessing the lunar cycle
to cleanse and charge my stones on a full moon.
But crystal cleansing isn't limited to these
methods. There are more effective ways to
cleanse your crystals, and one of them may
really resonate with you and make sense with
your personal schedule.

6. SAGE
Cleansing herbs are my go-to cleansing
technique when it comes to caring for my
crystals. This technique is quick and
effective. Sage is an herb that is often used,
however, white sage is being over-harvested. I'd
like to encourage you to try local sage, sage you
grow yourself or other herbs to offer your
crystals a thorough smoke cleanse.
Ignite herbs like these with a careful flame, and
then blow the flame out to create a lick of
smoke. Douse your crystals through the smoke
to bring their energy system back to a neutral
playing field. This is called smoke cleansing.
Do you have a cleansing spray? This is a great
way to cleanse your stones, too. One little spritz
should do it.
Approximate time: 1 - 5 minutes
MOONLIGHT

7. Cleansing your crystals with moonlight is extra
potent because the moon has the ability
to charge your stones with added moodlets and
attributes as seen in our Prairie Polar Cleanse.
Once per month, on the full moon, set your
crystals outdoors or on a windowsill where it
will be bathed in moonlight, and leave them out
until morning. The moon cycle is a great regular
reminder to keep your stones neat and tidy.
Approximate time: 8 - 12 hours
SUNLIGHT
Using abundant full sun to cleanse your stones
is another great option, but it isn't cut out for
every stone (as seen above), since some stones
actually fade in sunlight. Always check if your
stones are resistant to fading before tucking
them beneath the sun's rays. And since the sun
can make stones brittle over time, this is not a
suggested regular cleansing method, but good if
you're in a pinch. Sunlight will also charge your
crystals with masculine energy, much like

8. moonlight cleansing (though the moon is more
feminine).
Set your stones out in the sunlight at dawn,
leaving them until dusk. They may be placed
outdoors or inside on a windowsill that receives
full sunlight.
Crystals that fade in the sunlight
are amethyst, citrine, ametrine, quartz
varieties,aquamarine, celestite, fluorite, sapp
hire, opal, kunzite, turquoise and topaz.
Approximate time: 8 - 12 hours
WATER
This is another quick and easy cleansing
method. It is best to use water that is free of
chemicals and toxins, and preferably out in a
natural habitat, such as a lake, pond, the ocean*
or a fresh spring. But it is important to be
mindful of which stones you are submerging as
some soluble stones may be damaged by water
(or salt). You can even give your stones a
quick rinse beneath the faucet if you are in
an emergency.

9. Submerge your stone beneath the water,
ensuring all sides are coated and rinsed, while
envisioning all energetic residue being wiped
clean from the crystal. Pat dry.
You may also leave the stones in the water for a
few hours, either in the outdoor water or in a
bowl filled with the outdoor (or indoor) water.
Trust what feels right to you. If a quick rinse
isn't enough, opt for something more lengthy.
(Typically, regular cleansing keeps the stones
fresh, allowing a quicker rinse rather than a
long soak)
Crystals that are too fragile for water
are desert
rose, selenite (gypsums), tourmaline, pink
himalayan, calcite varieties,
and malachite (hot water).
Do you have a cleansing spray? This is a great
way to cleanse your stones, too. One little spritz
should do it.
*see salt, below
Approximate time: 1 minute - 2 hours

10. PALO SANTO
Palo Santo offers an alternative to cleansing
herbs as it is a cleansing wood and offers a
similar cleansing effect through smoke. But just
like white sage, it too, is beginning to show
signs of being over-harvested. A great
alternative is using seasoned wood native to
your own area and offer your crystals a smoke
cleanse by burning the wood.
Set the wood aflame, holding it downward and
allowing the flame to lick up the wood before
blowing it out. The tendril of smoke is
smaller/thinner than using herbs. Douse your
crystals through the smoke to energetically
cleanse them.
Approximate time: 1 - 5 minutes
CARNELIAN
Carnelian is a special stone. This orange
dreamboat has special properties that keep its
energy spick and span, and it even does double

11. duty in keeping the stones it is with
energetically clean as well.
If you keep your crystals all together, keep a
piece of carnelian tucked with them to keep
them all as sparkly as possible.
This stone is also in our Fledgling Collection in
the shop!
Approximate time: zero
BURY IN THE EARTH
Burying stones in the earth offers an added dose
of grounded, supercharged earth energy. This is
a great technique to use with stones that have
grounding properties as it gives them an even
more powerful undertone while removing
impurities and bringing them back to a neutral
state.
Bury your stones in your garden, using garden
markers as not to lose your stones in the earth.
Let them sit beneath the soil as long as you feel
comfortable, allowing them to experience a

