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The best ways to charge crystals and infuse them with healing energy
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Crystals hold energetic properties, and when you use them, they can capture unwanted energies. Cleansing crystals helps get rid of this unwanted energy, while charging helps them reach their fullest spiritual potential. We've compiled the best ways to cleanse and charge crystals for healing, so feel free to choose the one that speaks to you and your spiritual practice. Let's get started!
Things You Should Know
- Set your crystals on a windowsill during the day or night to charge and cleanse them with sunlight or moonlight.
- Charge your crystals with earth’s healing properties by burying them in a garden or placing them outside.
- Cover your crystals with salt or rice to remove negative energy and purify them for healing.
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Section 1 of 5:
How to Charge Crystals
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Expose your crystal to moonlight or sunlight. An easy, effortless way to charge your crystals is to place them where they'll get direct sunlight or moonlight, such as a table, banister, or windowsill. The light penetrates the crystal and fills it with positive energy. [1] X Research source
- Allow your crystal to be exposed to light for about 24 hours. Consider leaving your crystal in place for a couple of days or nights to ensure it’s fully charged.
- Charging a crystal in sunlight helps fill it with passionate energy while placing it in moonlight brings reflecting and healing energy. [2]
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Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
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Surround your crystal with plants or bury it in the soil. Charge your crystal with the earth's energy by placing it in your garden or burying it in the soil. Surrounding your crystal with plants and dirt can help revitalize it with the earth's grounding energy. [3] X Research source
- If you bury your crystal, place a marker above the soil (such as a distinguishable leaf, stick, or flag) to remember where you buried it.
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Place your crystals near or around sound. Sounds—such as chanting, humming, singing bowls, and bells—have been thought to purify objects, people, and places. Because of this, putting your crystals in a singing bowl or singing directly to them can help cleanse and charge their energy. So, gently place your crystal in a singing bowl and stroke the outer rim with a mallet, or hold your crystal up to your mouth and softly hum or sing a favorite song. [4] X Research source
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Use incense to charge crystals with smoke. In many cultures, sage, santo palo, and cedar plants are thought to have purifying powers. Bathing your crystal with smoke from these plants can help cleanse the crystal of negative energy while welcoming positive energy. Burn a sage stick or incense and hold your crystal above the smoke. Let the smoke surround the crystal for a few minutes to purify it. [5] X Research source
- Try using a bird feather to fan the smoke around your crystal to add elements of air and earth to your cleanse.
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Visualize your energy charging the crystal. What you say and think can impact your crystal’s energy—they can be charged with your intentions alone. [6] X Expert Source Emily Christensen
Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja Expert Interview. 8 July 2020. Whether you’re happy or sad, your crystal will feed into this spiritual energy and charge itself with it—you’re truly that powerful! Hold the crystal and imagine your prana or energy flowing into it. Chant a mantra like “I am strong” or “I am healed” while doing this to create positive vibes. [7] X Research source- Close your eyes and imagine the crystal filling with light. Then, visualize the crystal becoming so bright and full of light that you can’t even look at it.
- Pray for the crystal to become charged with the power to heal. You can pray to God, the earth, or whatever you believe is the guiding force in your life.
- If you have a spirit guide, consider asking them for help through this process. You can visualize them in their animal form or chant their name over the crystal.
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Put other crystals around the crystal you want to use. The energy from other crystals can help refuel the crystal you want to charge. So, if you have more than one crystal lying around, form a circle of crystals around the crystal you want to charge. Leave the crystal in the circle's center for at least 24 hours. [8] X Research source
- Surround your crystal with healing energetic crystals, such as clear quartz, jasper, amethyst, citrine, jade, and ruby.
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Cast a spell over your crystals. Magical spells can be a good way to charge a crystal with healing properties. Try making up your own spell by visualizing what you want your crystal to do. Then, think about how you can convey this intention (perhaps through a song or rhyme scheme). Lastly, speak your spell out loud while holding the crystal, or place the crystal in a circle of lit candles and recite your spell. [9] X Research source
- To charge your crystal with healing properties, you might use a spell like, “Clear and strong, full of light, may this crystal increase my might.”
