Cleansing Methods
Ways to cleanse crystals, moonlight, smoke, salt, sound, breath, and more, with suitability and duration for each.
Moonlight Cleansing
Place the stone on a windowsill that catches direct moonlight, preferably during the full moon or the night before. Lunar light is gentle and will not…
Sunlight Cleansing
Direct sunlight is energetically vivid but physically harsh. Suitable for clear quartz, citrine, carnelian, and tiger's eye, but avoid for amethyst, rose quartz, fluorite, and any…
Running Water
A brief rinse under cool tap water removes both physical dust and surface energetic residue. Avoid prolonged soaking, and never use this method for selenite, halite,…
Salt Bath
Bury the stone in a small bowl of dry sea salt for several hours, then dispose of the salt rather than reusing it. Wet salt soaks…
Smoke Cleansing
Pass the stone slowly through the smoke of a sustainably-sourced herb such as garden sage, rosemary, or palo santo. This method is universal, gentle, and well-suited…
Sound Cleansing
Place the stone near a singing bowl, tuning fork, bell, or steady chant. The pressure waves move through the lattice and shake loose accumulated heaviness without…
Earth Burial
Bury the stone in garden soil or a small pot of earth for a full day or longer. Best for stones that have done heavy energetic…
Selenite Plate
Place the stone on a flat selenite slab or charging plate. Selenite is the gentlest universal cleanser and never needs cleansing itself, making it the most…
Visualization
Hold the stone in both hands, close the eyes, and visualize a current of clear white light passing through the stone from above and exiting through…
Breath Cleansing
Hold the stone close to the lips and breathe out slowly across its surface, with the intention of releasing any held energy. A simple, portable, and…
Dry Rice
Bury the stone in a small bowl of uncooked white or brown rice. Discard the rice after use. A quiet kitchen-cabinet method when no other option…
Flower Water
Float a few rose petals or jasmine blossoms in a small bowl of spring water and rest the stone briefly inside. A tender, devotional method best…