Imagine the flowing water carrying away the citrine’s impurities while you hold it. This quick cleanse is great when you don’t have time for an overnight soak or other, more complicated cleansing ritual. Perform this ritual about once a week since it doesn’t cure impurities for very long.
Alternatively, just give your stone a good rub down with a clean cloth dampened with warm water. Stay away from soaps or cleaners with harsh chemicals like alcohol, ammonia, chlorine, or bleach.
If you prefer, hold the citrine in one hand and waft smoke over it with a feather or fan in the other hand. Imagine the stone’s impurities drifting away into the air along with the smoke. Continue smudging for a few minutes or until you feel the crystal is renewed. This method is recommended for citrine jewelry, like necklaces or bracelets.
Send positive thoughts to your citrine while you move it through the smoke. To cleanse citrine for a specific use, try floral incense to alleviate anxiety, cedar or sandalwood for wealth and health, or jasmine to connect with your spirituality. Incense is different from smudging, which uses ritualistic herbs like sage or Palo Santo.
Some stones can be cleansed in a similar way with sunlight. Do not let your citrine stay in the sun for more than a few minutes or its color will fade. [6] X Research source
Pat the stone with a cloth or let it air dry afterwards. For the strongest cleanse, perform this ritual on a clear night during a full moon. Cover the jar to keep the water clean, or leave it uncovered—the ritual works either way. Citrine is a relatively hard stone (a 7 on the Mohs scale) that can withstand long exposure to clean, saltless water.
Rinse and dry the stone after you remove it from the rice. Throw out the rice afterward since it’s contaminated by negative energy (definitely don’t try to cook or eat it!).
Remove the citrine and rinse away any salt with tap water. Pat or air dry. Only use dry salt. Citrine is vulnerable to damage if it’s exposed to saltwater for a long time (a quick rinse after letting it sit in salt is fine, though).
If you’re cleansing your citrine for the very first time, leave it in the earth for about a week. Earth cleansing is considered one of the most powerful, effective, and natural ways to cleanse a crystal (they come from the earth, after all!). Your citrine will also absorb great healing energy from the earth while it’s buried.
Citrine also has self-cleansing capabilities. When combined with selenite, this crystal duo has powerful cleansing prowess. This method works great for citrine jewelry as well.
For a stronger cleanse, leave the citrine outside on top of fresh snow at night while the moon is shining. Fresh snow represents purity, self reflection, new beginnings, and a clean slate.
If you don’t have a singing bowl or tuning fork, just chant a steady pitch until the stone feels renewed. Sound waves are great for cleansing large collections of crystals at once and very large, heavy stones that can’t be easily moved.
Just place your stone inside and let the ultrasonic cleaner do its work! Avoid an ultrasonic cleaner if your citrine has been dyed or has pre-existing cracks (filled or unfilled). Ultrasonic cleaners can get inside minute holes, crevices, and contours invisible to the naked eye.
