The facts on Gemstone & Copper Cleansing

Gemstone & Copper Care Facts

Water-Sensitive Stones —

Simple rinsing or showering cannot harm your crystals. Misinformation about that has been spread like wildfire with social media because very few "teachers" or "influencers" know that deeper details about crystals and water. 

  • Selenite, Desert Rose & Calcite — these WILL dissolve in SALT WATER.  Not regular water. We do not recommend swimming in a pool with them on either. Any friction (for example your selenite rubbing against your other necklaces from normal daily movements) will slowly shave away at your Selenite or Calcite making them get smaller over time. 
  • Malachite and any blue crystals — should NEVER go into any elixir as they can release arsenic into the water. 
  • Pyrite, Hematite & Peacock Ore — will rust IF left SUBMERGED in water for a significant amount of time (Not overnight) 


Copper Care

Copper is a reactive metal — it naturally patinas over time, turning darker or greenish. Many people love this aged look, but if you prefer to brighten it:

  • The easiest method is to bathe in daily and be sure to get your copper nice and soapy daily.  This prevents the copper from getting any chance to oxidize with the air creating the darker tones of the patina.
  • Rub with a polishing cloth.
  • When you go to the beach, it's the sand that polishes your copper, not the ocean. You can achieve this at home with a bowl of sand that you rub your jewelry in. 
  • If your copper rings are leaving a green residue on your fingers it simply means you're not getting the soap UNDER your ring.  That green streak wipes & washes right off with little effort and it's NOT mold.  The copper is simply trying to do what it does in the ground with moisture which is to grow Malachite! 
  • A very quick kitchen remedy: ketchup! The copper does not care of it's organic or not. Put some ketchup in a cup or bowl (add a little water to help the ketchup get into any small spaces easily) and swirl your copper in it for about 20 seconds. Have your sunglasses on because the shine WILL be bright! 
  • Copper kept in air tight containers will never oxidize while not being worn. 
  • No matter how dark your copper has gotten it will ALWAYS brighten to its original rose gold shine by any of the methods above so do not think it has "gone bad" because it can't go bad and it cannot rust. 
  • While viral videos gathering up limes, salt, etc may be cute for gaining views,  it's completely unnecessary to go through so many steps.  As you will see by using any of the above methods, copper is quite easy to keep clean. 


Moonlight vs Sunlight

  • Place pieces on a windowsill, on your dashboard or directly outside for a few hours or overnight
  • Full Moon charging should be done with focusing your intention on what you want see become more fulfilling (FULLNESS)
  • New Moon charging should center around what NEW things you want to achieve with the energy of that crystal(s)
  • Waxing Moon is for what you want to increase
  • Waning Moon is for what you want to decrease
  • SUNLIGHT charging is for amplifying and empowering your intentions and plans in the largest way with the largest life charging force of this planet. 
  • You do not always have to remove your jewelry to charge them! You can keep them on your body as you face either the Moon or Sun as you channel your thoughts and intentions towards that astral body.  Because this involves your direct presence, attention and focus (and your mind is your MOST POWERFUL tool over everything!) this method of charging is more potent, quicker and direct requiring only a few minutes of your concentration and intention. 


Smoke Cleansing & Myths around Sage

Passing stones or jewelry through smoke from herbs, incense, or wood is another option for cleansing. 

  • Allow the smoke to drift over and around each piece for a few seconds.
  • Choose herbs or incense that YOU are drawn to
  • Sage is NOT the only way. Sage was originally used on the body before prayer.  It was NOT originally used on stones as stones were believed to hold wisdom (because they're so old) and thus already "know" what they're doing and don't need our help being that we're usually hundreds and thousands of years younger than our stones. 
  • The ancestors also never taught that sage removes your blessings and that the Palo Santos brings the blessings back.  This is not sacred teachings nor is it sensible. 
  • Palo Santos was originally burned for inviting or invoking holiness and purity into your presence and space. 
  • We recommend reading books from or about the holy/shamanic/medicine men and women written before modern times. (Look for dates published before 1970 at sites like Thriftbooks.com not Amazon and at your local used book store for lucky vintage finds in learning)
  • All of the fear based misconceptions regarding stones and sage are of "modern" times that have become widespread by social media. You cannot find those teachings in old books of spiritual practices.

Direct sunlight precautions 

  • Some stones, like amethyst and rose quartz, can fade with prolonged exposure to sunlight but not always. Everything I teach is based on experience, not an influencer and not the popular-but-sometimes-innacurate-book called the crystal bible. So regarding sunlight,  my experience with keeping crystals in the sun would be from our infamous Enchanted Jewelz Extended Expedition truck that half of South Florida recognized by the wooden machetes on top and the dashboard filled with large crystals. Not one crystal ever faded and we drove that truck for six years with a loaded dashboard that many can attest to. So yes some crystals can fade but it's not as common as it's made out to be. 

Earth and Air Cleansing 

Cleansing involves all of the elements. Fire is the burning of herbs and incense.  Water is rising or ocean cleansing. And then there's earth and air:

  •  A very beautiful way to cleanse your stones is to bury them by a favorite tree or plant and then retrieve them 3 days later or the night of a New Moon.
  • Air: for each individual person there is no better air than the breath of life that exists within them. The wind you carry is what has spoken everything into your life through your inner power of Attraction and Alignment after a certain age. To hold an empowering thought in mind while blowing your breath of life into your crystals is a sacred and divine way to realize your connection to this Earth. Learning that you're capable of this (and more), if you "lose" a crystal you become aware that it is still amplifying your abilities from afar and you also become aware that if someone touches your stone it does not absorb their energy like a vulnerable little sponge but it instead (because of your breath of life) repels what needs repelling and amplifies what needs amplifying FOR YOU. There is nothing to fear when you know who you are and who/what protects and guides you. 

 

REMEMBER WE ARE ALL CONNECTED TO THE MOTHER-MATRIX-OF-ALL-EXISTENCE BUT IN YOUR PERSONAL JOURNEY IN THIS PARTICULAR LIFE: THE KEY TO EVERYTHING IS YOU AND ONLY YOU.  EVERYTHING ELSE IS MERELY A TOOL. YOU ARE THE CAR, THE DRIVER AND THE ROAD. 

 

I hope this page brings you clarity and higher understanding. 

💞🫂 Felicia Scissor Hands 🫂💞

Kind Warrior

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Note: This guide covers general material care. It is not intended as medical or therapeutic advice. Results may vary by stone source, treatment, and individual handling.