How To Clear Your Stones

Gemstones and crystals are ALIVE, AWARE and RESPONSIVE. Just like clearing methods work in a unique way for each one of us, no two gemstones will need the same care. There are, however, suggestions for clearing by general categories that will help as you cultivate your relationship with your stones. 

I received a bountiful gift from Mother Earth when my husband came home with boxes full of gemstones from a customer. This was better than Christmas for a shaman like me! The gentleman who had collected stones throughout the years had placed all the rocks in labeled plastic containers. It felt so good to get these beautiful beings back on the earth so they could refresh and recharge. I placed them outside next to my raised bed gardens at the edge of our property, where they would not be disturbed. 

When I place crystals on the ground overnight, I check back in with them the next day to see if they are charged up, clean and ready to work with me again. The intuitive process of clearing stones requires love, patience and communication. Typically the stones are not all finished clearing at the same time.

Besides giving your rocks an overnight stay on the earth to be charged with moonlight and sunshine, other methods of clearing include:

*Placing stones in a bowl of sea salt

*Immersing the stones in fresh water or sea water

*Some stones have taken on so many emotions that they must be buried in the ground for awhile in order to fully cleanse