Crystal Care for High Vibration Gemmys

You have probably heard that it is important to “clean” your crystals to keep them vib’ing at their highest frequency. There are many ways to clean your crystals and for the most part it is up to you how you choose to clean them. If you want to be sure that your crystals remain high functioning, you want to care for them properly. In the same way you care for your other ritual items (Altar space, Oracle and Tarot cards), your body (healthy food, water, sleep), mind (meditation, mantras, affirmations) , it is important to care for your crystal babies. Below I have outlined a few of the most common ways,this is not an exhaustive list, and I would love to here how you clean your crystals.

1. Under the Light of the Moon- Cleansing your crystals under the moon light is such a simple, beautiful, peaceful and powerful way to keep your crystals functioning their best. The moonlight cleanses and charges! Plus, with the full moon happening monthly, it is an easy way to remember when your crystals need a bath in the moonlight. The day before and the day after the full moon can also be used since the moon is powerful just prior, and immediately following, the night of the actual full moon. The full moon has such beautiful energy- radiating celebratory, completion, renewed commitment, increased activity, and fulfillment energy. However, depending on the type of energy you are wanting to work with, you can choose a different moon phase such as the new moon, waxing, or waning moon.
2. Give ‘Em an SOS, Soil Or Sand- Returning your crystals back to the earth is another beautiful way to align their vibes with the vibes of mama earth. You can literally bury them in your yard, I recommend as little as 48hrs to as long as you like, aligning your intention with the set timeframe. If you don’t have a yard, any soil or sand will do, you can use a house plant and pop your gemmys right into the soil. Remember to mark the locations so when it’s time to dig them up you don’t have an archaeological dig going on!
3. Bathing Beauties- Get drippy! Disclaimer before you go dunking your sparklers check to be sure they are water safe, as in not soluble in water. It would be devastating to place your pretties in water only to come back and see they disappeared. For gems that are water safe, place them in a glass container with water, you can use mineral water, spring water, water that is special for you (from your favorite lake or stream), or ocean water. You can also add salt to the water for added cleansing benefit. Be sure to rise them completely following their soak.
4.  Tan Those Facets in the Sunlight- Sunlight is another bright idea for stone cleansing (hehe). I consider the sunlight more of a masculine energy so again, depending on my intentions and what energy I am seeking to cleanse and charge I am going to use the modality that best fits.
5. Feeling Hot Hot Hot- Fire is another beautiful cleanser for those times that energy seems really stuck or seriously negative and you gotta burn that shit out. Light a candle and pull the gems through in a figure 8 or infinity symbol as you visualize the negative energy burning away.
6. Smoking in the Girls Room- Palo Santo and Sage smoke are another way to cleanse you stones. Be sure to conduct this in a safe place, have a door or window open to let the smoke carry away that which no longer serves you, use a fire safe dish and be sure that you completely extinguish the smoldering embers after you have completed.
7. High Vibe Sound- Sound vibrations can be used to raise the vibes of your Spirt and the same goes for your crystals. Tuning fork, singing bowls, or your beautiful songbird voice are all wonderful tools. My crystals are partial to Dwight Yoakam, check in with yours to see what they like.
8. Stone to Stone- Selenite is a self cleaning stone and technically doesn’t require regular cleaning and can be use to clean other stones. A flat Selenite plate can be used to clean and charge other stones that are laid on top of the plate. I like to care for my Selenite the same way I care for my other stones, but this is a personal preference. Note: Selenite doesn’t like water, helpful hint-most stones that end in -ite do not fair well in H2O.

As you can see there are many ways to keep your gemmys high vibin’, choose the method that resonates with your intentions, lifestyle and intuition. I also recommend considering- are you most trying to raise the vibration or to dispel negative energy? How do you envision the movement of the engery? Do you seen the negative energy wafting out the window? Then think Sage or Palo Santo. Do you see the crystals being infused with positivity? Sing them Amazing Grace. Most important the method must be done while you are in the state of mind to accomplish what you wish to achieve. If you are tossing your gems on a plate and cursing having to cleanse them in the moon light, this will not bring about the actions you are looking for.  Dress the part, meditate, take a few deep breaths, journal, get yourself collected and then move into the beautiful ritual of crystal care.

*Before practiving any of the methods be sure that the crystal you are cleansing will tolerate that method. And if you are using smoke or fire, remember safety first!

Happy cleaning!

I would love to hear your thoughts, what is your favorite method?