Caring for your Crystals

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 Crystals absorb energy, which means they are very effective at soaking up vibrations - negative and positive - from the air and people around them.  When you first buy or are givena crystal, it will carry the energy of everyone who has already handled it and places where it has spent time.  So, it needs cleansing, recharging and activating and dedicating to working for specific needs. 

Crystal Cleansing

Crystals that will not be damaged in water can be held under a tap or immersed in salt water.  Friable crystal clusters, those on a matrix and those that dissove can be placed in salt or brown rice overnight.  If you have a large Quartz cluster or a big Carnelian, these stones will do the cleansing for you.  You can smudge crystals or pass them through the light from a candle or visualise them surrounded by light that purifies and re energises them.

Charging

The amount of intensity that will come from a crystal directly relates to what it has absorbed. Its healing effect can be increased and strengthened through charging. I have found the best effects result from laying the stone in sunlight at either sunrise or sunset. If you can look into the sun without damaging your eyes, then it is in a optimum charging range. This is the time that sunlight has its best charging qualities. During midday the sun energies are discharging. It will suck the color right out of amethyst, flourite and many other stones. If it hurts my eyes to look at it, I certainly won't subject my crystal to it.

Activating your Crystal

Crystals need to be activated and prgrammed to start it working.  Hold the crystal in your hands, picture light surrounding it or hold your hands in frong of a light source, and then formulate your intention for the stone.  Be specific about how you want to use it becasue focused intention is part of the process.

If you want it to attract love, list exactly what kind of love you are looking for and the timescale, if for healing, say precisely for which condition and the result you seek.