How to Energetically Cleanse Gemstones

One of the things that we love most about gemstones is that they have metaphysical abilities that can create positive shifts in our lives. Learning to cleanse a gemstone energetically so that it’s abilities can flourish is a great skill to learn, especially if you’re a gem collector like us! Let’s look into 4 ways to energetically cleanse your gemstones and crystals. 

Due to their scientific chemistry, genuine gemstones can create energetic shifts as well as absorb energy. So they can absorb negativity and positivity, which can be really helpful if we have an intention for wearing a specific stone. For example, we might wear black tourmaline to protect us from psychic attacks, rose quartz to emphasize self-love or a stone with iron-rich minerals that absorb low vibrating negative energy. Over time, our stones need to be energetically cleansed to release what that they have taken on.

Energetically cleansing stones is not only helpful for shifting energy but it can also affect the overall health of a stone. Some stones are known to break spontaneously for no reason at all, and mystics believe one reason this could happen is because the stone is bursting with energy. So learning how to energetically cleanse your stone can help to maintain the vitality of it so it can last your lifetime! 

You might be wondering, how do I know when to energetically cleanse my stone? That’s a great question and there may be times where you intuitively know that your stone’s energy is feeling stagnant and there may be times where you cleanse it for the sake of good house keeping. Here are a few scenarios where you might consider energetically cleansing your stones:

• When purchasing stones second hand and you want to reset its energy and purify it of any vibrations it has previously picked up
• When you receive a very old stone, such as a family heirloom, and you want to reset it’s energy
• When you feel intuitively, in your gut or your heart, that your stone is asking for a cleanse
• When you are wanting to imbue your stone with a new intention, energetically cleansing it can purify it and prepare it for a new beginning
• When it’s a specific moon phase that you want to work with, energetically. To learn more about moon phases check out our blog here.
• When your stone is looking and feeling lackluster after having it for a long period of time, it could be because it’s holding onto old energy
• When your stone breaks but you want to keep the pieces, consider cleansing all the pieces before putting them away or giving them away
• When you wear a gemstone regularly, consider cleansing it a few times a year so that you can release any energy that its picked up from your body and restore vitality to it.

Now that we have a better understanding of how our stones take on energy and why we might want to cleanse them, let’s dive into some ways to do this. Here are our top 4 ways to energetically cleanse your gemstones and crystals:

1. Using Sunlight or Moonlight

Perhaps one of the most simple ways to cleanse the energy of our stones is by leaving them for short periods of time under the sun and moon! The light from the sun and the moon’s rays will cleanse your stones by purifying them and re-energizing them. Place your stones indoors or outdoors in direct sunlight or moonlight. If you place your stones outside, be cautious of the weather forecast! You don’t want any non-water safe crystals to get wet and become damaged through the night.

To learn more about the moon phases, check out our article here!

2. Burning herbs

Burning herbs is one of the more trendy ways that we see stones being cleansed. But, there is a reason it is so beloved! Burning herbs and allowing the smoke to cleanse gemstones and crystals is an ancient technique that not only has the power to cleanse a stone, but it can also cleanse your home as you are doing it. Smoke aligns with the element of air, which is a purifying element that helps us to create new beginnings. Smoke can not only purify but it can neutralize negative frequency and energy. 

Try purchasing or making a smoke wand and lighting it up then wash your stone in the smoke. Find whatever way works for you in terms of allowing the smoke to wash all over the stone. There are many ways to burn herbs. In addition to the smoke wands, you could place loose herbs on charcoal disks or light incense too.

3. Sound and frequency

Cleaning stones with sound and frequency creates a shift within the stone’s vibration, allowing energy to be purified or released from it. This is a great route to take if you are really picking up on heavy energy within a stone. It can be done quickly and efficiently in many different ways. Use your favorite instruments that you play like a guitar or a piano, or use crystal bowls, bells and chimes. You could also use your voice! Consider bringing your stone close to your mouth as you sing or make sound. The vibration and frequency will cleanse the stone.

P.S. Use sound and frequency to shift energy in your own body and home too!
4. Using other crystals

Did you know that there are a few self-cleansing crystals that can also cleanse other crystals?! Pretty cool if you ask us! The most common and affordable self-cleanings stone is likely selenite. It not only connects to the power of the moons light, but it’s properties are a powerful combo that allows energy to move freely through the stone and purify itself. 

As well, any stone made with salt can self-cleanse. So something like halite or even rock salt can be helpful in cleansing. These sort of stones can cleanse themselves, but it is still nice to give them some support every once and a while by choosing one of the other options to bring some life back to them. Place your other crystals close to these ones and you’ll notice a shift in both their energies:

Selenite
Halite
Carnelian
Kyanite

If you liked learning how to cleanse your stones energetically, then you might also want to read our blog on How to Clean yourJewelry! 

We hope that you enjoyed learning a bit more about how to care for your gemstones and why they are such magnificent aspects of nature. Connect with us in the comments to let us know your favorite way to cleanse your stones so we can help inspire each other!