Elemental Rulers &
What They Influence

Cleansing Your Stones

EARTH - peace, grounding and centering of energies, fertility, money, business success, stability, gardening and agriculture

AIR - communications of all kind, travel and the intellect
FIRE - protection, defensive magick, physical strength, magickal energy, courage, will power and purification

WATER - healing, compassion, reconciliation, friendship, purification, destressing, peace, sleep, dreams and psychism

AKASHA - is the fifth element and is used for many magickal applications, including longevity and past life

EARTH

Green Agate
Moss Agate
Alum
Green Calcite
Cat's Eye
Chrysophase
Coal
Emerald
Brown or Green Jasper
Jet
Kunzite
Malachite
Olivine
Peridot
Salt
Stalagmite and Stalagtite
Black and Green Tourmaline
Tourquoise

AIR

Aventurine
Mottled Jasper (Leopardskin)
Mica
Pumice
Sphene
FIRE

Banded, Black, Brown, Red Agate
Amber
Apache Tear
Asbestos
Bloodstone
Carnelian
Citrine
Quartz Crystal
Diamond
Flint
Garnet
Hematite
Red Jasper
Lava
Sard
Sardonyx
Serpentine
Spinel
Sulfur
Sunstone
Tiger's Eye
Topaz
Red and Watermelon Tourmaline
Zircon
Obsidian
Onyx
Pipestone
Rhodocrosite
Ruby

WATER

Blue Lace Agate
Amethyst
Aquamarine
Azurite
Beryl
Blue and Pink Calcite
Celestite
Chalcedony
Chrysocolla
Coral
Quartz Crystal
Geodes
Holey Stones
Jade
Lapis Lazuli
Lepidolite
Moonstone
Mother of Pearl
Pearl
Sapphire
Selnite
Sodalite
Sugilite
Blue, Green and Pink Tourmaline

AKASHA

Amber
Jet
Mother of Pearl
Petrified Wood
Coral
Fossils

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factors concerning each element.

Magickally Cleansing Your Stones
Back To The Stones

Whenever you purchase a crystal or gemstone, you should be aware that many people, just like you, have handled it. Therefore, it should be cleansed of any negative energy it may have picked up.

There are several different methods for cleaning crystals and gemstones. They are all effective, but it is important that you choose the method that you are most comfortable with and that has the most meaning for you personally. Keep in mind that some materials are sensitive to sunlight and/or salt.

Sunlight

Place crystal on a sunny window sill for a day or two. This I where I keep my stones all the time so they are always charged.

Sea Salt

Soak for 15-20 minutes in a non-metallic container filled with water and sea salt.

Running Water

Cleanse your stones by holding them under running water. Visualize it's negative energy being washed away.

Earth Burial

Crystals and gemstones have come from the earth. If you feel they are safe enough, you can bury your stones in the ground(mark where you have buried them). The earth has a natural, magnetic quality which will draw off negativity.

To be sure your stone is clean, hold it in your hand. You should feel nothing but purity, light and happiness. Stones should be cleaned every few weeks or more often if they are used more.

Charging or Dedicating Your Stones

When you cleanse and dedicate your stones you are " switching them on". It is a good idea to to work with a crystal for one purpose only. It is important to dedicate a stone to it's purpose directly after cleansing. Hold your stone in one hand and place your other hand over it. Visualize an energy connection between you and the stone. Decide on the stones purpose. Then say: "I intend this stone to be an effective tool for (state purpose).

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Although with practice, a skilled magick user can determine the purpose of a stone by merely holding it and determining the type of energy prominently held within the stone...occasionally we find ourselves in need of a comprehensive study concerning the magickal properties of stones. I strongly recommend Scott Cunningham's Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic; St. Paul, MN; Llewellyn Publications; 1988. This an excellent resource/reference tool regardless of the level or degree you hold.



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