12. dynamic range of weather, from sunny skies to
rainclouds. Be sure to leave them overnight.
You can also set your stones atop the soil in a
flower pot. Hey, not everyone has a garden.
Some great grounding stones are amber, peanut
wood, smoky quartz, tiger's eye, nuummite, and
hematite.
Approximate time: one day - one season
SALT
Cleansing with salt can apply to your crystals as
well. Burying crystals in a bowl of sea salt or
pink himalayan salt, extracts the impurities from
the crystals, trapping it within. You can even
keep your stones sitting in salt to prevent
them from absorbing any unwanted energy.
Bury your crystals in a bowl of salt and leave
them for one hour, or as long as you feel guided
to. If you have to squeak out and run some
errands, I think it would be fine to leave them
for a little salt cleanse, but the whole cleansing

13. practice is a mindful experience and really does
ask for your focused attention.
Salt isn't for every stone. If salt gets humid, it
can liquify and cause the same problems that
immersing the stone in water would. So because
of that, I would suggest not using the salt
method for any stone with a water sensitivity
(above), or any stone that could get a shard of
salt trapped within it (geodes, etc).
I had a pink himalayan salt lamp in my studio,
which got humid and leaked all over a wooden
table, rendering it damaged and unusable.
Damn!
Approximate time: one hour +
SOUND
Singing bowls, a gong, chanting and even
singing to a stone is a great way to remove
impurities. Crystals release vibrations, but
sound also emits a powerful vibration. The
vibrato that many voices and instruments
project are deeply cleansing (cats purr and they
can heal broken bones!).

14. If you're using something that can emit vibrato,
like a singing bowl, a gong, bells, etc, sound the
instrument until you hear the vibrato,
summoning it a few times. For this method, you
will need to trust your intuition. You can
summon the instrument for each stone
individually, or you can summon the instrument
over a group of stones, but it's important that the
sound waves pass over the stones. If your
instrument allows you to get close to the stones
(like a bell or drum), sounding the
bell/drum/gong close to the instruments will
suffice. A singing bowl will resonate even after
you've struck it, so with this method you can
pick up the stone and pass it through the sound
wave.
Should you sing or chant to cleanse, doing this
in the vicinity of the stones will suffice as you
project the sound waves with your own vocal
chords. What should you sing? Anything that
feels good! Just be mindful of the words. You
can't go wrong with a trusty "Ahhh"!
Approximate time: 5 minutes - 15 minutes

15. CRYSTAL CLUSTER
Clusters are crystals that have a bunch of points
jutting out from one large base (called a
matrix). You can typically sit another crystal in
the cluster of crystals, offering another
cleansing and charging method.
Place your smaller stones on top of the crystal
cluster for a full day, allowing the cluster to
absorb the impurities in the smaller stones,
replacing them with a full charge. You
can program a clear quartz cluster with an
intention using visualization, and this will
charge the smaller stones with your intention
while wiping them clean as well. Double duty!
Approximate time: 24 hours
CANDLE FLAME
Using the cleansing method of the candle flame
requires a bit of praying or visualization to
accompany it, but it adopts the same principals
as using smoke to cleanse.

16. Pass your stone through a candle flame - very
quickly - as not to damage or darken the stone
with heat, asking/praying to the candle to
remove impurities. You may do this out loud or
internally. I'd recommend using a white candle,
as white symbolizes purity
in chromotherapy(colour healing). Pass the
stone through the flame until your intuition
guides you that it is enough. Try not to get too
hung up on this part. Donning this ritual will
become second nature to you and you'll know
what works for you and your stones.
Approximate time: 1 minute per stone
VISUALIZATION
Never underestimate the power of visualization!
This is probably the safest way to cleanse your
crystals, but it can be intimidating to a newbie
or someone new to crystals, spirituality or
visualization techniques.
Hold your crystal between both your palms,
your hands in prayer position. Imagine the
crystal filling with pink, healing light, and ask

17. all impurities to be removed from the stone.
You can do this internally or out loud. Visualize
all the impurities dissolving from the crystal,
transforming into healing white light. When the
crystal is shining brightly in your mind's eye, it
is cleansed and ready to go.
Do you know how to perform reiki? Giving
your crystals reiki is another
healing/visualization technique that will cleanse
the crystals immaculately.
Approximate time: 30 seconds to a few
minutes
IMPORTANT NOTE
It's important to note that not every cleansing
method is recommended for each crystal. If for
whatever reason you aren't sure, you can
reference this post or message me
directly regarding your stone and what is a safe
way to cleanse it. Using the smoke of a sacred
herb is almost unanimously safe, as it does not
harm the crystal's exterior in anyway. If you're

18. confident, visualization is another amazing
method.
I've also heard of cleansing stones using a
method of burying the stone in brown
rice.However, I'm not sure what the grounds are
for this cleansing method, and I've never done it
myself. It is also recommended that the rice is
discarded afterward, and I don't really like the
idea of wasting. So for me, it doesn't work, and
it is not one of my personal recommendations.