| Crystals can magically enhance and empower every | | | | through the candle flame or you can surround your |
| part of your life. Everything from simple relaxation | | | | crystal with tea light candles and leave burning till |
| techniques to healing health problems or even | | | | they all burn out. |
| discovering past lives! When you find a crystal or | | | | AIR Incense: Light incense (try sage or lavender). |
| when a crystal finds you the first thing you have to | | | | Hold crystal and run it through the smoke. Use your |
| do is cleanse and charge your crystal. There are | | | | hand or a feather to direct smoke towards and |
| many ways to do this. Here are a few options for | | | | through the crystal. |
| you, listed below the elemental sign they correspond | | | | Smudging: Same as incense, light smudgestick and |
| with. | | | | blow out, run your crystal through the smoke. Use |
| WATER Natural water: Sea, stream, waterfall, river. | | | | your hand or feather also. Sage is also recommended. |
| Hold crystal in the water and let it wash over it. | | | | Once you have cleaned your crystal from all negative |
| Some crystals can become weak and damaged by | | | | energies you need to charge your crystal. To do that |
| water, such as talc. | | | | you simply hold the crystal in your hands while |
| Salt water: Equal parts cold water and sea salt. Some | | | | imaging all the negative energy leaving the crystal, |
| crystals cannot be placed directly in salt water (like | | | | see a dark mist float away or dissolve away, then fill |
| opals). It may damage the structure of the crystal, | | | | the crystal with bright white light. See it filling the |
| change the finish, or change the color of the crystal. | | | | entire crystal and imagine it radiating with nothing but |
| You can also put the crystal in a small bowl of water | | | | pure positive energy. See the crystal in your "minds |
| then place that bowl into a bowl of salt so the salt | | | | eye" as cleaned, clear and positively charged. Now |
| surrounds the crystal without direct contact with the | | | | your crystal is good to go and ready for use. |
| salt. | | | | There are many ways to use crystals to enhance |
| EARTH You can bury your crystal in a garden or | | | | and empower your life. You can wear them, like in |
| potted plant and leave for 24 hrs. If you bury it in a | | | | jewelry, and i'm not talking about the expensive |
| garden, make sure you mark the spot so you can | | | | diamonds and rubies. You can find beautiful crystals |
| find it again, and also make sure any pets you have | | | | for next to nothing and can even make your own |
| won't dig it up. | | | | jewelry if your the creative type. You can carry |
| Crystal Cluster: Place your crystal on a "chunk" or | | | | crystals with you in a pocket or purse for personal |
| "cluster" of clear quartz or amethyst overnight. You | | | | protection, place them around your house to lift |
| can also use a small glass bowl of tumbled hematite | | | | negativity and maintain a happy home. You can |
| stones. Also leave overnight. | | | | meditate with them, fortune tell with them and even |
| Rice: Place crystal in a small glass bowl with uncooked | | | | diagnose and heal your own health problems with |
| organic rice. Bury the crystal in the rice for 24 hrs. | | | | crystals. Crystals can do amazing things and if you let |
| then discard the rice when your done. | | | | them they can forever transform your life! |
| FIRE Candle flame: Hold crystal and quickly pass it | | | | |