Cleansing Crystals in a window...does this count?

August 17, 2006

I cannot handle keeping my crystals outside for 24 hours until I can

afford a gated, guarded residence. Since that is not going to happen

soon, or in this particular lifetime, I was wondering if being on a

window sil counts as cleansing?

I have a bow window, and the sun and the moonlight does come in the

window. Now, here is my a-retentive twist...the window is one of

those state of the art tinted things with the gas inbetween the

panes, so my question to you is this: Does that effect the cleansing

power? Or perhaps being it's inside there is not any cleansing

happening anyway with or without tint and gas between panes.

Thanks so much for your help on this. I think I will just revert to

smudging and selenite if that is the case.

One last note...I believe that somewhere along the line I was told

that all crystals need about 5 hours of sunlight a week. Is this

true?

Thanks for your help,

Much love,

Lorain

August 17, 2006

Absolutely not! If you put certain items... actually many items into

the sun they will lose their color!

Amethyst

Citrines

Rose Quartz

All Calcites

many many others!

Some folks like putting their crystals in the sun to charge them...

Me.. Myself and I fully believe that intent is the most powerful

force on the planet.. so using that force to cleanse and charge

crystals will work very well.

There are so many wives tales when it comes to crystals.... I wish some

of them would just go away. as they do more harm than good. Yeah..

sure.. wash your selenite in Sea Water.. then ask " What Selenite " as

it dissolves and it is gone. Be careful when doing something

that you have " heard somewhere " . Do the research... trust your gut..

and love your crystals. :-)

In gratitude,

John Van Rees

http://www.exquisitecrystals.com

>One last note...I believe that somewhere along the line I was told

>that all crystals need about 5 hours of sunlight a week. Is this

>true?

>

>Thanks for your help,

>

>Much love,

>Lorain

>

August 17, 2006

In a message dated 8/16/2006 10:44:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

TheKoolLottes writes:

>>>I have a bow window, and the sun and the moonlight does come in the

window. Now, here is my a-retentive twist...the window is one of

those state of the art tinted things with the gas inbetween the

panes, so my question to you is this: Does that effect the cleansing

power? Or perhaps being it's inside there is not any cleansing

happening anyway with or without tint and gas between panes.<<<

To me a window is a window regardless of the treatment on it. The purpose of

the tint is to block out harmful rays and also assist with keeping indoor

temps cooler. The tint can only help your crystals as far as those that are

potential direct sunlight sensitive and can potentially fade from the sun's

rays

As to the effectiveness of the sun/moon cleansing/charging through a window

verses out in direct *contact* with them .... my feeling is it is all in the

intent YOU have for the crystal spirits residing with you. If you feel it is

cleansing them thoroughly then it is. You work with them and handle them so

would be most familiar with the energies and when they get a little flat or

off. If they feel cleansed and refreshed to you that is all that matters.

The folks who might argue the point are probably also those who will tell

you that you can only use sage for smudging and salt is a great cleansing agent

for crystals. Salt is caustic and I learned my lesson the hard way early on

with using salt to cleanse other crystals. I actually had salt eat into a

smokey quartz crystal. I was stunned I can tell you, especially due to the

hardness of quartz! Salt will also pit and eat through aluminum (and probably

all

other soft metals). So why would I want to use salt for cleansing my

crystals? I don't and won't use salt again for any kind of cleansing that a

chemical

reaction is possible. As for sage, I personally only think sage belongs in

stuffing ;-). I do not smudge with it at all. I like using Frankincense and

Dragonsblood. Quite frankly to me ANY incense that you personally like and

enjoy

will work for smudging because again it has much to do with YOUR intent and

not the actual tools you use to assist with the job. Tools make for a good

focus/channel for your own energy and the universal energies you are calling

upon to assist.

>>>One last note...I believe that somewhere along the line I was told

that all crystals need about 5 hours of sunlight a week. Is this

true?<<<

>See above comments< but in addition, length of time a crystal needs to be

cleansed and charged varies from crystal to crystal and more importantly what

the crystal was used for that is needs to be cleansed. If you were using it

for a meditation tool, it will need less cleansing/resting time then if you

were a crystal healer using it to assist a cancer patient. The crystal would be

giving much more of itself/energy to that cancer patient then to a meditation

session.

Blessings to your day all,

ReNau

August 18, 2006

Hi, I'm a newcomer to the list. This might be covered somewhere

else, if it is, please let me know. I was wondering...I usually

leave my crystals in the sun to cleanse them as that's worked well

for me. But I've also heard that burying them is a good way for

clearing them?

