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hii, can you explain how i cleanse my cristalls?would be nice :)

Hi there, thank you for asking this! I haven't talked very much about cleansing crystals in depth.

There are multiple ways to cleanse your crystals, and I encourage trying different methods until you find something that works best for you (This applies to everything in witchcraft basically).

Why Cleanse Your Crystals?

(This is my opinion and experience)

Cleansing your crystals is so important. Crystals are like sponges and will absorb the energy of anything that touches it.

This means anyone who touches your crystals will have some of their energy absorbed by the crystal. If you have a really bad day with a crystal in your pocket, that energy gets absorbed by your crystal.

They project energy back out into the world as well. You don't want any negative energy projected back onto you.

When Do They Need Cleansing?

Cleanse them after:

A bad day if they were in your pocket or being worn.

You hang out with someone new

A ritual

A spell

If their energy feels old, stagnant, or stale

If you haven't paid attention to them in a while

You can cleanse them as often or as little as you would personally like.

How Do You Cleanse Them?

There are multiple ways to cleanse crystals. These are all of the ways that I know of:

NOTE: RESEARCH YOUR CRYSTALS not all of them are safe for water, salt, or sun cleansing

Smoke Cleansing - Lighting an incense, herbal bundle, or whatever you burn and using the smoke to cleanse your crystal.

Sun/Moon Light Cleansing - Leaving the crystals somewhere they can get sun/moonlight (window, outside, etc.) and cleansing them with the light for a few hours

Salt Cleansing - Sticking your crystals in a pile of salt for a couple of hours, cleansing them with earthy energies.

Earth Cleansing - Burying your crystals overnight for the earth to cleanse naturally (Mark where it is so you don't lose them)

Water Cleansing - Running water over your crystals or letting them sit in water for a little while.

Fire Cleansing - Lighting a candle and running your crystal over the candle flame

Sound Cleansing - Using the sound of a Tibetan singing bowl, bells, music, clapping, etc. you can cleanse your crystals by breaking up energy through the vibrations of sound.

That is all that I know about crystal cleansing! I hope this was helpful for you! Let me know if you need more explanation.

hellenic-polytheist

How To Cleanse Your Space

What is cleansing? Cleansing is the act of removing negativity and stagnate energy from your space. Cleansing is an important part of any practice. Certain energies or entities could potentially interfere with any spell work you are doing in that space. Not cleansing can also sometimes interfere with your emotional state if there is too much negative energy.

How can I cleanse? There are plenty of ways to cleanse your space.

One of the more common ways to cleanse is to smoke cleanse; you can smoke cleanse using, herb bundles and incense. However, it is important to be mindful of lung problems, allergies, and pets. Smoke can easily interfere with allergies or lung conditions of you or another person you may be sharing your space with. Smoke cleansing can also be harmful to animals, typically, smaller animals with small lungs can be the most affected by this. If your animal is bigger like a cat or dog I would recommend not having them in the house until the smoke dissipates just to be safe. Also remember to be mindful of any herbs or incense that can be poisonous to certain animals. For example, you can not burn pine if you own cats.

An alternative form of cleansing that does not interfere with lung problems or allergies is to make a room spray. By infusing a water of your choice with specific herbs for cleansing you can create a spray that will do the same thing as smoke cleansing. Just be sure not to spray it directly onto anything that will take water damage.

Sound cleansing is a good way to cleanse that does not involve water or smoke. To sound cleanse you can use your voice, an instrument, wind chimes, singing bowls, or just about anything that makes noise. If you are using your voice or an instrument be sure to have the intention of cleansing your space as you do so. If you are using something like wind chimes you can charge the chimes with sigils, crystals, moon water, moon light, sun light, etc. These chimes will become your a protective charm that also cleanse your space when they make noise. Alternatively, you could scream all your anger out with the intention of cleansing your space and your self if you would rather do that.

