I'm new to all this, and my friend who's been in this for a long time said apparently I need to clean my crystals? What does she mean by this and can you please enlighten me? Just do it with water or alcohol or what and every when? How will I know it's time?
My friend said my crystal needs cleaning
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stylistic28
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Simply sit them out during full moons.
This is to charge them, before that bathe it with salt water. What kind of crystal is it?
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Physical cleaning is one thing, but you're doing it wrong. Avoid alcohol and use mild soap and warm water. Also, you should double check if the material is sensitive to water, so you wouldn't want to damage it. For the clensing, you have the moonlight option or burry it in himalayan salt
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Clean them with water. Just water. I don't even use soap for mine. She probably means the crystals have already absorbed enough energy that they're supposed to absorb.
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I'm learning so much from this thread. I haven't picked my own crystal yet so this is good to know when i finally get mine
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Some crystals can't be put in water, or salt, due to degrading or scratching. Such info is available across the internet.
You can also use sound (voice, or whatever sound healing tool you have), breath, or hands on healing/intention (your skill set mileage may vary).
As you use them more and develop your psychic/energetic/auric sensitivity you will be able to feel when they need cleansing.
The full moon is not for cleaning per se, but charging, and some solar crystals (carnelian, tiger eye, gold, etc) won't respond to lunar energies as well. The dark moon is for cleansing. One can cleanse in the full moon, sure, a light bath so to speak, but the cleansing is secondary to the charging.
Personally I like dirt or running water.
If you're using smoke cleanse make sure that you are aware of the origins of the smoke you're using and ask yourself if you have permission from the spirits to use those items. There are big conversations about cultural misappropriation and theft around this topic that are worth exploring, and make your own informed decision about what feels ethical to you after researching what indigenous folks have to say about the topic. I'm not qualified to teach more on it, but only to point one in the direction of more learning and ethical practices. If you use smoke you've harvested yourself, this is a non issue.
Fire
such as a candle flame is also useful.
You can also use sound (voice, or whatever sound healing tool you have), breath, or hands on healing/intention (your skill set mileage may vary).
As you use them more and develop your psychic/energetic/auric sensitivity you will be able to feel when they need cleansing.
The full moon is not for cleaning per se, but charging, and some solar crystals (carnelian, tiger eye, gold, etc) won't respond to lunar energies as well. The dark moon is for cleansing. One can cleanse in the full moon, sure, a light bath so to speak, but the cleansing is secondary to the charging.
Personally I like dirt or running water.
If you're using smoke cleanse make sure that you are aware of the origins of the smoke you're using and ask yourself if you have permission from the spirits to use those items. There are big conversations about cultural misappropriation and theft around this topic that are worth exploring, and make your own informed decision about what feels ethical to you after researching what indigenous folks have to say about the topic. I'm not qualified to teach more on it, but only to point one in the direction of more learning and ethical practices. If you use smoke you've harvested yourself, this is a non issue.
Fire
such as a candle flame is also useful.
