6 Ways To Cleanse Your Healing Crystals

Skip navigation!ADVERTISEMENTStory from Spirit6 Ways To Cleanse Your Healing CrystalsSara CoughlinAugust 24, 2017, 6:20 PM ADVERTISEMENTSee All SlidesBegin SlideshowPhotographed by Dan McCoy.Once you select the best crystal (or crystals) for your needs, it won't serve you to let it sit on your desk and collect dust. It's important that you maintain your crystal like an engine — otherwise, how else will it continue to run properly?Some varieties of crystals are believed to soak up the energy around them, while others act as a magnet for energy. For example, protective crystals absorb negativity while prosperity crystals attract positivity and success. Whether they function like a sponge or a filter, they're bound to get a little clogged, so to speak, after a while. That's when it's time to cleanse.There's no exact rule for when and how often you should cleanse your crystals. As you form a relationship with the stones in your collection, you'll be able to recognize when each one is starting to lag in its powers. If you have a black tourmaline, for instance, and notice that you're having a streak of bad moods, it's probably time to purify that stone, to get it back in tip-top, bad-vibe-blocking shape.Ahead, we've rounded up six ways to cleanse your crystals. Read on to determine which method is right for you.Begin Slideshow ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT HoroscopesYour Valentine’s Day Horoscope Is HereHappy Valentine’s Day! This year, we are reflecting on the importance of connection and acceptance — not from others, but from the relationship we haveby Lisa StardustHoroscopesSaturn In Aries Is Here — & It’s Time For You To Take ControlTime stands still for no one, or so the planet Saturn teaches us. Saturn is leading us into Aries on February 13th. As we move onward in life, the austere by Lisa StardustHoroscopesVenus In Pisces Is Here — & Now Let Your Own Fairytale UnfoldIn the midst of all the chaos going on in the world, it’s nice to know that Venus in Pisces is bringing us a fairytale vibe. Venus in Pisces, which lby Lisa StardustHoroscopesYour Horoscope This Week: February 8 To 14Cosmic beings, this week opens with the Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio, a liminal checkpoint between what has already climaxed and what is about to be rebornby Dossé-Via TrenouSin VergüenzaYour 2026 Valentine’s Day Tarot Reading Is Hereby Tatianna TarotHoroscopesYour Horoscope This Week: February 1 To 7Cosmic beings, this week opens loud. The Leo Full Moon on February 1st is not subtle, not chill, and definitely not interested in you playing it cool. Thisby Dossé-Via TrenouHoroscopesThe Full Snow Moon In Leo Is Here — & It Marks A Time Of Renewal ...Get ready to roar! The Full Snow Moon in Leo on February 1st demands that we take charge. How? By fighting for fairness and equality, while simultaneously by Lisa StardustHoroscopesYour February Horoscope Is Here — & It’ll Open A Rare Chapt...Cosmic beings, February is not playing around. This is an eclipse month, the official start of the Year of the Fire House, and one of those rare chapters wby Dossé-Via TrenouHoroscopesYour Horoscope This Week: January 25 To 31R29 babes, the week opens under the influence of a first quarter moon in Taurus on January 25th, a moment that often brings the first real tests of the intby Dossé-Via TrenouHoroscopesNeptune In Aries Begins Its 14-Year Transit — & You’ll Experience...Elusive and empathetic Neptune is re-entering Aries on January 26th, offering us a second chance to understand the journey ahead. This time around, weby Lisa StardustHoroscopesMars In Aquarius Is Here — It’s Time To Express YourselfYou say you want change? Well, the time has come! Action planet Mars is entering the sign of Aquarius, encouraging us to push back popular nby Lisa StardustHoroscopesYour Horoscope This Week: January 18 To 24We begin this week under the energy of the first New Moon of 2026, which arrives on January 18th at 2:52 p.m. EST at 28 degrees Capricorn. New Moons mark bby Dossé-Via TrenouADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT