#cleansing tip

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i actually got the inspo to put his post together from @let-it-bee! tysm for the suggestion :) so! below i’ll list a few different methods for cleansing your crystals, for both crystals that can and cannot be submerged in water!

- stormy bath

put your crystals out during a storm! the energy of storm rain is amazing for cleansing just about anything, alternatively you can just put them out during a good rain which will work really well too! (for a waterless option place them on the windowsill instead of outside during the rain)

- salt bowl

i’ve seen this used a lot for tarot decks too; fill up a bowl with some (i recommend coarse) salt, and slap your babes in there! i like to do this on a new moon especially, if you’ve got a softer stone or anything like that (maybe desert rose, selenite) i recommend just getting a smaller, empty bowl and putting your crystal inside that bowl inside the salt bowl, hope that makes sense :)

- smoke cleansing

this can be done with plenty different types of incense, just anything you associate with cleansing, personally i like dragon’s blood, sage, good earth, eucalyptus, and black pepper incense for cleansing!

- smoke cleansing pt.2

this time with bark! yes, bark!! i don’t really hear many witches talk ab this but you can dry bark out and it’ll burn pretty well for you, it’s got great cleansing and it’s got an extra earthy punch to it as you can imagine, barks like oak and birch are great as they’re pretty common and cleanse really well!

- smoke cleansing pt.3

herb bundles! herbs like rosemary, thyme, raspberry leaves, lavender, eucalyptus, juniper, and plenty more can all be used in herbal bundles for cleansing!! even flower petals! keep in mind that when you’re smoke cleansing you gotta have good airflow, safety first witches, crack a window or something!

- bury it!

this method is especially useful for earth stones ofc, for more delicate stones just put them in a small jar and bury that (the only time it’s ok to bury glass is when you’re takin it right back out) i recommend burying on a full moon or you could even bury it on a new moon and leave it there for a full cycle :)

- candlelight

this method is pretty straightforward; white candles are great for this, black candles also work well for ushering out negative/stale energies, but ofc any colour you associate with cleansing can be used here!

- nap time!

i’ve found more than a couple times that if i’ve got my crystals next to me in bed and i take a nice solid nap, most of them will feel much better once i wake up and handle them a bit, though i do notice this doesn’t do much for fire stones, but that might be a personal thing i’m not sure; anyway i highly recommend this for spoonie witches! or just anyone looking for a pretty easy way to try cleansing with super minimal effort

- bodies of water

i super recommend rivers or the ocean for this one, if you’re at the beach make sure you’re like basically only using quartz in the actual water and for very short periods of time then rinse with fresh water shortly after, not sure what else can withstand saltwater but i’d research beforehand just in case! rivers have really powerful cleansing energy and of course the fresh water is more forgiving to other water tolerable stones <3

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