Blue apatite is the blue color variant of apatite, a calcium phosphate mineral often mistaken for other stones such as peridot or tourmaline. It helps with the manifestation of the future, activating and expanding psychic knowledge.
It helps bring ethereal ideas down to the earth to a level that they can be put into words and actions while keeping you attuned to what’s ahead of you.
As a result of these characteristics, blue apatite is most closely associated with the throat chakra, allowing connection to your inner self for improved communication on your needs and plans.
Three simple methods to cleanse blue apatite
Blue apatite is a very powerful stone – and as a result, it benefits from various energy cleansing methods. Today we’ll discuss three simple methods you can use to cleanse your blue apatite.
Method 1:Cleanse your blue apatite with brown rice
A good way of cleansing blue apatite is by submerging it in dried brown rice for a short period (no more than a couple of hours) or placing your crystal on a layer of rice.
There are many global traditions and beliefs highlighting the idea that rice brings prosperity, fertility, and good fortune to people.
Due to the fact that the energies of brown rice harmonize with both the sun and the earth, brown rice is a useful tool to not only draw out negative energy from crystals, including blue apatite, but also in removing excess energy from the crystals and balancing their energetic frequencies.
Method 2: Cleanse your blue apatite with natural light
The simplest way to cleanse blue apatite is through natural light.
Simply leave it on a table or windowsill overnight for the energy of moonlight to harmoniously cleanse and purify your apatite and allow it to purify the negative energies absorbed into the stone into positive energies that can then help your manifestation and psychic work.
Apatite can also be left out in the sunlight for a very short period to cleanse it.
However, do not leave your crystals in direct sunlight for too long as they may start to fade.
Apatite is typically sensitive to chemical changes caused by the sun, so we recommend not leaving it in sunlight for more than an hour.
Method 3: Cleanse your blue apatite using sage
Another way of cleansing your blue apatite is by using sage in a smoke cleansing ritual. You can buy sage cleansing bundles in many spirituality shops, sometimes also referred to as ‘smudging’ sticks, thanks to their use in traditional Native American practices.
Light your sage bundle and hold it over your blue apatite crystals. After 20 seconds, blow out the flame so that you are left with just the remaining trailing smoke, and move the bundle through the air over the stones.
This allows the smoke to waft over and around the stones and therefore draw out any negative energy.
Traditionally, smoke cleansing with sage is used as a means of cleansing and purifying spaces or objects, removing negative energies and bringing positivity for the future, and sage itself helps with clarity of mind and good sleep.
This is especially notable as some say that blue apatite can make you more likely to have lucid, or at least very vivid, dreams.
We always recommend placing your smoking sage in a fire-proof dish, such as ceramic, to avoid embers landing on flammable surfaces.
How to charge blue apatite crystal?
The best way of charging your blue apatite once cleansed is by leaving your crystal in the area where you feel it is most necessary – for example, in the room of your house most closely associated with what you want to improve in your life.
Alternatively, you can keep your blue apatite in a pocket if you need it to help you with communicating your desires out loud to another person or taking action, or in your purse if your manifestations and communication issues surround travel or money.
How often do I need to cleanse blue apatite?
Blue apatite only needs to be cleaned once a month. However, we also recommend cleansing your blue apatite after significant events such as moving house or when used in a particularly demanding ritual, releasing a large amount of negative energy.
Leaving your apatite out in the moonlight can also help to charge and cleanse it, making it an easy way to achieve both and boost the stone’s natural capabilities.
Conclusion:
Ultimately, there are many ways to cleanse and charge your blue apatite crystals, many of which are simple to do and leave you with a powerful stone that can help you manifest your dream life and communicate your intentions to others well.
The methods that we have discussed here, such as submerging it brown rice, leaving it on a windowsill to bathe in natural moonlight, or sage smoke cleansing using smoke to draw out the energetic impurities in the apatite are some of the easiest to do and therefore also among the most popular methods.
When regularly cleansed and charged as required, the positive energy of the blue apatite can increase, allowing you to fully align your thoughts with actions and shape your life as you choose with ease and confidence. Although not the most well-known of crystals, we recommend blue apatite as a useful addition to your crystal collection.