Cleansing and Charging Your Crystals
There are several methods to cleansing your crystals. This is something you should ALWAYS do when you receive a new crystal. Never accept that they have been cleansed, no matter WHO you get them from or what their disclaimer is as to them being cleansed already. Between you and your purchase there is always someone, even one person, handling your stones before they come to you. CLEANSE THAT SHIT! You should cleanse after intense use or when they feel heavy. You might notice it doesn't seem to be working anymore. It's time to cleanse. Your stones get full, absorbing all that energy, they need a good cleanse.
You want to cleanse the energies from your new crystals because they will have absorbed energies that may not serve you in the manner you would like. Regular cleansing keeps them powerful. From there you'll charge and infuse them with the energies and intentions that you want the crystal to help you with.
The easiest way to do both cleansing and charging, is to use the full moon. This is my go-to method. It's a great way for a beginner to start and it works for ALL crystals. I simply leave my stones overnight in the full moon to cleanse AND charge. If it's cloudy that's fine, the energy of the moon is still there. Sometimes if it's nasty outside, I will place them on my window ledge. If you have no way for the moonlight to shine in, just leave them out and know that the moon is doing her thing.
Time to put your intention into the crystal. Meaning, it's time to program the crystal to do what it is you ask it to do. Hold the crystal in your hand and cover it with the other and say:
I intend for this rose quartz (or other stone)
to help increase my ability to love myself and have
confidence and faith in the love I deserve, to allow
love to find me with joy and happiness.
Thank you
Always give gratitude to your crystals, they're energetic beings! Then when you're done with that, keep your hands together with your crystal between them and put the energy into it, you need to visualize a bright white light coming out from your hands and filling up the crystal. You may feel tingly as it charges with your energies. Do this for as long as you can. You'll know when it's done. :)
Now, you can rephrase this however you choose to what suits and fits you and what it is you're needing help with. You can ask it to heal your heart and allow real love to come to you, things like that.
This page explains a lot of what rose quartz qualities are. You can search it for properties of other crystals as well.
