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The Care, Cleansing & Recharging of
Therapeutic Gemstones
Since gemstones are vibrational energy, they can be affected by
energetic impurities that they are intended to release. These unbalanced
energies can be assimilated by gemstones as they are handled, shipped
and used daily. To clear these disharmonious energies and restore
gemstones to peak performance, cleanse gemstones regularly so they may
serve at their highest capacity.
BASIC GUIDELINES
• Handle gemstones with care. They are natural creations from the
earth and are fragile. If dropped on hard surfaces, they may scratch,
fracture or break.
• When wearing therapeutic gemstones, cleanse them at least two times
a week (see below for cleansing techniques). If carrying gemstones or
using them on a desk or nightstand, cleanse every couple of weeks.
• When not wearing or using gemstones, store them in a drawer, covered container or rolled in a jewelry pack.
• For travel, wear gemstones and keep them from being exposed to
airport security X-rays. If you can’t wear them, ask for hand
inspections. (Keep gemstones away from x-rays in dentists’ offices and
hospitals.)
• Avoid keeping gemstones near strong electromagnetic fields
(computers, televisions, cellphones) unless you’re using them
specifically for protection against EMFs and then cleanse them much more
often.
• Take off gemstone jewelry in chlorinated swimming pools or hot
tubs. The chlorine is not good for gemstones. Softer gemstones like
Calcite and Carnelian can disintegrate over time.
CLEANSING YOUR GEMSTONES
• Smudging: This is my favorite and most preferred technique because
it is the safest for all gemstones. I use sage because I like the scent
and I often use it to “smudge” my entire home. You can also use sweet
grass, cedar or incense. Pass the gemstones through the wafting smoke.
I watch the smoke curling around the gemstones and when the smoke
shifts, I know the gemstones are cleansed.
• Salt Water: Use a teaspoon of Sea Salt in a glass bowl of cool
water. Place the gemstones in the water making sure they’re covered.
Allow them to soak for 24 hours to rejuvenate and restore them. This
procedure washes off negative energies and recharges them with healing
energy activating the gemstones essential qualities. PLEASE NOTE:
Certain gemstones that are softer Mica and crystalline are too fragile
and can be damaged by cleansing in salt water. The stones you should NOT
treat this way include Calcite, Carnelian, Labradorite, Lepidolite,
Moldivate, Opal, Turquoise, Ulexite.
• Plant Rejuvenation: Place your gemstone jewelry at the base or on
the branches of a healthy houseplant. The plant’s living energy field
transmutes and clears any disharmonious energies and replenishes
balance. For a deeper cleansing, place your jewelry outside in
underneath or on branches of healthy shrubs or trees.
• Flower Water: Soak your gemstones in flower water made with the
petals of flowers such as rose, honeysuckle, orange bloosoms for 24
hours to remove all negative energies. However do NOT use this
technique for softer Mica and crystalline stones as mentioned for the
Salt Water technique. In the case of more fragile gemstones, fill a
bowl with rose petals instead and place your jewelry on the bed of
petals.
RECHARGING YOUR GEMSTONES
• Sun & Full Moon: The sun or full moon clears, energizes and
thoroughly revitalizes natural gemstones. Place your gemstones outdoors
if possible (second best choice is a window with bright exposure) for 24
hours. However be careful with full sun exposure as certain gemstones
may fade such as Amethyst, Celestite, Opal and Turquoise.
• Rain Water: Place gemstones outside during a rainstorm. Sit them in
the grass and leave them for a few hours or overnight. This is an
excellent cleanse and also recharges. USE FOR LOOSE GEMSTONES ONLY. If
your gemstones are made into jewelry, the water can eventually corrode
the thread/string or clasps. So the first recharging suggestion would
be a better choice.
• Earth: Burying your gemstones in the ground is another good way to
cleanse and recharge them. Leave them for 24 hours but make sure you
mark the spot you buried them.
• Waterfalls & Oceans: Another powerful technique for
rejuvenating your gemstones (and cleansing them) is to place them in a
natural stream of water from a waterfall, ocean, stream or creek. Leave
the gemstones in water for up to 20 minutes but be sure to secure them
adequately. USE FOR LOOSE GEMSTONES ONLY not jewelry as the salts and minerals can corrode string, clasps, etc.
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