Crystal cleansing is a lung friendly, pet friendly, wont cause damage, and wont concern neighbors if you have thin walls. If you are a person who uses crystals in your practice or wish to because you believe in the magical properties of crystals then crystal cleansing is a great way to go. Research different types of crystals and how the cleanse and what they cleanse and research the crystal shapes and what they mean. My personal favorites for cleansing are selenite and snow flake obsidian. Aside from my geological fascination with these two crystals they have amazing cleansing and purifying properties. Those are not the only two you can use, make sure you research as much as possible because crystals can be pricey.

short-baby-witch

Cleansing

This was an idea @kendallscraft reminded me of, so here is a post about it! The methods for cleansing are countless and can depends on the type of witch you are. Here are a few methods for cleansing. But first I will tell you about it's history and what is cleansing really.

First of all, alot of witches forget about cleansing and it's purpose. I personnaly think I don't do enough cleansing! The point of cleansing is to remove and push away unwanted energies such as negative and harmful energies from an object. Just like you are washing your hands to take bacteria off, you are doing the same thing but for objects and negative vibes. It is perfect for starting on a neutral based energy, so you can add onto that. Clensing is a very old method. Even non-witches would clense stuff. Christians would often do that.

Choose your objects to cleanse

Wands, crystals, candles, cauldrons, brooms, altar, house, book of shadows etc... Really anything. You can cleanse anything!

Methods of clensing

Before you jump into that, be careful because some ways of cleansing can be inappropriate for different objects. For exemple, clensing with water could dissolve selenite crystal.

Smoke cleansing

Smoke cleansing is a very common way to cleanse a room or objects. What you do is burn herbs (usually sage) and run your object thru the smoke. If you are clensing your house, just walk around your house with your smudge stick. Sage smoke has been known for centuries for it's healing and detoxifying propreties. This method could be dangerous for your pets if you have some. Just be sure that they are not to close of the smoke and that the house has alot of opened windows.

Water clensing

This is another popular way for clensing. This one though, is harmful to none and is very easy. You can bathe an object, wash it or letting it soak into water. Or you can make a spray. What I do when I bathe objects, I litteraly take a bath with it. It might sounds crazy but not only that it clense the object, but the object absorbs some of your energies! When I wash an object, it's usually when I am running out of time. Run tap water and run your object under the water jet. You can close your eyes and imagine unwanted energies washing off and runig down the bottom of the sink. The method I use the most is letting an object soak into water. It's sort of a two in one because you cleanse the object and charge it at the same time if it's moon water! Making a spray with herbs is also a great method of cleansing with water. Clean an empty spray bottle and add water or moon water with herbs that maches your intentions and spray the infused water on your object.

Salt

What is fun with salt is that it absorbs negative energy and throw it away! Burry your object in salt in a bowl and let it there for a couple of days. Be careful with this method because some stones can react as if it was acid.

Earth

This is a similar method to the salt one except instead of burying the object in salt, you bury it in the earth. I personaly think it's a bit long bit that's my preference. Dig a hole in the earth and place your object in it. After a week it should be cleansed. You might want to wash off the earth off your object after your done.

Sound cleansing

I never used this method but I am curious to know a bit more about it. Place your object somewere and ring a bell while making circles around your object. You can do the same with drums and crystal glasses.

Crystal cleansing

Yes! You can clense objects with crystals! Bigger crystals can absorb alot of negative energy! Just place your object near your big crystal (usually a clear quartz) and what I do is that I make a line of salt that connects the object and the crystal to make the transfer of energy easier.

What now?

Now it's time for charging! Alot of people confuses both and think they are the same thing but they are not! Cleansing is like washing your hands and charging is like putting cream on your hands. You see, you charge the object with different energies for it to give energy in general.

