| Crystals have become very important in healing and | | | | cleansing which does not require sun or moon light. |
| are used by a variety of practitioners, from Reiki | | | | Alternative Method of Crystal Cleansing |
| healers to Chakra cleansers, and are also used by | | | | You will need: |
| many individuals who wish to improve their health. | | | | - A table or surface not too high from the ground |
| Keeping the crystal about your person is an excellent | | | | - Incense - preferably frankincense which is great for |
| way to ensure that you are receiving the benefits of | | | | cleansing |
| the stone throughout the day. I currently wear a | | | | - Mineral or Spring water |
| crystal quartz (an excellent healer for all different | | | | - A little bit of imagination! |
| types of ailments and an immune system booster) | | | | |
| bracelet for general health, but as I am also studying | | | | 1. Sit cross legged with your hands on your thighs, |
| for a masters in anthropology I wear sodalite | | | | palms facing upwards |
| gemstone power bracelet to keep a clear and rational | | | | 2. Get your table which should ideally be level with |
| head, to allow me to write better essays. | | | | your forehead and place your crystal upon it |
| However during the course of our everyday lives we | | | | 3. Visualise a bright light around the stone, enveloping |
| produce and come into contact with all different | | | | it and then imagine the gem being transported to a |
| types of energies, from being in a stressful situation | | | | sandy beach and lying by the shore with the waves |
| which can lead us to emit negative energies, to being | | | | lapping against it - do this for a couple of minutes |
| around people who are sick, or being in an | | | | 4. Now visualise the crystal being dipped in a |
| environment where there is bad feeling - say if | | | | mountain stream |
| people at work have been quarreling. | | | | 5. Leave the crystal to dry close to (but not too |
| So it is vital that you regularly cleanse your crystals | | | | close!) burning incense. Frankincense is ideal but any |
| to remove any of these unhelpful energies. There are | | | | cleansing incense is fine e.g. Sage, Sweet Grass, Pine |
| many ways to do this, and on my blog I describe a | | | | Resin, Juniper. |
| method involving sea salt and moon or sunshine. This | | | | 6. When the crystal is dry rinse it with your bottled |
| is a great method but as I discovered whilst trying to | | | | mineral or spring water, and once again leave it to |
| do it in an English winter, getting a prolonged period | | | | dry |
| of sunshine is sometimes easier said than done and it | | | | All done! Now your crystal is ready for healing you |
| took me a few weeks before I could properly clean | | | | and others! |
| and activate my crystals. Here, then, is a method of | | | | |