Crystal Tune-up:Charging Your Stones
Charging your crystals is in some ways the opposite of clearing
them. When you clear a crystal you are removing any unwanted
vibrations.
For example, when you first get a crystal you may want to clear
it of any energy it picked up on its way to you. If you've been
doing a lot of emotional healing and releasing with your crystals
you'll also want to clear them because crystals may absorb the
energy you've released.
Crystals should be periodically cleared even if you haven't been
using them for meditation or healing work, if only because they do
get dusty. (This is sometimes called cleaning).
See the article on clearing crystals at for more information on
this.
When you charge crystals you're basically giving them the chance
to refresh their ability to focus and expand their energy. There
are several reasons to do this.
1. Sometimes after you've cleared a crystal its energy may seem
a little dull or flat. 2. A crystal which hasn't been worked with
for a while may also feel this way. 3. f you notice that a crystal
has become cloudy you may want to both clear and activate it. 4. If
you want to program a crystal for a special purpose, before you
program it you may want to activate its energy for that
purpose.
Charging Methods
1. Place crystals in the reflected light of Austrian crystals,
i.e., where the rainbows from such crystals fall. (Note: Austrian
crystals are leaded glass, hence human-made crystals). The crystals
can remain in place for as long as the Austrian crystals are
reflecting sunlight. 2. Place crystals on a quartz cluster. Quartz
amplifies the energy of any crystal with which it is in contact. 3.
Crystals can also be activated with sound. * Put a crystal near a
single-note chime and strike the chime gently several times. This
has a harmonizing effect on the crystal. * If you like to chant and
make it a regular practice do so in the presence of your crystals,
especially if you want to use them as part of your meditational
practice. 4. Your thoughts can have an activating or de-activating
effect on crystals. If your thoughts have been gloomy and you've
also been noticing that your crystals have gotten cloudy or dull,
you'll realize that they've been absorbing your negativity. In this
case do not delay in clearing them thoroughly.
To activate crystals with your thoughts you could hold them in
your hands and visualize them bathed in light and love. You can
also tell them (either silently or aloud) how much you appreciate
them. They may not understand the words (and, then again, they
may), but your intention will be clearly transmitted.
Reiki Charging
If you are a Reiki I practitioner you can charge your crystals
with Reiki energy by holding them in your hands and activating this
energy within you in whatever ways your Reiki Master may have
taught you how to do this. One method is to say "Reiki on." Another
is to give yourself or someone else a Reiki treatment before
charging your crystals.
If you are a Reiki II practitioner you can draw the symbols over
your crystals.
* For simple charging you can draw the energy symbol over a
crystal. * When I want to use a crystal to help clear up some
mental and/or emotional confusion I hold it in one hand and draw
the mental/emotional balance symbol over it. * When I plan to
program a crystal for a goal I draw the distant healing symbol over
it, and sometimes the others afterwards. * I have experienced that
the master attunement symbol on the other symbols to that of a
quartz crystal on other crystals. Thus, you can activate the
symbols (and your crystals) with this symbol if you're a Reiki
Master.
Special-Purpose ActivationYou may want to charge the land you
live on with crystalline energy by burying crystals in the earth.
(Be sure you note or write down where you buried them. A map would
be a good idea.)
Some people like to program crystals, then bury them in their
gardens to help in an abundant crop. If you'd like to charge your
crystals in preparation for this you can bury them in dried
flowers. (If you are using potpourri make sure that it isn't
artificially scented.)
At any time of year (providing the ground isn't frozen) you can
bury one near a tree. This could either be a tree which is your
favorite, or one associated with a particular positive value.
Oaks symbolize strength, junipers purification, and pine trees
in a number of cultures are associated with healing.
You can also get particular results when you place a crystal in
sunlight. This is one of the most powerful ways to charge your
crystal with active energy, i.e., energy which will help you to
manifest what you want.
This is useful if you want to create an increase in some area of
your life, such as increased vitality, income, love. Put the
crystal out in the sun, then program it for your intention.
There are particular times in the solar cycle which have special
energies. The fall equinox is associated with harvest, and you
might want to charge a crystal at this time for the fulfillment of
your dreams. The spring equinox relates to growth.
In general, moonlight has two phases, waxing and waning, and two
other times of significance: the full moon and the dark of the
moon. The energy of the waxing moon relates to new beginnings. The
full moon corresponds to abundance in all areas of life. The waning
moon connects to decrease (decrease of an illness, of debt, of
negativity); while a crystal charged in the dark of the