I hope this post was usefull for you and will learn a bit from it! Thank you everyone for supporting me! I just started this blog and am already very proud of myself!

schrawbry-juice

Tips for baby witches, lazy witches, tired witches, or any witch really:

Enchant your morning cup of tea/coffee*

Match the colours of your makeup to your intentions for the day

Visualise the water washing away all the negativity when you shower

Enchant your nail polish (bonus: match the colour to the intention, black for protection, red for love, green for prosperity, etc)

Say your affirmations (for clear skin, fading scars, reducing dullness, etc) when doing your skincare

Charge your perfume with the energy you wish to attract

When tying your shoes, visualise them symbolically protecting you from tripping and “falling” into places and situations that disturb your peace

Use music to your advantage, listen to songs that match your intentions, or alternatively, use music as a tool for divination

Some witches veil to keep their energy from draining and to protect them from others’ emotions, but a beanie works too

If you wear glasses, use them as a tool so that they help you “see clearly”

Put your moisturiser on in the shape of a sigil before massaging it in

Child’s pose is always there for you, use it when you need it (alleviates stress and anxiety, helps clear the mind, releases tension in the back, helps to steady breathing, is overall great for grounding, etc)

Visualise the A+ (on your report card/on the paper after it’s been graded/etc) right before beginning to solve your test/exam, it also helps if you can draw a sigil somewhere on the paper, or trace it on the paper with your finger

When shaving, visualise any energy buildup being shaved off as well

If you play the guitar, draw a sigil on your plectrum/pick for an added boost (this works with other instruments too)

Do not litter out of respect for nature and its spirits

Feel free to add more things onto the list

When you’re just starting out, or even when you’re just too drained to practice your craft like you used to, it can feel like there isn’t enough magic in your life. This is your daily reminder that a lot of the time, the only difference between routine and magick is intent.

*I have been informed that the first link is now private. I will not be changing it, but here is my go-to method for enchanting tea. Stir clockwise to manifest/invite, and counterclockwise to banish/repel. Tap the spoon (or whatever it is that you’re using) thrice against the rim of the cup to seal in the intention.

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Methods of Spell Work

To Banish: • Burning to ashes and sweeping away the ashes • Cast out a window, down a cliffside, etc • Bury it and spit on the spot

To Bind: • Wrap in black thread • Cover in wax or other material • Seal in jar and hide in dark spot

To Hide: • Wrap in ribbon • Place in a (painted) black jar or other container • Cover in cloth or other material and bury

To Encourage: • Plant or bury near the front door/steps • Plant or bury near a window • Place near a window

To Communicate*: • Anoint a candle • Leave out an offering • Meditate • Open the front door and/or windows

To Glamour: • Leave under the full moon • Work with its reflection

To Cleanse: • Bury in salt • Burn herbs and pass through the smoke • Let it bathe in the moonlight

To Protect: • Leave sigils/wards on doors and windows • Carry sigils/wards on every day items (keys, phone case, etc) • Enchant jewelry with protection spells

*: Communication with deities, spirit guides, etc

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easy witchy tips i have learnt through my craft

writing a protective sigil inside your door to avoid bad energies to enter your room

making sigils by yourself works better because you pour your intention into it and can be a great way to manifest

white candles can replace any candle when doing candle magick

clear quartz can replace any crystal

when drinking your daily coffee/tea, stir clockwise to manifest something and anti-clockwise to let go of something. repeat your affirmations as you stir

salt baths absorb bad energies so having a salt bath once in a while helps with having your energies balanced

write an affirmation in a bay leaf and burn it to manifest it

always keep iron on you for protection

work with the moon phases and transits to make your spells more powerful

keep a sigil in your phone case for protection/manifestation

after giving an offering to a deity, return it to the earth

drink mugwort tea for lucid dreaming/astral projection (don’t drink it if you are pregnant!!)

before you put a crystal under water or in the sun, research about it

keep a dream journal. it helps for lucid dreaming.

put an amethyst under your pillow to sleep better and to recall your dreams

charge your tarot/oracle cards by putting a crystal on top of them while you are not usinf them

mix moon or sun water with your cosmetics for a quick beauty spell

try to do an activity to connect yourself with each element everyday. (ex: a bath for water, walking barefoot for earth, lighting a candle for fire, singing for air)

make an habit of meditating everyday

I accidentally started crying when I was supposed to laugh today

#big oops #depression #fake laugh