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i actually got the inspo to put his post together from @let-it-bee! tysm for the suggestion :) so! below iāll list a few different methods for cleansing your crystals, for both crystals that can and cannot be submerged in water!
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)
iāve 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 youāve 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 :)
this can be done with plenty different types of incense, just anything you associate with cleansing, personally i like dragonās blood, sage, good earth, eucalyptus, and black pepper incense for cleansing!
this time with bark! yes, bark!! i donāt really hear many witches talk ab this but you can dry bark out and itāll burn pretty well for you, itās got great cleansing and itās got an extra earthy punch to it as you can imagine, barks like oak and birch are great as theyāre pretty common and cleanse really well!
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 youāre smoke cleansing you gotta have good airflow, safety first witches, crack a window or something!
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 itās ok to bury glass is when youāre 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 :)
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!
iāve found more than a couple times that if iāve 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 doesnāt do much for fire stones, but that might be a personal thing iām 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
i super recommend rivers or the ocean for this one, if youāre at the beach make sure youāre 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 iād 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
i think thatās all folks! feel free to ask any questions or leave suggestions on ways you cleanse your crystals, i hope this was helpful! š