How and Why cleanse your crystals under the Full Moon

When I say "cleanse" I'm not talking about a physical cleaning, I am referring to the clearing of energy from within the stone. This has many other names, re-tuning (or tuning) is another popular one that I have seen in reference to this.

One of the safest ways to cleanse the energetic signatures of your crystals is to use the energy of a Full Moon. When we work with crystals they absorb our energy, good or bad, they take it into themselves (think of a sponge soaking up water). The more energy they absorb, the more their original energy frequency is changed, and crystals become more and more ineffective for their original purpose. After working with crystals for long periods or for intense work you will want to cleanse them, so they can go back to it's original vibrational energy.

One of the most common questions I am asked when it comes to cleansing crystals is "how often should I cleanse crystals?" This is a toughie to give any definitive answer to, but the simplest answer is to listen to your intuition, and to your crystals. If you with a crystal quite a lot, them you will be cleansing it more often. if you only use a crystal once or twice a year, then you won't need to cleanse them much. I always charge my crystals under the Super Moon, they all get dug out and set somewhere (my kitchen windowsill) that gets the light of the Full Moon. This way they are cleansed and charged with the energy of the "biggest" moon of the year.

Why is the moon such a popular way to cleanse crystals? This is a really easy question to answer, it is the most popular because it is 1) the safest for *all* your crystals and it is the easiest as it needs nothing more than the Full Moon (which happens every month - who'd have thunk) and your crystals. The Full Moon phase of the moon lasts for 3 consecutive days. you have the day before, the day of and the day after, so if you forget, you have plenty of time to get them out. If you have a larger collection (like mine) then you may need all 3 nights just to make sure they all get a bathing in lunar light.

Now to the nitty gritty of cleansing your crystals by the Moon. What if I can't put them outside? When do you take them out? When do you bring them in? What if it's raining, cold, etc...? I live in an area that isn't too safe to have things like crystals outside, but I am lucky enough to have a west facing kitchen, and I can put them there for safety. You can do the same. If you can't put them outside, see if there is a place where you can put them inside that will catch the Moons light. I usually collect my crystals up throughout the day, and then around sunset I set them out in the windowsill. Amethyst and Rose Quartz can be damaged (energy wise - and in colour) by prolonged exposure to the sun. So, sunset is the best time to put them out. When to collect them in? In the morning. Thats when I remove mine off the windowsill. Whether you can see the moon or not doesn't matter, if it's raining, it doesn't matter, if it's foggy and really unpleasant outside, it doesn't matter to crystals, they can still absorb the energy. Though, if it is raining, you will need to cover your crystals if they are outside, or bring them inside as some crystals do not like water.

When you set them out you can lay them out on a tray, in a glass bowl, in a box etc.... I say use a glass bowl because - I have 3 kitties that like to py with my crystals, and if I left them out on a tray, I would be finding them all over my kitchen in the morning - you have them in a safe place that can allow though the most amount of light. You can leave crystal jewellery out too. One advantage of the window thing, is I use the latches to hang my favourite jewellery up.

You don't have to put your crystals out every full moon. with a collection like mine, that is quite a task. However, I do put out the crystals i use and wear the most out every Full Moon. I always cleanse my Amethysts that I use in my pouches too (I make up my pouches every Full Moon too. if you have a relatively small collection and wish to put them out every full moon, that is fantastic, but for those with larger collections and large specimens it is not always possible, so perhaps break it down into sections and rotate your way through your collection.  

I hope this has been helpful for you and has answered some of your questions about charging crystals under the Full Moon.

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