Sun

Cleansing and charging are important to ensure your crystals are free from negative energy. One of the most well-known and effective ways to cleanse crystals is to place them under the sun.

While the moon represents the softer, passive, feminine healing energy, the sun is the exact opposite. It’s the robust, active, masculine energy that is perfect for charging your crystals.

Crystal charging fills your healing crystals with warm, positive energy that resonates with you. Placing them under the sun’s light is just among the many methods of charging stones, but it’s deemed one of the most potent.

Crystal charging fills your healing crystals with warm, positive energy that resonates with you. Placing them under the sun’s light is just among the many methods of charging stones, but it’s deemed one of the most potent.

In this post, we’ll talk about the benefits of charging and cleansing crystals under the sun, how to do them, and the stones that benefit from this method. Not all crystals can be charged with sunlight, so we will review crystal healing stones that should be purified and restored differently.

Charging crystals in the sun is an easy process. However, as I’ve said earlier, remember that not all crystals should be subjected to sunlight. Even potentially safe crystals in the sun should also be charged with care. Thus, preparation is needed to successfully and safely charge your crystals in the sun.

To charge your crystals, do the following:

1. Select crystals that could be charged under the sun

   Before anything else, you need to prepare crystals for cleansing and charging. You must be extra careful in selecting which crystals should be cleansed in the sun. Make sure to choose ones that aren’t susceptible to being damaged under sunlight.

   For instance, avoid charging vivid and colorful crystals in the sun as they may fade. Examples of crystals that don’t do well in the sun are amethyst and amber.

   Cleanse your crystals first

   Cleansing stones is a must before charging them. Purifying crystals is a way to eliminate the excess negative energy in a stone. Crystals always collect energy whenever you use them, even if they are only on your shelves.

   Some of this energy may be harmful, so cleaning crystals first is crucial. This is especially true if you use them for spiritual healing or whether for your own or others. Protective stones also benefit from regular cleansing. They may have been exposed to a lot of negative vibrations.

   Most Crystals need cleansing. You can also cleanse your crystals directly in the sun. However, other methods may be just as or more effective, including:

   • Putting them under the full moon
   • Submerging them in saltwater
   • Playing sound from a tuning fork or a singing bowl
   • Smudging with sage or palo santo
   • Placing them near selenite or crystal quartz

   There are many other crystal-cleansing m

2. PREPARE CRYSTALS FOR CHARGING AND CLEANSING

   Find an area where sunlight could reach your crystals. Make sure also that it’s safe from inclement weather, passerby, or animals. Your garden or outdoor table would be great for charging your crystals.

   Put your crystal on a natural surface like the earth or wood as much as possible. Place them in a glass, ceramic, or wooden bowl if unavailable.

3. PLACE YOUR CRYSTALS UNDER DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR WHERE THE ENERGY OF THE SUN COULD REACH THEM

   If you want to place your crystals on the ground, ensure they won’t be disturbed by others or damaged by moisture. You can place them in a container to keep them safe.

   However, if you don’t have a garden or a safe outdoor space, you can place them on a windowsill as long as the energy of the sun’s rays reaches your crystals.

   Place your crystals in the sun for a few hours up to a whole day. The ideal time to place your crystals under the sun is from daybreak to mid-morning. Noon heat could damage or change the color of your crystal, so if you only want to charge your crystals for a few hours, choose the early hours of the day.

   If your crystals are susceptible to fading, cracking, or crumbling, do not leave them under the sun for more than 1 to 4 hours.

   Also, as much as possible, put them in an area with partial shade to avoid damaging them.

4. SET YOUR INTENTIONS

   Programming your crystal is just as important as charging and cleansing them.

   Programming it will make sure the crystal’s energy will align with yours. Moreover, it’s also important to program crystals depending on your intentions. Most crystals have multiple uses, so if you want them to focus on a specific one, like calming your anxieties, program them to do so.

   To program your crystals, visualize what facet of your life you need help with. Meditate if you can, as this will help your crystal to understand and connect more strongly with you.