Deb

, renaumoon wrote:

>

> In a message dated 8/16/2006 10:44:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> TheKoolLottes writes:

>

> >>>I have a bow window, and the sun and the moonlight does come

in the

> window. Now, here is my a-retentive twist...the window is one of

> those state of the art tinted things with the gas inbetween the

> panes, so my question to you is this: Does that effect the

cleansing

> power? Or perhaps being it's inside there is not any cleansing

> happening anyway with or without tint and gas between panes.<<<

>

> To me a window is a window regardless of the treatment on it. The

purpose of

> the tint is to block out harmful rays and also assist with

keeping indoor

> temps cooler. The tint can only help your crystals as far as

those that are

> potential direct sunlight sensitive and can potentially fade from

the sun's rays

>

> As to the effectiveness of the sun/moon cleansing/charging

through a window

> verses out in direct *contact* with them .... my feeling is it is

all in the

> intent YOU have for the crystal spirits residing with you. If you

feel it is

> cleansing them thoroughly then it is. You work with them and

handle them so

> would be most familiar with the energies and when they get a

little flat or

> off. If they feel cleansed and refreshed to you that is all that

matters.

>

> The folks who might argue the point are probably also those who

will tell

> you that you can only use sage for smudging and salt is a great

cleansing agent

> for crystals. Salt is caustic and I learned my lesson the hard

way early on

> with using salt to cleanse other crystals. I actually had salt

eat into a

> smokey quartz crystal. I was stunned I can tell you, especially

due to the

> hardness of quartz! Salt will also pit and eat through aluminum

(and probably all

> other soft metals). So why would I want to use salt for cleansing

my

> crystals? I don't and won't use salt again for any kind of

cleansing that a chemical

> reaction is possible. As for sage, I personally only think sage

belongs in

> stuffing ;-). I do not smudge with it at all. I like using

Frankincense and

> Dragonsblood. Quite frankly to me ANY incense that you personally

like and enjoy

> will work for smudging because again it has much to do with YOUR

intent and

> not the actual tools you use to assist with the job. Tools make

for a good

> focus/channel for your own energy and the universal energies you

are calling

> upon to assist.

>

> >>>One last note...I believe that somewhere along the line I was

told

> that all crystals need about 5 hours of sunlight a week. Is this

> true?<<<

>

> >See above comments< but in addition, length of time a crystal

needs to be

> cleansed and charged varies from crystal to crystal and more

importantly what

> the crystal was used for that is needs to be cleansed. If you were

using it

> for a meditation tool, it will need less cleansing/resting time

then if you

> were a crystal healer using it to assist a cancer patient. The

crystal would be

> giving much more of itself/energy to that cancer patient then to a

meditation

> session.

>

> Blessings to your day all,

> ReNau

>

August 18, 2006

Only if you want a dog to dig them up like a bone...

Check the recent archive posts for cleansing advice.

John

www.exquisitecrystals.com

At 05:15 PM 8/17/2006, you wrote:

>Hi, I'm a newcomer to the list. This might be covered somewhere

>else, if it is, please let me know. I was wondering...I usually

>leave my crystals in the sun to cleanse them as that's worked well

>for me. But I've also heard that burying them is a good way for

>clearing them?

>Deb

>--- In

><%40>@\

groups.com,

>renaumoon wrote:

> >

> > In a message dated 8/16/2006 10:44:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> > TheKoolLottes writes:

> >

> > >>>I have a bow window, and the sun and the moonlight does come

>in the

> > window. Now, here is my a-retentive twist...the window is one of

> > those state of the art tinted things with the gas inbetween the

> > panes, so my question to you is this: Does that effect the

>cleansing

> > power? Or perhaps being it's inside there is not any cleansing

> > happening anyway with or without tint and gas between panes.<<<

> >

> > To me a window is a window regardless of the treatment on it. The

>purpose of

> > the tint is to block out harmful rays and also assist with

>keeping indoor

> > temps cooler. The tint can only help your crystals as far as

>those that are

> > potential direct sunlight sensitive and can potentially fade from

>the sun's rays

> >

> > As to the effectiveness of the sun/moon cleansing/charging

>through a window

> > verses out in direct *contact* with them .... my feeling is it is

>all in the

> > intent YOU have for the crystal spirits residing with you. If you

>feel it is

> > cleansing them thoroughly then it is. You work with them and

>handle them so

> > would be most familiar with the energies and when they get a

>little flat or

> > off. If they feel cleansed and refreshed to you that is all that

>matters.

