Don't Cleanse These Crystals in Water!

After doing some research on safe crystals, and how not to cleanse crystals, I stumbled upon some interesting things. So, I decided to cram the research into a list!

During research, I found that a shocking amount of crystals can’t be submerged/cleansed in water because they contain chemicals that will release in water. I also found that I few will disperse and even disintegrate in water!

You can use sandalwood incense, or another type of cleansing incense and hover your crystals in them. Especially since there’s a lot of crystals on my list that you either can't cleanse them in salt or water or both.

Salt is an effective cleanser for crystals too. But when cleansing them in water, you do not need to leave them in long enough for certain minerals to break down. It’s all about your intention. 

As a general rule, don't put Porous Stones in water! (Also Desert Roses are basically just sand loosely packed together, so DON'T!) Another I can think of would be not putting Sulfur Crystals in water because I don't know exactly what would happen, but it probably won't end up good. Always research your mineralogy before using them in spells or otherwise!

Just use earth, energy, or moonlight. Water, sun, and salt damage most if not all crystals.

Crystals to NOT cleanse/make gem water from:

1.Aquamarine

2.Turquoise

3.Pyrite

4. Ruby

5. Moonstone

6. Lapis Lazuli

7. Halite (I mean…it IS a salt crystal)

8. Garnet

9. Flourite

10. Amazonite

11. Desert Rose (I just found this out and I’m glad I did because I have one!)

12. Gypsum

13. Talc (just don’t do it)

14. Calcite

15. Angelite

16. Malachite (Really soft, massively toxic in water, even touching the water it’s in is dangerous itself!)

17. Witherite (just don’t…just don’t)

18. Any crystal containing copper!!

19. Selenite

20. Celestine 

21. Cinnabar (REALLY NEVER)

All I’ve got for now! If there's something that I forgot to mention and that's not on this list, please let me know and I will add it to this list. 

Instead of cleansing with water, cleanse these in the sunlight (just note, that some crystals fade in the sun), Moonlight (always safe, haha), Earth, or just general energy!


Links:
Choose and Cleanse Crystals for Healing

Kisses and Chaos - How to Charge Crystals Using The Full Moon

Charging Methods for Sigils

Charging Methods

This is no where near all the ways you can charge things so feel free to add to the list or send me other methods so I can add them to this list here. I intend to go back and add to it occasionally.







Fire

• Draw it on paper (or something safe to burn) and burn it. 
• Draw it on a firework and set it off.
• Carve it into a candle, light it and let the sigil melt away. 
• Place it close to a flame to absorb the light and heat. 

Air

• Draw it on wind chimes and hang them up. 
• Draw it on a balloon, blow the balloon up and pop it

Water

• Draw it on something soluble and dissolve it in water. 
• Draw it on a rock (or something non-soluble) and place it in running water. 
• Draw it with something food safe on a tea bag and drink it (It's more using a sigil to charge the tea, but whatever). 
• Draw it on yourself then take a shower and let it was away. 

Earth

• Draw it on something biodegradable and bury it. 
• Transfer energy from previously charged crystals. 

Light

• Place it in the sun or moonlight. 
• Draw it with/in something that will disappear: lemon juice on paper, fog in a mirror, etc... 
• Paint it with glow in the dark paint, the light used to charge the paint and its own glow charges the sigil.

Technology

• Place it on/under a device that is plugged in and charging. 
• Open the sigil as your background or screensaver or just leave it up for a while to be charged by the screen's light and energy or the computer. 
• Open the sigil in a paint or photo editing program, cut it to pieces and delete them (like you would tear up a piece of paper). 
• Place the sigil on/near speakers and play music (match the music to the intent of the sigil).
• Post the sigil on social media with the intent that it charge with every like/reblog/thumbs/etc...

Personal Energy (Mental & Physical)

• Direct your own personal energies into the sigil (Charging With Your Own Energies)
• Draw it on yourself or something you have on you as you exercise: dance, run, play sports, etc...
• Draw it on the bottom of the shoe and walk around on it all day. 
• Have the sigil on/near you and focus on it as you have sex/masturbate and orgasm. 
• Have the sigil on/near you and focus on it while experiencing pain. 
• Have the sigil on/near you and focus on it while experiencing extreme emotion. 
• Add a drop of blood to the sigil. 

Other

• Sing or play an instrument to it. 
• Place it in a music box, wind it up and let the music charge it. 
• Draw it on paper and tear the paper up. 
• Draw the sigil with food or crave it into food and eat it (bonus if it's baked/cooked/etc...)

Source:
Sigil Athenaeum

Links:
Make Sigils Online

Finding time for Witchcraft

Finding time for Witchcraft
Sometimes it’s hard to make room for magic in daily life. We understand, so we made this hypothetical schedule to give you an idea of how to incorporate a little magic every hour of your day.


6:00 am: Charge your morning tea or coffee while checking the moon phase

7:00 am: Pick out a talisman to wear for protection/luck/etc. when dressing

8:00 am: Use a sigil or glamour perfume to enhance confidence for the day

9:00 am: Use a protective charm for traveling on your way to work or class

10:00 am: Use an attraction charm or friendly glamour to improve interactions

11:00 am: Drink plenty of fruit or crystal infused water for magical hydration

12:00 pm: Add charged spices to your lunch for midday energy re-boost

1:00 pm: Spend a moment with enchanted smelling salts for calmness

2:00 pm: Cast a simple spell using emojis on your smartphone

3:00 pm: Give a cup of coffee with enchanted sugar to ‘sweeten’ someone up

4:00 pm: Use a concentration sigil to improve your work or studying

5:00 pm: Use a money or luck spell for payday, or to beat traffic home

6:00 pm; Choose specific ingredients for your intent when making dinner

7:00 pm: Cleanse your home with herbs, or a crystal-infused room spray

8:00 pm: Set aside some time to light some candles and meditate

9:00 pm: Remove the day’s energy with an herbal soap in the bath or shower

10:00 pm: Use a dream pillow or cast a sleep circle for the perfect night’s rest

There’s always time for magic!