Clearing Crystals

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*Clearing Crystals*

 

* You will probably want to clear your crystals after you get

them.* *This is done to remove unwanted energy and restore the crystals*

*to their natural innate energy state so that the stone is at its*

*maximum effectiveness and cannot possibly pass on imbalances* *or

energetic static. You also clear crystals after they have been* *used in

healing sessions, whenever they seem dull or lifeless* *or when they

have been exposed a lot of ambient negativity **(arguments, sorrow,

etc. ). Stones are also cleared to remove*

*old programing and before new programs are done . If the energy* *of

the stone feels wonderful to you it may not need clearing,* *but if it

feels heavy or unpleasant in some way. Then you will want to clear it.*

 

* Stones can be programmed to be largely self clearing . Some*

*stones are said to never need clearing Usually authorities list

Three* *or four stones that never need clearing however the lists

often differ*

*Citrine and Kyanite are often on lists of stones that do not need to

be cleared .*

*I've seen Smoky quartz, amber and jade on these lists too .I figure if

I'm going to clear* *any stones I might as well clear all of them .

It does not hurt to clear a stone* *that does not need to be cleared .

The 'never need cleared " stones* *seem to benefit from clearing

sometimes anyway. Maybe they enjoy the attention.*

 

* Please remember that it is common for the mind to amplify the

energy* *received, and sometimes high vibration positive energies can

feel prickly and* *uncomfortable if you are not ready for them. Some

people also tend to refuse to* *recognize that stones have been

cleared to the point of returning undesirable*

* energies to the cleared stone with their own mental intention.*

 

* During or after clearing your stones you can restore programs and

personalize the* *energies of the stones so that they are their best

energetic condition and harmonize* *with the work they will be doing

..You can also set an intention or program a stone* *to convert

negative energies or to beam them away to spiritual entities or the

Earth* *for transformation and clearing. .Energy which belongs to

someone can be cleansed* *and returned to its owner. *

 

* An energetically " dirty " stone will eventually clear itself but in

the* *mean time it might be holding absorbed energies that decrease*

*its effectiveness as a healing tool. An uncleared stone could

transmit another* *person's pain to the next person who holds the

stone.* *Very intensely used stones may even self destruct break or

get lost .* *That's not the only reason stones break or get lost though.

 

**Uncleared pendulums might lose some accuracy.*

 

* Once you have been working with your crystals a while you will*

*probably keep them clear and will only encounter unclear stones from

new or* *other people's stones. and occasionally from doing intense work

on yourself* *or other people and situations you are working with.*

* Some Crystal healing practitioners do not let anyone touch their

crystals* *except during treatments . I personally encourage* *people to

touch and hold any crystal that interests them, provided it is not too

fragile.*

 

* Some crystal healing teachers do not think clearing stones is

ever* *really needed. That it is just a way for the practitioner

symbolically prepare* *for the crystal work. I find that clearing

stones can sometimes be a big help* *because everything can pick up

energy impressions..* *Sometimes crystals do soak up a lot of pain

energy and this can be* *felt or can effect the energy of the people

in the area* *and the. surrounding environment itself.

There are many ways to cleanse or clear crystals and you will want

to try* *out several methods to find those that feel most effective to

you. .* *To some extent this is a matter of personal preference.*

*The best choice of method will also have something to do with the*

*use or history of a particular stone . A rock used as a murder weapon

or* *from a place of great tragedy / horror will most likely need a far*

*more serious cleansing than a newly mined stone* *or a favorite

Great Aunt's doorstop.*

 

* Many of us find that our needs and preferences change over time.*

*If a method that worked for you before seems less effective now*

*please try some of the other options You can use clearing methods*

*in combinations too as some methods have slightly different effects

than others.*

 

* There are some popular methods that can be drastic or even

physically* *damage some crystals. Be careful which stones you immerse

in water .* *I do not usually pass stones through fire or freeze them

because the potential for damage is great.*

 

 

