How To Cleanse And Charge Your Crystals

If you use crystals in your spiritual practice, it is important to periodically cleanse and charge them.

For example, when you first purchase or receive a crystal as a gift, clearing it can ensure that you are working with a ‘clean slate,’ and are able to both fully connect with that crystal and set more powerful intentions for its use.

Beyond this, charging a crystal ensures that we are able to use it most effectively for our purpose.

So, how can you go about charging and cleansing your beloved crystals?

The good news is that this process is quite simple and easy, and you can use the same method to both charge and clear a crystal:

Moonlight

Place your crystal in a place where it can bathe in the light of the moon overnight. Full moon is, of course, the best time to do this, and one night is enough to both cleanse and charge your crystal.

That said, if I am using a crystal for manifestation, I will sometimes leave my crystal for the full waxing period of a moon cycle, from new moon to full moon.

This is not essential, but I find it aligns nicely with the purpose of deliberate creating and nurturing intentions. I also like to use moonlight for stones associated with intuition, dream work, and psychic awareness.

Like people, you might say some gemstones are the extroverts of the crystal community. They exude energy. While others go to work by absorbing the energy of everything around them. These stones, in particular will need more attention than others ~ Debra Kristi

Sunlight

Just like with moonlight, place your crystal somewhere it will bask in the sunlight, but only for a few hours. I wouldn’t do this for more than three or four hours, as sunlight is highly energetic and can even be damaging. Also, some crystals may fade as a result.

Before using this method, it’s a good idea to look into how sensitive the particular kind of crystal is to sunlight, to avoid any damage to it.

I love how the sunlight warms the stone, and I associate the sunlight with joy and gratitude. Considering this, I will use sunlight for stones that help to clear negative energy, and boost mood, mental health or emotional well-being.

Earthing

To use this method, bury the crystal in the ground and leave for up to 24 hours. This returns the crystal to Mother Earth to clear and charge it.

This is naturally very grounding, and as such, I like to use it for crystals that assist with meditation, in particular centering and grounding meditations, or manifesting things into the created reality, such as stones for material prosperity and physical well-being.

Other Stones

Selenite and Quartz are powerful stones that are very good at clearing and charge other crystals. Simply placing either of these two crystals in proximity to other stones will help to keep them clear and charged.  I also find they can amplify the effectiveness of other stones.

Quartz in itself is a powerful stone for clarity in general, and Selenite is associated with accessing higher consciousness, energetic awareness, and spiritual connection. These stones are great to keep alongside other crystals you are working with for all of these purposes. I also like to keep them near my other crystals as a form of energetic maintenance.

Vibration

This method is one of my favorites when I don’t have time to leave a crystal overnight or for a few hours. I also love using vibration in my daily practice, because you can literally feel it in your body.

Place your crystals nearby when using a singing bowl or tuning fork, and direct your intention toward clearing and charging them. Do this for several minutes, allowing the vibration to work not only on your crystals, but on you as well. Maybe I love this method so much because, afterward, I also feel like I have been cleansed and charged.

You can also use this method by placing crystals nearby when listening to audio frequencies meant to cleanse and charge energy. But I very much prefer to feel live vibration, so I prefer to use a bowl or tuning fork myself.

Crystals are living stones, and like any living thing, they can become fatigued or draines. Creating a cleansing and charging ritual can help ensure you are getting the most out of your work with crystals, and I see it as a form of care for them.