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"The Easy Way to Cleanse and Recharge Your Crystals and Gemstones

Crystals and gemstones are a large part of my life.  The colors and textures fascinate me.  Each of them has their own energy, which I ‘borrow’ in my everyday Magickal Life.


Over time stones or minerals can be drained of its energy or they sometimes just soak up undesirable energies (such as in healing).  There are many ways to cleanse them.


My favorite and easiest is the freezer.  I know, you may not have heard of this before but it really works!  Stones and minerals can handle extreme temperatures and exposing them to the freezer does cleanse them very, very effectively.


Before placing them into the freezer, I visualize any negative energies being swept away.  I then talk to my stones or minerals asking them to ‘empty out’ the bad energies and to preserve the natural positive energies. I then place them into the freezer, usually 24 hours does the job.