*SHAKTI - ENERGY*

* The principle way I clear my crystals on the run is with an

energy shakti* *I most often use a specific crystal clearing shakti but

also use other energies* *to clear crystals .Reiki ,Huna energies ,

Spiritual light energies Rainbow Light ,* *and other subtle energy

shakti can be used for this Using energy is very effective.* *Most

general purpose healing energies and universal chi etc. work quite*

*well if you are attuned to them or have done a little practice work

with* *those that come in without attunements . Generally just run the

energy* *into the stone until you feel that it is cleared. This is

effortless once you learn* *how to call in or turn on shakti you just

allow it to flow .*

* While some shakti require that you be attuned to them before** you

can use them many other subtle energies will come in by request and

intention..*

*This method is available to anyone even without specific attunement*

*to an energy work system. It can be thought of as a way of having* *a

spiritual agent do the clearing To activate a shakti you would hold*

*or touch the stone to be cleared and turn the shakti on .allowing it to

run* *until it is done.*

* The specific crystal clearing shakti I work with needs only* *be

turned on it will run to completion without further intention* *or

attention. People who have the ability to do remote work* *and group or

area work can use shakti to clear many stones at* *once even from a

distance .*

*I use shakti on a daily basis and clear the stones I work with*

*before and after I use them . A principle advantage* *of shakti

clearing is that when you are doing treatments during* *a healing circle

or demonstration. A deep clearing can take less than* *a minute and

therefore you can do treatment for large numbers* *of people at a

healing circle or demonstration with a relatively* *small number of

crystals. You can clear the stones between each* *person treated so

that you do not run out of crystals suitable to work with.*

*and you always have the means of clearing at hand .*

*I also usually clear and charge my stones in moonlight each full

moon* *and with Sunlight and frequently by smudging quite often and

use more intense methods periodically .*

* Crystal clearing shakti if you have one, is autonomous and once

you have* *started it running on a stone or group of stones it will work

until done* * without further attention or intention on your part.

Holding the piece* *between both hands while running energy or

beaming a flood of spiritual light* *into it also works. With most

intelligent energies you can add the* *intention that the crystal*

*become self clearing.*

*The energies of the Stones can also be run as shakti and you can*

*clear a stone by running the energy of the particular stone type .*

*This is seen as a Devic gift . This energy is also very good for

charging* *stones to amplify their natural abilities .*

 

*INTENTION- Mental Focus*

 

* Using your mental focus or the directed emotional energy of Love*

*by direct intention can be very effective if you are able to focus*

* your intention and are not distracted by doubt or other side events.*

 

* Hold the stone in your hand or palm or place your hands on or*

*over it and focus your Attention on it with the intention of

clearing it,* *for most stones a minute should be long enough to clear

it. If you are skilled at remote* *work or have an aptitude for it you

may not need to actually touch* *the stone. Some people imagine a beam

of light from their heart or third eye* *while they focus on the stone.*

 

* To Clear a stone with the emotional energy of love you simply

hold the* *stone in your hand and beam love at it from your heart you

may visualize* *a beam of soft pink light glowing from your heart but

the key is to feel* *love and project into the stone .*

 

* Intention is also used to place a filter or shield around stones

that you* *wish not to clear but only prevent from broadcasting

generally,* *These may be stones with programs for a specific person

only,*

*such as a stone programmed for sexual enhancement in a bedroom .* *You

would not your young children or repairmen to respond to* *. it so you

shield it from them.*

*The Most common use of shield filters on a stone is usually for*

*Teaching Stones or Witnesses . Stones which carry an energy or*

*message of some importance that they need to share But which might be t*

*too intense or painful for constant exposure .* *Objects From German

Concentration camps and the site*

*of massacres are sometimes shielded in this way.* *They can then share

their witness via the painful memory and information* *` and message to

those who need to know and recognize a truth and/or feel*

*compassion but the stones will not continually bombard the people

who* *work around them . Someone has done this with many of the objects

at* *the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles . ( I think Irving Fuerst,*

or one of his students *but I am not positive ).*

 

* When using energy and intention based methods to clear your stones

you* *can program the crystal to retain or restore its ideal state and

or previous* *programming and memories rather than totally erasing them.

