Many people are learning to use gemstones for Psychic awareness and abilities. However, they’re not only for wonderfully opening our psychic abilities… they can affect everything within our lives.
Using Crystals and gemstones is healing and very powerful. Furthermore, when gemstones are set with intention the possibilities are endless.
Cleanse, charge, bond and program with intent; believe the energy you put into it and watch your world change.
Incidentally, if you’ve never learned how to properly choose and buy your crystals, you can learn how to do that here
In This Guide You Will Learn
Crystal Care
Many crystals are fragile or friable. Crystals that are layered or clustered can separate. Crystals such as Selenite are water soluble. Polished surfaces or natural points are easily scratched or damaged.
Tumbled stones are more durable. Endless hours turning in fine grit gives them a tough surface.
You can keep tumbled stones together in a bag but other crystals should be kept apart. When not in use, wrap your crystals in a silk or velvet scarf. This prevents scratching and protects the crystal against absorbing foreign emanations.
Cleansing Your Crystals
Crystals need to be cleansed when you buy them and after wearing or using for healing. Always cleanse jewelry that comes to you from someone else, as it can hold their negative vibrations and pass them on to you.
A few crystals never need cleansing. Citrine, Kyanite, and Azeztulite are self-cleaning. Clear Quartz and Carnelian cleanse other crystals, and are especially useful for delicate and friable stones, but may need cleaning themselves afterward.
Quote from The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall
Cleansing Methods
To cleanse any of these gemstones or crystals is simple. Try one of these methods:
**Please Note: some crystals or gemstones should not be placed in water! They are water soluble. Selenite, Amethyst and Pink Tourmaline are three of such crystals. If a crystal isn’t varnished or glazed looking (tumbled), there’s a good chance that it should remain dry. Research it first!
- Cleanse using a smudge ritual: I find this to work the best, plus it may be used for everything. To do this, burn a White/Clary Sage bundle, or Palo Santo Wood (sit the burning bundle on a small non-plastic plate/bowl of table salt) and pass the stone through the smoke (or fan the smoke to the stone). A few minutes is fine.
- Cleanse under running water in the kitchen or bathroom sink, or place in a bowl of water (adding salt is extra cleansing). In the warmer months, using a natural water source such as a creek or lake is even better! I place them in a little tied organza bag, hold firmly, then submerge into moving water. Let the water wash over gemstone or crystal for 1-3 minutes.
- Pass over burning incense {smudging scents – my favorite is Palo Santo or Clary/White Sage. However, Frankincense will work too}
- Pass over a candle flame. Be careful, use metal tongs!
- Submerge in bowl of salt for 5-10 minutes
- Put in small bowl of dirt or potted plant for 5-10 minutes
Charging Your Crystals
Moonlight or Sunlight?
I do both since charging them with both sunlight and moonlight means it’s charged for use at any time of day.
Important: gemstones Citrine or Amethyst can fade after long periods in sunlight. 10 minutes for sunlight is perfect.
To charge your crystals or gemstones, simply place on a plate or in a bowl (with or without water), and sit it on a window ledge for a while (2-3 hours for Sun and 6-12 hours for moonlight). Be sure that no blinds or curtains impede the direct lighting.
How To Work With Crystals
After charging your crystal, and if the crystal is small enough, sleep with it under your pillow for 2-7 nights. If your crystal is too big for that, keep it beside your bed, close to your head, for the same amount of time. This process creates a special energy link with your crystal or gemstone.
After the sleeping procedure, you can ‘program them with intent’ and keep them in your pocket, purse/wallet, desk, or on a table to benefit from the healing qualities you wish to be blessed with. This is known as ‘working with crystals or gemstones’.
Programming Crystals
Once you feel your crystal is ready, (cleansed, charged, and bonded), let’s program it with intent.
Programming your gemstones means to infuse it with your intention. When programming your gemstone, keep in mind the goal or desire you wish to bring into your life.
Help manifest this desire into your life by holding the crystal in your hand, focusing on it, and clearly stating your humble intentions.
Or, you can do it by saying a prayer to your believed Higher Power (Collective, Goddess, God, Angels, Elementals). Ask them for their support and to bless this new path you wish to journey on.
Re-Cleansing And Re-Charging
After working with your crystal or gemstone it is necessary to cleanse it. If they have been displayed for a time (longer than a month) they may appear dirty or your connection to them may be weakened. This especially happens if you keep them in negative areas or situations in life. They will need a simple cleanse (passed over Sage or Palo Santo smoke, or, place in running water).
To cleanse and re-charge all at one time, you can put your non-soluble (varnished looking – tumbled) crystals and gemstones into a bowl of water near a window to charge by the sun or moonlight.
Please note : Citrine and Amethyst’s colours can fade if too long in the sunshine. 10 minutes for either of these is enough for charging them in sunlight.
Working with gemstones can bring positive energy within yourself, sacred space, or home.
Where Do You Go From Here?
If you would like, you can read 21 Symptoms and The Crystals That Can Heal Them.
Or, you can learn how to Choose, Buy and Use Crystals in this short blog.
Next, you can look online in Pinterest, Google, or read other psychic awareness blog posts. You can basically find a crystal or gemstone which will help you heal practically any thing or situation.
Here’s 2 books to look for help about Crystals and Gemstones healing.
- The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall; she has many books for crystal healing and how use them. I love her books.
- Crystal Therapy How To Heal and Empower Your Life with Crystal Energy by Doreen Virtue and Judith Lukomski.
I really enjoy how these books are set up. For instance there are Crystal Charts in these books that give lists of crystals for specific Astrological signs, Birth Months, Feng Shui, a detailed lists of stones and their attributes, as well as list of stones for specific situations, health symptoms and desires. They are both a fantastic resource!
If you’re going through a psychic awakening (realizing your psychic potential), or attempting psychic development You may wish to read this article on 15 Crystals and Gemstones That You Can Work With To Increase Your Psychic Abilities.
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