Crystals have become very important in healing and are used by a variety of practitioners, from Reiki healers to Chakra cleansers, and are also used by many individuals who wish to improve their health. Keeping the crystal about your person is an excellent way to ensure that you are receiving the benefits of the stone throughout the day. I currently wear a crystal quartz (an excellent healer for all different types of ailments and an immune system booster) bracelet for general health, but as I am also studying for a masters in anthropology I wear sodalite gemstone power bracelet to keep a clear and rational head, to allow me to write better essays.

However during the course of our everyday lives we produce and come into contact with all different types of energies, from being in a stressful situation which can lead us to emit negative energies, to being around people who are sick, or being in an environment where there is bad feeling – say if people at work have been quarreling.

So it is vital that you regularly cleanse your crystals to remove any of these unhelpful energies. There are many ways to do this, and on my blog I describe a method involving sea salt and moon or sunshine. This is a great method but as I discovered whilst trying to do it in an English winter, getting a prolonged period of sunshine is sometimes easier said than done and it took me a few weeks before I could properly clean and activate my crystals. Here, then, is a method of cleansing which does not require sun or moon light.

Alternative Method of Crystal Cleansing

You will need:

- A table or surface not too high from the ground
- Incense – preferably frankincense which is great for cleansing
- Mineral or Spring water
- A little bit of imagination!

Sit cross legged with your hands on your thighs, palms facing upwardsGet your table which should ideally be level with your forehead and place your crystal upon itVisualise a bright light around the stone, enveloping it and then imagine the gem being transported to a sandy beach and lying by the shore with the waves lapping against it – do this for a couple of minutesNow visualise the crystal being dipped in a mountain streamLeave the crystal to dry close to (but not too close!) burning incense. Frankincense is ideal but any cleansing incense is fine e.g. Sage, Sweet Grass, Pine Resin, Juniper.When the crystal is dry rinse it with your bottled mineral or spring water, and once again leave it to dry

All done! Now your crystal is ready for healing you and others! Happy Healing:o)

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Louisa Lopez sells Wiccan Supplies, Pagan gifts, Crystals and Reiki and Healing tools from a little tree house in the Enchanted Wood. Pay her a visit and find tarot cards, Pagan and Celtic jewellery, Incense, plus other New age and divination tools there. There’s also magick articles, free online games, free tarot card readings, a free guided meditation, and free meditation music!

Crystals for Healing – A selection of tumbled gemstones, power bracelets, gemstone angels and other healing crystals.

How to Activate Crystals – another way to cleanse and activate crystals

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