You Just Bought A New Crystal

What To Do To Get Started?

If you just bought a new crystal or stone, or more than one, do you know what to do first? This article gives you my top tips to get you started.

It is helpful to do a few things when you receive a new crystal or stone. Some of these ideas are well known but others are not.

Whether you have been using crystals for years or if this is all quite new to you, it is valuable to look at what you might do once you receive your new stone.

My ideas on what to do are explained simply, helping you to be aware of what steps to take with any new crystals you have just received.

So lets take a look at what you might like to do after your new crystal, rock or stone arrives.

Most of you will know that it is always best to cleanse any new crystals before you use it but there are other valuable things you might also choose to do.

As well as cleansing your crystals other ideas to consider includes charging them and deprogramming them, details below.

Start By Cleansing Your Crystals

If you just bought a new crystal it is of value to cleanse it as it may have retained negative energy before you received it.

While this may not cause you harm, it may mean you do not receive the best energy when you are using your new piece.

If you are new to crystals you may not know how to cleanse crystals. There are quite a few safe ways of doing this so I have written an in-depth article all about it, giving my top tips.

The beautiful lavender quartz crystal below is Vera Cruz Amethyst and you can read about it in its own in-depth article.

On that page there is a list of methods that you might like to learn about, and checking them out will allow you to work out what is the easiest way to do this if you have just started using crystals.

You may also like to watch the video shown there, outlining some of the cleansing methods. Most of these are easy to do and this means you can get started with using your crystals quickly.

Please note that using salt might be recommended by some crystal writers.

But if the stone you bought is special to you, think carefully before using salt, including salty water, as salt can harm crystals and stones and can remove the lovely shine many have.

Remember to regularly continue to cleanse them to keep them at their best. Once you have cleansed your crystal there are two other actions that you should think about doing. 

One of them is often talked about and the other is not often discussed. These are charging your crystals and deprogramming your stones, so lets take a look at what these entail.

Charging Crystals

Once your crystal is cleansed you can start using it straight away of course, but over time you may notice that it no longer feels as positive as it did.

You might choose to start using your new stones without charging them, but by also doing some of these easy methods you might boost how they feel immediately.

My article on charging crystals outlines quite a few easy charging methods that are both simple to do and safe as well.

When stones are taken from the ground they embody earth energy and this is generally very positive. 

But overtime they absorb negativity. This negative energy may be taken in when you are using them to help you as part of the healing process.

In addition you might place them somewhere in your home, and once they have sat resonating their lovely positive energy into their surroundings they may start to feel dull and may need a lift. This is when charging them is powerful.

In the above image you can see some crystals sitting on a Selenite charging plate and this is one of the easy methods to charge small crystals.

I love using moonlight to charge them and this can also remove negativity, but if they end up sitting in the sun the next day, the sun can fade bright stones and this may be disappointing. So just remember to place them in a safe place

Other methods to lift the energy of your crystals is using sound. Such things as Tibetan Chimes or crystal bowls can be used for this purpose. See more in the article about this.

There are quite a few other tips for charging crystals after you just bought a new crystal, so check out the article about charging your crystals.

Deprogramming Your Crystals or Stones

Perhaps you wonder about the benefit of deprogramming your crystals or stones?

But if you have a new crystal this may be helpful to ensure that the crystals you are using is clear of any unwanted energy that they might contain, see more below.

There is also an article about how to program crystals too. This is useful if you have a specific reason or intention that you would like to enter into your new crystal. Note that programming it will not hurt the crystal.

By the way, both of those crystals shown above are Rose Quartz Crystal, and both came from Madagascar some years ago.

It is really easy to program crystals and while its simple to do them one at a time, you can do a group if you feel the need. 

There are easy instructions and ideas in that article about reasons why you might program your stone.

Knowing about how to deprogram them is also of value, because some people afterwards wonder if they did it right (made a mistake) and want to start again.

This is where knowing how to deprogram crystals is valuable. 

You Just Bought A New Crystal: Was It Programmed?

So what other purposes are there for being able to deprogram your crystals or stones? There are a few other reasons why knowing how to deprogram crystals is beneficial.

Deprogramming crystals is particularly important if you have bought a "trademarked crystal or stone."

If the seller has the trademark symbol (™) next to the name of the stone, or the ® symbol, there is a high probability that the crystal has been programmed.

Many of the trademarked stones originate from the same company and it is not only these stones that could have been programmed.

Note that these sellers may be only one of quite a few places that program crystals before selling them. Some even note it on their site, so watch for that.

The beautiful stone above is Smoky Quartz Citrine, a naturally occurring type of Citrine Crystal with a darker Smoky coloration. 

So why do sellers program crystals? Sometimes its simply that the person selling them thinks that other people could benefit by the program they put in.

Think about if what other people think is right for you is right. It may not be.

Other thoughts: Sellers of some trademarked stones sell them at a high price, so maybe they think they need to put a program in to reflect its greater value to the buyer. In other words, what it does that makes it so special.

Some people have created a story around a specific stone and they may enter a supporting program to reinforce the narrative they have written about them.

The important thing is that when you have just bought a new crystal, use it! Even if all you do is place it in the area where you spend the most time, its energy will resonate out and benefit anyone nearby.

Love and light Liz