Page 12 - The Flickering Cauldron Magazine - April 2022

The Moon & the Sun
Something like pink quartz, be really careful. Does depend on the user how powerful they are, but when a crystal shatters because of too much energy, it is like a little hand grenade going off! - weaker energy but still too much, will cause it to crack - is a decent way to cleanse, but be careful... Stop, stop, stop, even with the slightest heat.
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A simple way is to leave your crystals to cleanse overnight under the light of a full Moon (even if it is cloudy), you can always charge your crystals this way as well. When charging under the Moon, place your crystal on a neutral surface, china or glass for example; not on the ground or on an old painted window sill.
If you need the charge to be more powerful or potent, the Sun will do the same job (even on a cloudy day) in 30 minutes. Whilst most crystals thrive and sparkle in the sunlight, it may cause others to fade. So it is worth investigating that your crystal has no adverse effects to sunlight.
The Earth
Bury your crystals in a natural cloth bag in the garden on the night prior to a full Moon. Make sure that you place a recognisable stone or marker on the top, so you don’t forget where you buried them. The earth will absorb all bad vibrations. In the morning, wash your crystals with fresh water to energise them and later leave them overnight under the glow of a full Moon.
Please research your crystals as they are not all suited to the earth, or certain types of earth. It does depend on the environment the earth sits in, and what surrounds it, as in the trees and hedgerows.
Visualisation
This is a quick and easy cleansing method, it can be used before programming your crystal. Make sure you are grounded first, then clear your mind as you are holding your crystal.
To cleanse Visualise a sparkling white light of energy surrounding and passing through your crystal, getting into all the nooks and crannies. Keep doing this until the energy flows around and through your crystal effortlessly.
You will get a feeling when it is cleansed, as it will start to warm up, when this happens you must STOP, if you carry on, even the toughest of crystals can be easily shattered, as too much energy is going into them all at once.
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