There are many ways to cleanse a crystal and the most important is your intention of purification. But let’s look at some of these methods:
- Burning sage, sweetgrass or palo santo under the crystal, moving around or back and forth.
- Washing it with running water, in the river, in the sea or ocean, but make sure if the crystal likes the water, because some of them may dissolve.
- Place it in a glass or wood bowl with spring or distilled water and salt (preferably natural grey sea salt or Himalayan salt), but make sure if the crystal likes the water and the salt, because some of them don’t.
- Placing your crystal under the moonlight, preferably during a full moon, for the most potent charge. Leave it there overnight .
- Placing your crystal under the morning sun, not more than 2 hours, because some of the crystals can fade under a long or repeated exposure to sunlight.
- Using sound, like a music instrument, a crystal or Tibetan bowl or bells, a crystal tunning fork or even your own voice.
- Using selenite, like a plate, bowl or tower by placing your crystal on it to clear its energy.*
- Using sacred geometry plates made out of conductive elements, like gold or copper. The Sri Yantra symbol is considered to be one of the most powerful yantras and the crystals seem to really enjoy spending time on top of the symbol.
- Placing it on a large quartz crystal or on a cluster of a quartz crystal for a period of a 24h. Before doing so, verify if your crystal is fine to be placed next or on a quartz crystal.
- Use a candle for a quick cleanse by fire.
- Marcel Vogel technique of cleansing your crystal with your breath, with a vigorous exhale. Making sure you have the intention and exhaling.
- For deep cleansing a crystal it is nice to bury the crystal in the earth for a few days, or however long you feel it needs to restore itself.
*Did you know that are a few more crystals in the world that don’t need clearing? These crystals then become really good for using them to help clear other crystals. Calcite, kyanite and citrine, along with the known selenite.