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Magick: Charging Your Crystals |
For those who are interested in Magick. Rowan Pendragon explains to us how to charge your crystals for Magick work. Enjoy!
Peace & Love -
During our Crystal Wednesday segments we’ve done a lot of talking about different crystals and their uses of healing and magick, but we haven’t really stopped to talk about some of the real simple basics that go into working with crystals and stones. One of those is the process of charging your stones for your magickal work.
When we talk about charging our crystals we’re actually going to be talking about two processes, the actual charging with intent but also the act of clearing the stone of existing vibrations that it has picked up before we give it specific direction for healing or magick. Some people wonder if they can use a crystal more than once and you certainly can, but you need to take the time to clear it first of any previous energies that it has picked up or been charged with. There will be times that you just wont want to use a stone for anything other than what it was originally intended for, and if that was a spell you might find that once the spell is over the stone feels “dead” or like it will no longer be of use to you. When you find this to be the case, return the stone to the earth, either by tossing into a moving body of water, like the ocean or a river, or burying it in the earth.
Clearing a stone can be done in one of several very simple ways. You can clear your stones by smudging them with cedar or sage. Either break off some sage from a smudge stick or light the end of the smudge stick and rest in a fire safe dish and allow the smoke to rise upward. Hold the stone in the smoke and pass it around several times so that all sides and surface area of the stone are run through the smoke. Visualize any unwanted energies being carried away from the stone and upward with the sage or cedar smoke to be cleansed. This is great and simple and a method best used when you need to clear and work with your stones right away.
Moonlight is another method that can be used if the timing is right. Set your stones out either in a window sill or right outside if there is a place that will be safe for them to be. You will want to place the stones out on the night of the Full Moon and let them saying there all through to the next New Moon. The Waning Moon phase will help to clear and remove all the previously held energies from within the stones. You will want to take the stones out of the sunlight during this process since the sun can bleach out some stones, so each day see how the stones feel to you. You may find that certain stones don’t need to sit out for the full time while others may need several cycles to be fully cleared.
Another method is burying the stone. You can bury your stone in a bowl of cleansing herbs such as sage, cedar, lavender and sweetgrass, or you can bury them in a bowl of dry earth. Some people like to use salt, but salt can react with some crystals causing pitting and even cracking. Be sure to do some research into your crystals before picking a method like this so that you know for sure what your stones can be left safely in. Take the stone and place it deep within the bowl of herbs or soil, cover, and leave in a safe place, like your altar, for several days. If you have a large amount of crystals that just need a general clearing this is a great method to use; place all the stones in a bowl of herbs or soil at the beginning of the Waning Moon and leave them there through the Waning phase, then remove and physical clean. Then you’re ready for our next step, charging.
Charging is just what it sounds like; you’re going to give you stone a job and some direction. Based on the stone and your purpose try and narrow down your intention to a single work or two. For example love or self-love for use with a pink quartz; vision or psychic visions with an amethyst, etc.
Gather together:
- a small bowl of water
- a red candle
- a stick of incense (you can use incense related to your intention or you can use sandalwood)
- a small bowl of soil
- a bottle of anointing oil (again this can be related to your intention, it can be an anointing blend, or it can be plain sandalwood)
- a small charm bag or piece of cloth to keep it in
Set up your items on your altar or other work surface. Light your incense and candle and take a moment to ground and center yourself, clearing seeing your vision of what you wish to charge your crystal for. Have the word or words in mind and keep them in your mind throughout the process. All the other words given here are just my suggestions, so please modify as needed.
Take your crystal and hold it over the incense and say
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