Consult the* *crystal intuitively for a sense of how much it needs to

be cleared .*

 

 

*EARTH*

* Bury your crystals in Earth for a few days to give them a rest and

clear* *them Stones that you feel carry extremely negative energy can

be buried* *in earth for an entire moon cycle. or longer . Some rocks

and minerals* *such as hematite and other iron rich stones can rust or

fall apart* *in the earth. You will need a sure way* *to mark the

location of buried stones to make sure you can find them* *again .and

Animals have been known to dig them up and carry them off.*

 

* DRY SALT AND VINEGAR SOAKS*

* Leaving the crystals in dry sea salt overnight or longer is a*

*somewhat heavy duty clearing method.*

*Soaking the crystals in a solution of 1 quart of warm water with* *one

tablespoon of sea salt and a quarter cup of apple cider* *vinegar for

20 minutes to half an hour is a quick clear technique that is*

* not too drastic and seems quite thorough .. A similar solution*

*with distilled vinegar actually seemed to work well with just a quick*

*dip in the water .Use a glass or lead crystal bowl for these immersion*

*methods and before putting the crystals in place your hands* *on the

side of the bowl and intend that it be empowered to cleanse* *your

crystals.*

 

*Salt can be harsh and many stones are water soluble or otherwise*

*potentially harmed by water. some of these include Halite (salt),*

*Sylvite, Desert Rose Selenite, all Selenite, gypsum angelite , Azurite

,Talc.*

*calcite may dissolve in water as may Alabaster ,Sulfur dissolves in

salt water* *. I have been told that any stone that has a name ending

in ite can possibly* *be damaged by water though I am not sure of that..*

*I have one stone that fizzes* *and leaches a white mineral if you

touch it with vinegar .*

 

* SMUDGING*

* You can also smudge your crystals with sage, sweet grass, cedar* *,

sandalwood epsom salts, incense or other clearing smoke or* *incense

,fanning the smoke over them or holding them in the smoke make sure*

*that all sides of the stones are placed in the smoke.*

*This works well and can be used on delicate crystals that* *can not be

placed in water or salt without damaging them.* *There is less

possibility of sparks if you have your smudge material* *in a dish or

shell sitting on a trivet and use a fan to direct the smoke* *rather

than waving a smudge stick around .*

 

* CRYSTALS*

* Small crystals can be cleared by leaving them on a large crystal

cluster,* *either clear Quartz or amethyst or using a Selenite wand .

Other crystals will* *work for this too but quartz amethyst and

Selinite are the most used* *It is preferable that the cluster have

points in many directions if* *possible as it is said to be the multiple

steams of energy that* *clear the resting stones ..*

 

* BREATH*

* Breath techniques are very effective for small pieces, hold the stone

to be* *cleared in your dominant hand, (the one you use to write with)

take a deep* *breath in through your nose and focusing your intention

on clearing the stone* *expel your breath firmly onto the stone from

your nose , repeat until you have*

* covered all sides of the stone either a long slow exhalation or

short quick* * bursts are effective choose the way you prefer.*

*You may take a deep breath through your nose and holding the stone in

either* *hand with your mouth slightly open expel your breath through

your mouth* *slowly over the stone while making the " ha " sound .*

 

 

* LIGHT*

* White light and rainbows either from actual light or energetically is

also used* *white ,gold, violet and blue light are commonly but not

exclusively used .* *Visualizing a purple flame is more often used for

self clearing but has been used for crystals too.* *You can visualize

the color or white light flooding the crystals*

*or actually expose them to the light you can use gels or colored glass

as a color source* *Holding the crystal in the rainbows cast by a prism

is a gentle* *way to clear and charge a clear quartz*

 

*SOUND*

*Toning , bell ringing, drumming , chanting and other clearing with*

*sound can also be effective and enjoyable Aum, AH El EE Oh,* *Ha

,eee- ah- O and ah- eee -Oh .* *being only a minute fraction of sounds

that work for clearing playing* *healing music and chants of various

kinds vowel sounds are often used*

*. Some sources suggest that you use a pitch pipe and use the tone*

*that is assigned to the chakra that you would use the stone for.*

 

* SUN AND MOON*

* Placing stones in Sunlight or Moonlight is also good for clearing and*

* charging them .Some stones are faded or otherwise distressed by

direct* * sunlight. This may include Amethyst, rose Quartz, Citrine,

Celestite* *(particularly blue), Aquamarine, Moonstone and Fluorite.

Some turquoise may*

* fade. A chunk of blue calcite faded after a while I have also heard*

t*hat Realgar and pyrope can dissolve in air rather than sunlight.*

*Stones are left in bright sunlight usually from 3 hours to all day*

*but strong sunlight may take as little a 30 minutes or even less .*

 

* RUNNING WATER*

* Running water works well for clearing stones that are not harmed

by water* *. A spring or stream or the ocean waves is best though you

must be careful* *not to lose your stones to the ocean or river.

Holding crystals under the tap* *will do in an emergency . Some people

like to leave their stones out during*

* rainstorms too. Many people also bathe with their waterproof

crystals* *which not only clears and charges the stones it is very

refreshing and* *healing for the bather as well.*

 

*flowers, feathers and sand*

* Gentler and slower methods include immersing the stones in rose petals

or* * lavender petals or sage, thyme or Rosemary leaves or in feathers

or charged* *sand. Putting the stone on a sacred altar or in a place

with healing energies* *will also work over time.*

 

* Angels*

* There are angels and Deva and other spiritual beings who can and

will* *clear crystals when you ask them learning to connect with your

high self and* *Companion Angel will help you learn to work with the "

stone people " in a* *deeper way.*

 

*Mists*

* Essential oil mists and flower essences will also work as will the

aura* *cleansing mists that can be bought or made .just a drop or two

in an atomizer misted softly* *over your water safe stones ,

Sandalwood ,.citrus ,Ylang Ylang , lavender,* *Cedar are among the oils

that have been used*

 

*Pyramids and other geometric boxes*

* Some people clear crystals by putting them in pyramid shaped boxes*

*There also boxes and copper wire objects designed in some other*

*geometric shapes which are said to be great for crystal clearing*

*and charging Tetrahedron and stellated-octohedrons and the like* *but

other than a few brief encounters at various expos* *I don't have a lot

of experience in the physical with* *sacred geometry .*

 

*Silk , cotton ,linen, deerskin and wool felt*

 

*Some people keep crystals in silk which they say keeps them cleared.*

*Some of my crystals have not wanted to be kept wrapped up* *so I do

not know if keeping them wrapped in silk is by itself* *enough to keep

them cleared.* *Quite a few people always carry their crystals wrapped

in silk* *Which certainly might help keep them from chipping .* *I have

also met those who wrap the stones in cotton or in linen*

*for clearing and protecting .Some people feel very militant about*

*this. I've also heard from the deerskin and wool felt people.* *All I

can say for certain is that so far no one has specified*

*synthetic fiber.*

 

* DRASTIC METHODS,*

*salt water and fire and Ice*

*Probably the most commonly used clearing method is soaking* *them in

salt water this is not really recommended for general* *use any more

because it is rather drastic and can harm many kinds*

*of crystals both physically and energetically. You can save that for

really* *heavy duty cases. The Proportion I was taught is a half cup of*

*sea salt to one quart of pure water soaking times vary from* *three

minutes to overnight.* *Placing stones in fire may damage or

destroy many crystals and is* *not recommended . Some people pass the

stones over the fire in the smoke* *this is certainly preferable to

leaving them in a fire over night.* *Putting stones outside in the

winter or in the freezer has been* *suggested but there is a real

possibility of having the stones crack or* *even shatter So that is also

among my not recommend methods .*

 

*This covers a rather wide range of ways that are used to clear stones*

*Please try several and let us know what your results are.* *Perhaps

what determines whether these methods work for you is your*

* belief system and your intention . Any of these methods will work

it* *is up to* *you to find those that feel most effective to you..*