> >

> > The folks who might argue the point are probably also those who

>will tell

> > you that you can only use sage for smudging and salt is a great

>cleansing agent

> > for crystals. Salt is caustic and I learned my lesson the hard

>way early on

> > with using salt to cleanse other crystals. I actually had salt

>eat into a

> > smokey quartz crystal. I was stunned I can tell you, especially

>due to the

> > hardness of quartz! Salt will also pit and eat through aluminum

>(and probably all

> > other soft metals). So why would I want to use salt for cleansing

>my

> > crystals? I don't and won't use salt again for any kind of

>cleansing that a chemical

> > reaction is possible. As for sage, I personally only think sage

>belongs in

> > stuffing ;-). I do not smudge with it at all. I like using

>Frankincense and

> > Dragonsblood. Quite frankly to me ANY incense that you personally

>like and enjoy

> > will work for smudging because again it has much to do with YOUR

>intent and

> > not the actual tools you use to assist with the job. Tools make

>for a good

> > focus/channel for your own energy and the universal energies you

>are calling

> > upon to assist.

> >

> > >>>One last note...I believe that somewhere along the line I was

>told

> > that all crystals need about 5 hours of sunlight a week. Is this

> > true?<<<

> >

> > >See above comments< but in addition, length of time a crystal

>needs to be

> > cleansed and charged varies from crystal to crystal and more

>importantly what

> > the crystal was used for that is needs to be cleansed. If you were

>using it

> > for a meditation tool, it will need less cleansing/resting time

>then if you

> > were a crystal healer using it to assist a cancer patient. The

>crystal would be

> > giving much more of itself/energy to that cancer patient then to a

>meditation

> > session.

> >

> > Blessings to your day all,

> > ReNau

> >

August 18, 2006

HI all

Id like to comment on the cleansing part, I have found two ways that work

for me to cleanse my crystals. One is with natural spring water, NOT TAP

WATER, theres too many chemicals in tap water and will only add to your need

to cleanse them. Im lucky enough to have a natural spring water running in

my village so I take my crystals out there and cleanse them that way. Ive

had a few ' funny ' looks from fellow villagers wondering what im doing, and

I just look at them and tell them " im cleansing my crystals :-) " The other

way is by placing them in my big piece of Amethyst, if your lucky enough to

have a fairly large piece you can place them inside the Amethyst and leave

for afew days and it will cleanse your crystals for you.

I do have to point out that like the earier post its your intention that

works with the crystals. If you also do any kind of healing then you can

cleanse them yourself. I am often asked while out to cleanse a crystal for a

friend right there and then and as I do various healing methods I am able to

do this for them or myself.

I have also learned the hard way that leaving crystals in the sun will fade

their colour so please don't use this method. But the fun can be in finding

out all about which ways work best for each crystal and yourself.

Blessings

Sharon,Merlin,Missy

----

John Van Rees

18/08/2006 05:52:12

Re: [CrystalHW] Re: Cleansing Crystals in a window...does this

count?

Only if you want a dog to dig them up like a bone...

Check the recent archive posts for cleansing advice.

John

www.exquisitecrystals.com

At 05:15 PM 8/17/2006, you wrote:

>Hi, I'm a newcomer to the list. This might be covered somewhere

>else, if it is, please let me know. I was wondering...I usually

>leave my crystals in the sun to cleanse them as that's worked well

>for me. But I've also heard that burying them is a good way for

>clearing them?

>Deb

>--- In

><%40

com> ,

>renaumoon wrote:

> >

> > In a message dated 8/16/2006 10:44:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> > TheKoolLottes writes:

> >

> > >>>I have a bow window, and the sun and the moonlight does come

>in the

> > window. Now, here is my a-retentive twist...the window is one of

> > those state of the art tinted things with the gas inbetween the

> > panes, so my question to you is this: Does that effect the

>cleansing

> > power? Or perhaps being it's inside there is not any cleansing

> > happening anyway with or without tint and gas between panes.<<<

> >

> > To me a window is a window regardless of the treatment on it. The

>purpose of

> > the tint is to block out harmful rays and also assist with

>keeping indoor

> > temps cooler. The tint can only help your crystals as far as

>those that are

> > potential direct sunlight sensitive and can potentially fade from

>the sun's rays

> >

> > As to the effectiveness of the sun/moon cleansing/charging

>through a window

> > verses out in direct *contact* with them .... my feeling is it is

>all in the

> > intent YOU have for the crystal spirits residing with you. If you

>feel it is

> > cleansing them thoroughly then it is. You work with them and

>handle them so

> > would be most familiar with the energies and when they get a

>little flat or

> > off. If they feel cleansed and refreshed to you that is all that

>matters.

