Smoke cleansing using incense is a very popular practice. However, sometimes it is not possible to use smoke, for example if you have respiratory problems such as asthma, or if you have pets, as the use of incense in small spaces where animals are present is strongly discouraged.
Fortunately, there are many other ways to energetically cleanse crystals that are just as effective. Before I introduce them, let me remind you to listen to your intuition and trust it - if you feel that your crystals don't need cleansing, you don't need to do anything.
🌍 EARTH 🌍
To energetically cleanse your crystal, place it on the ground / patch of soil for at least 12 hours. You can do this in your garden if you have the option, or place it on the soil of your favourite plant.
🎶 SOUND 🎶
You can cleanse a crystal with sound in several different ways. You can use bells, Tibetan or crystal sound bowls, expose them to certain frequencies or play your favourite music.
💎 OTHER CRYSTALS 💎
You can clean the crystals with other, larger crystals. For this method, choose crystals with a higher vibration and ones that are known to energetically cleanse themselves. Examples of such crystals are selenite and kyanite. Place the crystal you want to cleanse at least for a few hours, or even better overnight, on or in close proximity to the selenite or kyanite.
💧 WATER 💧
The crystal can be cleansed under running water. It's great if you can do it outdoors, in a river or waterfall, but please take care for your safety.Alternatively, you can use tap water instead. When you choose to energetically cleanse crystals with water, always be careful to only do this with crystals that can come into contact with the water* and will not be damaged by it.
*Each crystal has a specified level of hardness on the Mosh scale. Crystals that are harder and have a hardness of 6 or more on the Mohs scale will in general not be damaged in water, but check for each individual crystal anyway. However, all crystals with a hardness below 6 should definitely not be placed in water.
