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Chakra stones are great for balancing and removing negative energy from your body, but how do you remove it from your stone afterwards? It’s important to cleanse your stones after they become saturated with negative energy, and thankfully there are a lot of quick and easy options to get this done. Read on for a comprehensive list of ways to safely cleanse your chakra stones and get back to healing with a blank slate.
This article is based on an interview with our spiritual advisor and reiki master, Emily Christensen, founder of Rainbow Raaja. Check out the full interview here.
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QuestionHow can you cleanse chakra stones with salt?Emily ChristensenEmily Christensen is a Shamanic Spiritual Advisor, Reiki Master, and the Founder of Rainbow Raaja based in Southern California and now King County, Washington. Emily has over six years of experience as a Massage Therapist and in using tarot cards, crystal therapy, light work (reiki, light codes, energy therapy), and shamanic healing. She received Reiki Master training from the Hands on Healing Institute. Emily is also a certified Bodywork Therapist by the California Massage Therapy Council and an Ordained Shamanic Minister with the Universal Life Church.
Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow RaajaFill a small bowl or pan with sea salts or Himalayan salt (normal salt works too, but coarse salt is best). Place your crystals in the salt bath—you can even add herbs like rosemary or small clearing/grounding crystals like hematite.
Warnings
- Do not cleanse these stones with water since they’re softer and might begin to dissolve: selenite, celestine, fluorite, black tourmaline, turquoise, pyrite, topaz, moonstone, or opal.[21]⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Do not cleanse these stones with salt since the chemical reaction might cause them to corrode: turquoise, malachite, calcite, amber, azurite, topaz, moonstone, opal, selenite, red coral.[22]⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Do not cleanse these stones with sunlight since they can fade, darken, or change color: aquamarine, chlorargyrite, cinnabar, creedite, fluorite, topaz.[23]⧼thumbs_response⧽
References
- ↑ Emily Christensen. Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja. Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
- ↑ https://www.thewayward.co/wellbeing/2019/the-complete-guide-to-cleansing-crystals
- ↑ Emily Christensen. Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja. Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
- ↑ https://www.thewayward.co/wellbeing/2019/the-complete-guide-to-cleansing-crystals
- ↑ https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a32097392/how-to-cleanse-crystals/
- ↑ https://www.gaia.com/article/crystal-care-clearing-cleansing-charging-your-crystals
- ↑ https://reikirays.com/1407/cleansing-crystals-with-reiki-by-burying-them/
- ↑ Emily Christensen. Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja. Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
- ↑ https://www.thewayward.co/wellbeing/2019/the-complete-guide-to-cleansing-crystals
- ↑ https://www.mineralsgeek.com/which-crystals-fade-in-the-sun-and-how-to-protect-them/
- ↑ Emily Christensen. Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja. Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
- ↑ https://www.danspapers.com/2015/06/monte-farbers-psychic-thoughts-how-to-clear-your-stones-crystals/
- ↑ https://wanderlust.com/journal/supercharge-what-you-need-to-know-about-cleansing-crystals/
- ↑ https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a32097392/how-to-cleanse-crystals/
- ↑ Emily Christensen. Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja. Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
- ↑ https://www.thewayward.co/wellbeing/2019/the-complete-guide-to-cleansing-crystals
- ↑ Emily Christensen. Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja. Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
- ↑ https://wanderlust.com/journal/supercharge-what-you-need-to-know-about-cleansing-crystals/
- ↑ Emily Christensen. Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja. Expert Interview. 8 July 2020.
- ↑ https://wanderlust.com/journal/supercharge-what-you-need-to-know-about-cleansing-crystals/
- ↑ https://www.freeingthebutterfly.com/blog/water-safe-crystals-for-crystal-water-and-crystal-baths
- ↑ https://www.wemystic.com/stones-and-crystals-you-shouldnt-cleanse-in-salt-water/
- ↑ https://www.mineralsgeek.com/which-crystals-fade-in-the-sun-and-how-to-protect-them/
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