5. Collect your crystals

   After a few hours, you can collect your crystals.

   Some people prefer to leave their crystals for 12 hours, while others suggest 4 hours of charging. This will largely depend on how energetically heavy your crystal is. If they seem a little worse for wear to use in healing, they need more charging. The heavier your crystals are, the more cleansing and charging they need.

   Once they are done charging, please put them in a safe place.

Now, this one’s a little tricky. Crystal healers are divided if charging crystals during an eclipse is beneficial or could actually harm you.

Since ancient times, people regarded eclipse with a mixture of fear and reverence, depending on the culture. The ancients took it as a sign that gods were angry. On the other hand, people also believe that it is a battle between good and evil, an indication that God will bring harm to their enemies.

Nowadays, even though we know full well the causes of solar and lunar eclipses, still, we may feel both awed and frightened by this extraordinary event. Thus, it’s natural to have doubts and fears about charging your stone directly under the light of the eclipse. However, it’s good to note that eclipses trigger massive energy shifts, which could, in turn, cause tremendous transformation.

Crystal charging and cleansing during an eclipse are permissible as long as you are prepared to handle the massive energy coming your way. The energy could be too overwhelming and uncomfortable. If you believe you could benefit from the energy incurred from charging during an eclipse, then you are welcome to do so.

If you are a beginner in crystals, I suggest not trying this method until you are ready to receive the strong impact caused by eclipse charging.

Even more experienced crystal healers are also wary about charging their crystals during an eclipse. If the kind of energy an eclipse gives is compatible with you and works for you, then this type of charging might suit you. In the end, trust your intuition. It will guide you whenever you have doubts about charging during an eclipse.

Another thing you can do is to research people who have done it and know how it affected them. You can also ask friends and family members who are more knowledgeable about crystals if it’s okay for them to charge during an eclipse. Combining your intuition and knowledge would help you decide the best thing to do.

Putting crystals under bright sunlight for a few hours is enough to charge them. Again, the duration depends on two things: the composition of the crystal and how energetically heavy it feels.

Crystal composition is an essential factor when deciding how many hours you should place them under direct natural light from the sun.

If your crystals are soft (ex.: selenite), porous (ex.: some types of opal), and vibrant (ex.: amethyst), avoid putting them in sunlight. If you really need to charge them under the sun, you can place them near a windowsill during the early hours of the day.

Don’t forget to collect them before the sun is high, or else you will risk damaging the stone.

Sun-safe crystals could sit in direct sunlight for far longer. Darker crystals could be left in the sun for a much longer period. However, don’t leave crystals with faceted points in the sun, especially during noontime or early afternoon, as they might catch fire.

Below are some crystals which can be charged and cleansed in the sun:

Darker-colored crystals and orange stones (except for amber) generally do well in the sun.

Meanwhile, here are some crystals that should avoid the sun:

Most quartz, especially ones with lighter colors, could fade in the sunlight. Clear quartz can be put in the sun but should be removed in under two hours. Crystals under the quartz family generally crack or fade when charged and cleansed under the sun.

A general rule of thumb to follow is not to charge crystals that are any of the following:

• Soft crystals or stones with a very low Mohs hardness level. They could crack and crumble when exposed to sunlight.
• Porous crystals may lose color in the sun.
• Vibrant or vividly-colored crystals. They might lose or change their color and fade.

Moreover, avoid putting crystals with faceted points under direct sunlight as they might catch fire. You could still charge them, but avoid leaving them for hours.

You will know your crystals have finished charging if they feel energetically lighter. As you would know, crystals that seem heavier than usual need cleansing and charging, and so do energetically light crystals means their natural vibrations have been restored.

Conclusion

Placing crystals under direct sunlight is an effective way to cleanse and charge them. However, not all crystals are safe in the sun. Thus, knowing which ones can withstand sunlight and which can’t is crucial to keep them safe from damage.

Hopefully, you found this post helpful, and if you want to know more about other ways to charge crystals, see our other articles below.