> >

> > The folks who might argue the point are probably also those who

>will tell

> > you that you can only use sage for smudging and salt is a great

>cleansing agent

> > for crystals. Salt is caustic and I learned my lesson the hard

>way early on

> > with using salt to cleanse other crystals. I actually had salt

>eat into a

> > smokey quartz crystal. I was stunned I can tell you, especially

>due to the

> > hardness of quartz! Salt will also pit and eat through aluminum

>(and probably all

> > other soft metals). So why would I want to use salt for cleansing

>my

> > crystals? I don't and won't use salt again for any kind of

>cleansing that a chemical

> > reaction is possible. As for sage, I personally only think sage

>belongs in

> > stuffing ;-). I do not smudge with it at all. I like using

>Frankincense and

> > Dragonsblood. Quite frankly to me ANY incense that you personally

>like and enjoy

> > will work for smudging because again it has much to do with YOUR

>intent and

> > not the actual tools you use to assist with the job. Tools make

>for a good

> > focus/channel for your own energy and the universal energies you

>are calling

> > upon to assist.

> >

> > >>>One last note...I believe that somewhere along the line I was

>told

> > that all crystals need about 5 hours of sunlight a week. Is this

> > true?<<<

> >

> > >See above comments< but in addition, length of time a crystal

>needs to be

> > cleansed and charged varies from crystal to crystal and more

>importantly what

> > the crystal was used for that is needs to be cleansed. If you were

>using it

> > for a meditation tool, it will need less cleansing/resting time

>then if you

> > were a crystal healer using it to assist a cancer patient. The

>crystal would be

> > giving much more of itself/energy to that cancer patient then to a

>meditation

> > session.

> >

> > Blessings to your day all,

> > ReNau

> >

August 18, 2006

I have heard that as well.

Julia

Deb Dub <reikipractice wrote:

Hi, I'm a newcomer to the list. This might be covered somewhere

else, if it is, please let me know. I was wondering...I usually

leave my crystals in the sun to cleanse them as that's worked well

for me. But I've also heard that burying them is a good way for

clearing them?

Deb

, renaumoon wrote:

>

> In a message dated 8/16/2006 10:44:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> TheKoolLottes writes:

>

> >>>I have a bow window, and the sun and the moonlight does come

in the

> window. Now, here is my a-retentive twist...the window is one of

> those state of the art tinted things with the gas inbetween the

> panes, so my question to you is this: Does that effect the

cleansing

> power? Or perhaps being it's inside there is not any cleansing

> happening anyway with or without tint and gas between panes.<<<

>

> To me a window is a window regardless of the treatment on it. The

purpose of

> the tint is to block out harmful rays and also assist with

keeping indoor

> temps cooler. The tint can only help your crystals as far as

those that are

> potential direct sunlight sensitive and can potentially fade from

the sun's rays

>

> As to the effectiveness of the sun/moon cleansing/charging

through a window

> verses out in direct *contact* with them .... my feeling is it is

all in the

> intent YOU have for the crystal spirits residing with you. If you

feel it is

> cleansing them thoroughly then it is. You work with them and

handle them so

> would be most familiar with the energies and when they get a

little flat or

> off. If they feel cleansed and refreshed to you that is all that

matters.

>

> The folks who might argue the point are probably also those who

will tell

> you that you can only use sage for smudging and salt is a great

cleansing agent

> for crystals. Salt is caustic and I learned my lesson the hard

way early on

> with using salt to cleanse other crystals. I actually had salt

eat into a

> smokey quartz crystal. I was stunned I can tell you, especially

due to the

> hardness of quartz! Salt will also pit and eat through aluminum

(and probably all

> other soft metals). So why would I want to use salt for cleansing

my

> crystals? I don't and won't use salt again for any kind of

cleansing that a chemical

> reaction is possible. As for sage, I personally only think sage

belongs in

> stuffing ;-). I do not smudge with it at all. I like using

Frankincense and

> Dragonsblood. Quite frankly to me ANY incense that you personally

like and enjoy

> will work for smudging because again it has much to do with YOUR

intent and

> not the actual tools you use to assist with the job. Tools make

for a good

> focus/channel for your own energy and the universal energies you

are calling

> upon to assist.

