After purifying and cleaning your stones, it is important to recharge them. This step allows your minerals to regain optimal energy balance, so you can continue to use them and enjoy all the benefits.
There are different ways to recharge lithotherapy minerals. It should be noted that not all will be suitable for all minerals. When reloading your stones, be attentive to their specificity and find out beforehand to avoid any risk of damaging them.
In this article, we will begin by detailing each of the main methods to recharge your minerals: exposure to the sun, exposure to the lunar light, charge in an amethyst geode or on a crystalline mass. We will then detail the techniques to use for some of the most popular stones.
Reload Stones to Sunlight
It is, by far, the most common technique for energizing a mineral. This popularity is related to three things:
- The refilling in the sunlight is efficient and fast
- This charging technique is simple to implement
- The energy we lavish on the sun is free and requires no investment (unlike recharging in a geode for example)
How to recharge your stones in the light of the sun? Very simply, you just need to deposit your minerals on a window sill directly exposed to the sun (and not through the glass) and leave them there for a few hours. Your stone will gorge with sunlight, transform and store its energy, then return it to you when you wear it or work with it.
The amount of time you have to let it load depends on several factors: natural load of the stone, appearance of the sky but also your location on the planet.
The natural energy load of your stone
Some stones are naturally “stronger” than others, and we need a longer reloading time to be at their full potential. A transparent stone like selenite will recharge in the sun much faster than hematite for example. While you can leave the first 1 hour in the sun (preferably in the morning), the second will easily spend several hours or even a whole afternoon.
The appearance of the sky
Is the sky overcast or sunny? This aspect is relatively marginal because, even under a cloudy sky, the sunlight remains extremely powerful and the reloading of your stones will take place. This will nevertheless determine how long you want to leave your stones in the sun. When the temperature is high and the sun hits hard, reloading your stones will be faster than under a gray and rainy sky.
The place where you are on the planet
In the same vein, consider the intensity of solar radiation where you live. Here again, it is a marginal difference, but it is this very slight variation at the astronomical level that creates the great diversity of climates on earth. If you are in Oceania, you naturally have a solar radiation more intense than in northern Europe for example. The reloading of your stone in the light of the sun will thus also be carried out more quickly.
So, how long do you need to recharge your stones in the sunlight? According to the different conditions mentioned above, we could answer “between 1 hour and 1 day”. As you will understand, there is no standard measure that would apply to all your stones in exactly the same way. In the end, it is by getting to know your stones that you will feel when they are recharged and when they need a little more time.
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Reload the Stones in the Light of the Moon
The lunar star does not of course project its own light since it only reflects that of the sun. This reflection has the characteristic of providing a much softer and subtle light, while retaining its original energy. For this reason, it is recommended as a preferred reloading method for more delicate stones that do not tolerate direct exposure to the sun.
How to recharge your stones in the light of the moon? Again, it’s very simple: you just have to put your minerals on a window sill directly exposed to the light of the moon. Again, it is important that this exposure be direct: if you leave your stone behind a closed window, reloading will not happen as well or so quickly.
Even more than in direct exposure to sunlight, the appearance of the sky will play an important role. If the sky is overcast and it is dark, the reloading of your stones will not be able to take place.
Observe the Lunar Cycle
The visible part of the moon will play on the effectiveness of the refill. On a moonless night (what is called in astronomy the “new moon” or “new moon”), you cannot logically benefit from the lunar light to recharge your minerals … Similarly, if you are at first or last crescent and that only a small part of the moon is lit, reloading will not be as effective as during the full moon.
Reloading Stones to the Full Moon
The ideal moon phase for recharging your stones and crystals is therefore the full moon. It is at this moment that the moon reflects, with all its lighted face, the light of the solar star. If in addition the sky is clear, it’s a great way to recharge, not only the more fragile stones that deteriorate in direct sunlight, but all your minerals. Do not deprive yourself of exposing them from time to time; it can only be beneficial to them.
How long to recharge your stones in the light of the moon? In any case, you can leave them for the whole night. If the sky is particularly cloudy or you are in a less enlightened lunar phase and you feel that your rock still needs recharging, you can of course repeat the exposure.
Reload Stones in an Amethyst or Quartz Geode
This technique is certainly powerful, and even ideal, but it involves having a geode or a good size cluster available, which is not always the case. But if you have the chance to use this reloading technique, it’s also the simplest of them all. Just drop your stone in the geode and let it rest for a whole day.
The shape of the geode, which allows the stone to be surrounded and bathe in the energy it provides, is perfect for this type of recharge. Amethyst and quartz geodes are the most appropriate, but it is also possible to use a crystalline cluster. In this case, we will favor the rock crystal. Here too, all you have to do is lay your stone at the top of the pile and leave it there for a whole day.
It is not necessary to expose the geode or cluster in direct sunlight, and this is one of the reasons why this reloading technique can be used with all stones. If you are looking for geodes, you can find some on our online mineral shop.
Some Popular Stones and Methods for Reloading
Finally, here is a list of some of the most popular minerals and recommended ways to purify and reload them:
Aquamarine
Purification: running water, glass of distilled or salted water, incense
Recharging: sunlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Yellow Amber
Purification: running water, glass of water
Reloading: moonlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Amethyst
Purification: sunlight
Reloading: moonlight (ideally full moon), quartz geode
Amethyst Geode
Purification: sunlight
Reloading: moonlight (ideally full moon)
Apatite
Purification: water, incense, burial
Recharging: sunlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Aventurine
Purification: glass of distilled or salted water
Reloading: sunlight (morning), moonlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Chalcedony
Purification: running water
Recharging: sunlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Citrine
Purification: running water, glass of water during the night
Reloading: moonlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Cornelian
Purification: running water, glass of water during the night
Recharging: sunlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Rock Crystal (quartz)
Purification: running water, glass of water
Reloading: sunlight, amethyst geode
Emerald
Purification: glass of distilled or demineralized water
Reloading: sunlight (morning), amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Heliotrope
Purification: glass of water
Recharging: sunlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Hematite
Purification: glass of distilled or slightly salted water
Recharging: sunlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
labradorite
Purification: glass of water
Recharging: sunlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Lapis lazuli
Purification: running water, glass of water
Reloading: moonlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Malachite
Purification: running water, incense
Reloading: sunlight (morning), amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Obsidian:
Purification: running water
Recharging: sunlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Eye of tiger
Purification: glass of distilled or salted water
Reloading: sunlight (morning), moonlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Onyx
Purification: glass of distilled or salted water
Reloading: sunlight, moonlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Moon stone
Purification: running water, glass of demineralised water
Reloading: moonlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Rose Quartz
Purification: running water, glass of distilled and slightly salted water
Reloading: sunlight (morning), moonlight, amethyst geode
Ruby
Purification: glass of salt water, distilled water or deionized water
Recharging: sunlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Sapphire
Purification: glass of salt water, distilled water or deionized water
Reloading: sunlight, moonlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
sodalite
Purification: spring water, demineralized water, running water
Reloading: moonlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Topaz
Purification: running water, glass of distilled or salt water
Recharging: sunlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster
Tourmaline
Purification: running water, glass of distilled or salt water
Reloading: sunlight (the brighter it is, the more exposure will have to be moderate), moonlight (for translucent tourmalines), amethyst geode, quartz clusters
Turquoise
Purification: sea salt
Reloading: moonlight, amethyst geode, quartz cluster