How to cleanse crystals

I was wondering if someone could tell me how to cleanse crytals because i have forgotten on how to do it.

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If I remember correctly, you use sea salt.

well theres a few ways to cleanse a crystal but the way i've always done it is thus.

Mix some rock salt and water together(pre consecrated) and leave the crystal to soak, pat it dry and then leave it out in direct sunlight and/or moonlight for a few days until its ready to use again

From what I understand direct sunlight can weaken the Crystal while moonlight can help charge it, especially moonlight from the full moon. Personally, I would recommend having the Crystal in sea salt while it charges since that is the most commonly favored way to cleanse/charge a crystal.

For those of you who do not understand why I said it is the most commonly favored way, view this thread;
http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=176388
It is the most commonly favored way by the Crystals.

Well there are a quite a few ways of doing it, I've never had a problem when doing mine as i do. Some prefer the sunlight the others the moon.

With amethyst laving it in the sun will bleach it's colour but that is the only crystal to suffer that, to my knowledge at least.

You can also bury them in the earth, it is a slower method, taking days or even weeks, but it is very good for stones that need deep cleansing.

Place it under the light of a full moon/sun for 24 hours.

Bury it in the earth (make sure you mark it!), for 24 hours.

Place your crystal to be cleansed in a bowl of tumbled hematite stones or tumbled quartz crystal.

Run your crystal under room temperature or luke warm water.

Place in Sea Salt Water. One teaspoon of Sea Salt in a glass bowl in cool water. Place the crystals in the water. Make sure the crystals are covered with water. Let them bathe in the water for 24 hours.

Not to be cleansed in Salt Water:
Alabaster
Calcite
Carnelian
Hematite
Labradorite (Spectrolite)
Lepidolite
Moldivate
Opal
Turquoise
Ulexite

May fade in Sunlight:
Amethyst
Celestite
Opal
Turquoise

You can burn incense and 'bathe' them in the smoke or better burn sage and 'bathe' them in the smoke of that, white sage ,even better.

I stick mine in the freezer. *shrug* works for me. Your mileage may vary. :)