>

> >>>One last note...I believe that somewhere along the line I was

told

> that all crystals need about 5 hours of sunlight a week. Is this

> true?<<<

>

> >See above comments< but in addition, length of time a crystal

needs to be

> cleansed and charged varies from crystal to crystal and more

importantly what

> the crystal was used for that is needs to be cleansed. If you were

using it

> for a meditation tool, it will need less cleansing/resting time

then if you

> were a crystal healer using it to assist a cancer patient. The

crystal would be

> giving much more of itself/energy to that cancer patient then to a

meditation

> session.

>

> Blessings to your day all,

> ReNau

>

August 18, 2006

Hi John!

I totally aggree with what you said. For cleaning and charging my crystals I

always take the crystal into my right hand and say a prayer whilst focusing my

intention on what I want the crystal to work for. I also sometimes rub on my

quarz crystals plant oils and essences.

Warmly,

Alisa

John Van Rees <john wrote:

Absolutely not! If you put certain items... actually many items into

the sun they will lose their color!

Amethyst

Citrines

Rose Quartz

All Calcites

many many others!

Some folks like putting their crystals in the sun to charge them...

Me.. Myself and I fully believe that intent is the most powerful

force on the planet.. so using that force to cleanse and charge

crystals will work very well.

There are so many wives tales when it comes to crystals.... I wish some

of them would just go away. as they do more harm than good. Yeah..

sure.. wash your selenite in Sea Water.. then ask " What Selenite " as

it dissolves and it is gone. Be careful when doing something

that you have " heard somewhere " . Do the research... trust your gut..

and love your crystals. :-)

In gratitude,

John Van Rees

http://www.exquisitecrystals.com

>One last note...I believe that somewhere along the line I was told

>that all crystals need about 5 hours of sunlight a week. Is this

>true?

>

>Thanks for your help,

>

>Much love,

>Lorain

>

August 18, 2006

I have found that the whole clearing crystals thing is way overdone.

Most crystals most of the time are self clearing , The purpose of most

clearing is to enable the people to clarify their ability to connect

with the crystals. Often crystal clearing is done because we are

shifting responsibility for our cloudiness to our crystal companions.

Most of the time when a crystal does need clearing it will ask

..Crystals often accept energy and attention in the form of clearing

the same way we might take a day at the spa a refreshing pause. These

efforts help us clarify our intention and intuition . My crystals that

like sun, get some sun. My crystals that like moon get some moonlight .

Some of the crystals in my home rest occasionally on other crystal

clusters , I even smudge at times more for the house and family than

for the stones. I do have some in the flower petals drying for

potpourri. Clearing is largely for the benefit of the humans, for the

most part it can mute those distracting memory imprints that bother

people so that we connect with our intuition and with the crystal

spirit/Deva .While sometimes crystals do absorb and hold energies that

people don't do well with, those energies do not usually bother the

stones. Even the witness stones from Dachau and Buchenwald which

carry painful energies and imprints as a testimonial and lesson are not

themselves harms or impeded by those energies. ( intelligent filters are

placed on them to shield those who must work around them but do not

need the lesson) I do have a clearing energy in my crystal empowerment

set which was given me by the crystal Deva The crystals like it .

however I get that it mainly gives us children something to help us

develop our skills and because at the time I was given the set we all

expected to need to clear our crystals all the time. Colored light

effects us glass filters out some rays whether or not it is tinted

Intention can bring any energies you or the crystals need into the area

.. You can Offer clearing or charging or other energies and methods as a

part of your respect and gratitude Many crystals and other beings

trees etc. do annoy accepting energies and attention. They will refuse

what they do not wish and may help you with guidance on your work.

Rather than being something that must be done or something that removes

possible danger to you or " tames the beast " Any clearing is part of

your process of developing a relationship with the crystals an action

of ceremonial and spiritual communion . it could a kind of party to

celebrate that connection and the blessings from the relationship. So

if you were a crystal and this were a party for crystals what kind of

treats would you like ?

Peggy Jentoft

--

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Angels, Huna, fairies, mystic " skills & secrets " ,PSP presets,Reiki,

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August 18, 2006

Peggy,

I love to read your writings. I agree with you. I have a rainbow obsidian

sphere that loves to absorb energies that my clients want to release. And it

does not like to be cleansed. I only cleanse the ones that request it.

Blessings,

Laurie

_____

On Behalf Of rosequartz

Friday, August 18, 2006 11:17 AM