How to Clean Your Moonstone Jewelry
Moonstone jewelry has a stunning, magical quality to it. Click here to learn how to cleanse your moonstone jewelry, both for its look and energetic properties.
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Moonstones are a special gem -- literally.
They are one of the three birthstones for the month of June. However, with mid-range hardness scales on the Mohs Scale of Minerals, they can be scratched fairly easy (more on that in a minute.)
According to the American Gem Society, moonstones received their name from the Roman historian Pliny. Pliny noticed that the stone had a shimmery appearance, that changed with the various phases of the moon.
More About Moonstones
These beautiful stones aren't exactly tough, which is part of why they have such a beautiful gleam.
If you receive a moonstone or are purchasing moonstone jewelry for yourself, it's essential to take very special care of it.
Avoid bumps, sharp edges, hard blows, and cleaning it with rough rags. Regular maintenance can help your moonstone's beauty last for years to come. However, there are many methods to the madness of cleaning a moonstone.
From cleansing it of everyday dust particles to cleansing your stone of bad energy, we've got you covered. We've done the research for you. Here, we've created a complete guide on how to care for your precious moonstone jewelry set.
1. Be Delicate With Your Moonstone Jewelry
When it comes to moonstone pieces, you must treat it much like you would a wedding ring.
Whenever you clean the house, lift heavy items, or go to the gym, remove your moonstone pieces.
Moonstones should not be exposed to cleaning agents and the chemicals they contain. Chemicals can create scratches, and even cause breaks in the surface through deterioration. If you lift weights at the gym, removing your moonstone is important. This is because you don't want to get scratched on the various metals in you'll use in your workout regimen.
Simply place your moonstone jewelry in a felt-lined box or bag. Keep it away from other pieces of jewelry or metal to avoid them rubbing or banging together.
2. Cleaning It The Old School Way
Because you can not use ultrasonic or steam cleaners on moonstone jewelry, you may need to clean it traditionally. With warm, soapy water, you can gently clean your moonstone. You can consider using a soft, non-acid based jewelry cleaner as well.
If you don't feel like going through the hassle of purchasing specialized cleaner, then drop several drops of dish detergent into warm water.
Soak your beautiful jewelry in the solution for about five minutes. After that, take the stone out of the solution and softly and slowly dry it with a microfiber or terrycloth rag.
3. Vibration Nation
You can use the vibration method if you'd like to remove negative vibrations that your jewelry may have absorbed. Simply go to your nearest river, stream, or ocean. A creek would work for the vibration method as well.
Carefully and securely hold your moonstone under the water. Let the natural vibrations of the water move around your stone. The stone should be filled, and charged with the healing elements that water naturally offers us.
If you have no bodies of water or streams near you, then tap water will suffice. You can also consider cleaning your moonstone gem in salt water, as it is also a purifier for energy. Leave your jewelry in salt water overnight. Ensure that is completely submerged in the bowl.
The solution for your saltwater cleanse should be 1/2 water, 1/2 salt. After your gem has soaked for many hours, rinse the gem in cold water to get rid of the salt. Make sure you rid yourself of the excess salt water, as it will have certainly absorbed the negative vibrations from your moonstone jewelry.
You'll be left with a naturally healed, negative vibration-free stone that you can wear on your body again throughout your day. Operating at high vibration frequencies is no joke. So, don't get bogged down by a stone with bad energy.
4. Recharge It
Now that you've opened the chakras of the moonstone again and have freed it from negative vibrations, it's time to recharge it. You can now empower your moonstone jewelry with a fresh start and new energy.
Leave your moonstone outside under a full moon for an entire night, and allow the two to connect.
Say your intentions for your gem aloud so the moonstone jewelry can take hold of your words. Hold the stone in your hand and only say positive things and ask the universe to allow only positive vibration flow to reach your stone that evening.
You can also hold your moonstone up to your third eye chakra and state your purpose. Say something like "I choose to fill this moonstone and charge it with clarity/rebirth/love/healing/wisdom..." or whatever you wish it to remain full of for its next service period.
After a few nights of these practices, your moonstone jewelry will be ready to be worn again and gleam as brightly as you do.
One In A Million
Moonstones generally come from the mineral adularia, which was named from an early mining site near Mt. Adular in Switzerland. Moonstones are famous for their "adularescence," which refers to the beautiful, milky glow that is held within the moonstone.
The stone is said to appear as of it is floating on water at all times. This is why people seek it out to wear on their body for an extra vibrational force.
Much like its namesake, the moonstone brings lunar mystery, magic, and ethereal elements to all who behold it. The stones encompass a calming energy. They can even get you in touch with biological rhythms through holding one.
A truly magnificent stone, it is said that the moonstone serves as the traveler's stone.
Travelers the world over have stated that this stone protects them on their journeys during the night. Some people use the stone to treat insomnia and sleepwalking, while others believe it helps put them to sleep and helps in creating beautiful dreams.
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