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How to Cleanse Crystals
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Cover or surround your crystal with salt to cleanse it. Purifying crystals help remove negative energy. Try washing your crystal with salty water, placing it in a circle of salt, or burying it in salt. These techniques can help purify and recharge your crystal’s energy. [10] X Research source
- To use salt water, dissolve about a teaspoon of salt in lukewarm water and place your crystal in the water. Allow the crystal to sit fully submerged in the water for 1 to 24 hours (the longer it sits, the stronger the charge), then remove it, rinse with non-salty water, and dry with a towel.
- To use a salt circle, lay your crystal on a cloth, plate, or other non-permeable surface. Take a canister of salt and pour salt around your crystal to create a circle. Allow the crystal to sit in the circle for an hour or more.
- To bury your crystal in salt, place your crystal into a bowl and cover the crystal in salt completely. Allow the crystal to remain buried in the salt for an hour or more.
- To cleanse your crystal with the element of æther,
place it in the moonlight in a circle of salt to cleanse, charge, and infuse it. [11]
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Submerge your crystal in rice. Some holistic experts believe that rice can cleanse and purify crystals of negative energy. For this charging method, bury your crystal in a bowl of dry brown rice for 24 hours. Then, remove it from the bowl and dispose of the rice to get rid of any lingering negative energy. [12] X Research source
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Remove negative energy from crystals with holy water. Pouring holy water over your crystal can help it recharge and fill with clean energy. Simply place your crystal in a small bowl and pour a small amount of holy water over it. There’s no need to immerse your crystal in the water—trickling a little over it is just enough! Once it’s wet, remove the crystal from the bowl and dry it off with a clean towel. [13] X Research source
- Many Catholic churches have holy water available to those visiting the church. Especially in churches that are tourist attractions, it is often possible to bring a modestly sized container to fill with water.
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QuestionHow do you add energy to a crystal?Emily Christensen is a Shamanic Spiritual Advisor, Reiki Master, and the Founder of Rainbow Raaja based in Southern California and now King County, Washington. Emily has over six years of experience as a Massage Therapist and in using tarot cards, crystal therapy, light work (reiki, light codes, energy therapy), and shamanic healing. She received Reiki Master training from the Hands on Healing Institute. Emily is also a certified Bodywork Therapist by the California Massage Therapy Council and an Ordained Shamanic Minister with the Universal Life Church.You can charge crystals with intention, Reiki, under the sun (for action or passion) or under the moon (for reflection or healing).
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QuestionHow do I cleanse a crystal?Emily Christensen is a Shamanic Spiritual Advisor, Reiki Master, and the Founder of Rainbow Raaja based in Southern California and now King County, Washington. Emily has over six years of experience as a Massage Therapist and in using tarot cards, crystal therapy, light work (reiki, light codes, energy therapy), and shamanic healing. She received Reiki Master training from the Hands on Healing Institute. Emily is also a certified Bodywork Therapist by the California Massage Therapy Council and an Ordained Shamanic Minister with the Universal Life Church.Place your crystals in a circle of salt under the moonlight. This will remove negative energy and infuse your crystal with positive energy.
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References
- ↑ http://meanings.crystalsandjewelry.com/charge-crystals-and-stones/
- ↑ Emily Christensen. Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja. Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
- ↑ https://www.lovetoknow.com/home/design-decor/cleansing-crystals
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- ↑ https://chakrapalace.com/blogs/news/how-to-charge-and-cleanse-your-crystals
- ↑ Emily Christensen. Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja. Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
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- ↑ Emily Christensen. Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja. Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
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- ↑ http://www.crystalvaults.com/crystal-encyclopedia/lapis
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To charge crystals for healing, place them in a spot where they will receive direct sunlight or moonlight for 24 hours to fill them with positive energy. You can also bury your crystals in the soil to charge them with energy from the earth. Additionally, purify the crystals to remove any negative energy by placing them in salt water for a few minutes, then rinsing them with clean water. Alternatively, burn some incense and hold your crystal above the smoke to help to purify it. For more tips, like how to use prayer and meditation to charge your crystals, read on!
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