Charge of the Dark Goddess

Cleansing, Consecrating and Charging Your Magickal Tools... The Three C's

Tools are all fun to have. There are many different things you can use as tools. However, let it be known that: YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT INTENT! So don't worry if you don't have an athame, censer or whatever.

If you are blessed with tools, don't forget they need cleansed and charged as well.

x Cleansing x

Burn a cleansing incense stick (sage, etc..) and rub the object through the smoke.

Bury it in the Earth for a while or in a bowl of salt/dirt/cornmeal

Wave it over a white candle flame

Sweep away negativity with a besom

x Consecrating x

Simply say a prayer over it and dedicate the use of your tools to your Gods/Goddess

Annoint an object with any cleanse, charged and consecrated oils

Consecrate it with the elements in a ritual; Run it through incense smoke, sprinkle salt on it, pass it over a fire flame and sprinkle some water over it. *I use moon water*

x Charging x

Put the object under the sun all day. Charge it with solar power

Put the object out under the FULL moon all night. Charge it with lunar energy

Lay the item on a healthy crystal for a day (or a few) so it will absorb energy.

***Be cautious as to what items you put around fire and water. And what items might mess up in direct sunlight!!***

**After cleansing your tools, wrap them in black cotton fabric. Helps protect them from absorbing unintended energies while being stored.

Caring For Your Crystals

Once you acquire your first crystal(s) you will need to clean and charge it  to attune it to your personal vibrations and energies.

This involves cleansing it and charging it. It's best to cleanse and charge them periodically because the pick up both negative and positive energies. It is best not to let others handle your crystals once they are charged and cleansed because of this.

Ways To Cleanse:

There are numerous ways to cleanse your crystals. It's up to you decide how to do it.

1. Submerse in salt water. You can use Epsom salt or sea salt. Mix it with water and let your crystals soak for hours up to days. Let them dry in the sun (be mindful because some crystals fade in the sunlight. Do your research)

2. Hold them in flowing water such as: rivers, waterfalls, kitchen sink lol.

3. Hold crystals in smoke from certain incense. This is called smudging. You can hold it directly in the smoke or use a feather to fan the smoke over the crystals.
--Incense for smudging--
*Frankincense
*Myrrh
*Cedar
*Sage
*Sweet grass

4. Quartz clusters. You can set a crystal on a cluster or energizing crystals. A type of this I use is alabaster. It charges crystals and never has to be charged itself.

Charging your crystals:

1. Leave your crystals outside over night in the moon light. During a full moon this will both charge and cleanse. The moon's energies will attune the energies of the stone.

2. You can leave your crystals outside in the sunlight if you want to attune the sun's energies (Be mindful of the stones you leave outside. Some fade)

3. Bury your crystals in the earth for at least a week or so. This can cleanse and charge as well.

4. Reiki energy.

These are just some of the ways. You can do what's best for you. Remember that salt damages some crystals as does sunlight. Do your research before cleansing and charging.