Guide to Cleansing and Charging Crystals with Mantras and Chants

A mantra is a repeated sound that vibrates at a specific frequency. Listening to, chanting, or even simply being physically near a mantra can align your energy to the sound as you are a vibrational being. Mantras can be used to purify or to intentionally align with and charge up with specific energy.

Reciting or hearing these chants not only affects our personal vibration, but these sound waves radiate and interact with anything they come into contact with. You can even use mantras for cleansing and charging your crystals.

Mantras can quickly and easily have an impact on the subtle energy of a crystal. Specific cleansing mantras can purify negative vibes that your stone has absorbed, or you can charge up your crystal powers with different mantras that have a divinely aligning energetic charge.

Let’s learn more about how mantras work to create a specific energetic frequency and about some of the sacred mantras that you can work with to energetically cleanse and charge your crystals.

Basics: History and Powers of Healing Mantras

Mantras originally refers to the practice in Hinduism or Buddhism where a sound, word, or prayer is repeated. It is used to aid in entering a meditative state but can also have different functions and effects.

Some mantras are devotional to particular gods or archetypes that have energies and powers which we can connect with, honor, invoke, and intentionally resonate with through the repetition of sounds. 

Mantras can also work similarly to affirmations, spells, or prayers as they uphold a positive intention.

PS: It is important to acknowledge where the mantras we choose to work with originate so we can pay respects to the cultures or religions that have held and passed along the knowledge of these sacred sounds.

 Benefits of Mantras for Healing Crystals

Crystals need to be cleansed and recharged fairly often, and mantras can be a beneficial technique to use for this as they energetically support us. Crystals can become depleted of energy or absorb negative vibrations as they assist us with healing and cleansing in different ways.

Specific mantras can be intentionally repeated for cleansing and charging crystals. We can choose mantras that are linked to deities that are associated with purification, or mantras that have words and meanings that resonate with a cleansing vibration.

For charging crystals, we can choose any high vibrational mantra that aligns with the pure original properties of the crystal we want to charge. The vibration of the sounds interacts with and tunes or charges the crystal’s vibration. 

Tip: If you choose to use a mantra in another language, it can be helpful to understand the meaning of a mantra so that you can fully connect with it on all levels: spiritual, intellectual, physical, and emotional.

How to Cleanse and Charge Crystals with Mantras 

There are a few options for how you can go about creating a ritual for cleansing and charging a stone with a mantra. You can choose to keep it really simple or delve into this technique deeply.

1. Choose mantras that you feel drawn toward and that resonate with your crystal. You can also create your own mantras in the form of an affirmation. 
2. You can choose a crystal cleansing mantra and a crystal charging mantra or one mantra that is both cleansing and charging.
3. Set your intention to cleanse and charge your crystal with these mantras
4. Express gratitude for the mantras and any religious or cultural origins of the mantras you have chosen.
5. Expose your stone to the mantras for at least 5 to 10 minutes each.
6. These are the options for how you can work with mantras:

• Chanting mantras yourself while holding your crystal.
• Playing a recording of the mantra and keeping your stone as close as possible to the source of the sound.
• You can also meditate while holding your stone, listening and focusing upon the mantras while intentionally envisioning the energy of the sound cleansing and charging your stone.

5 Mantras for Cleansing Crystals

These are just some of the mantras for cleansing your energy and your crystals. You can choose a mantra that resonates with you and pairs well with your stone. 

We suggest learning more about the mantra’s origin and meaning and personally connecting with the sounds through chanting or meditation before using them to cleanse your stones.

Gayatri Mantra

Mantra: Om Bhur Bhuvaḥ Suvah; Tat-savitur Vareñyaṃ; Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi; and Dhiyo Yonaḥ Prachodayāt.

Meaning: Let us meditate on the supreme light of the divine, from whom the physical realm, the mental realm, and the spiritual realm originate and manifest. Meditat for divine source may illuminate, purify, and enlighten.

Gayatri mantra is a popular Sanskrit mantra. Its effects include purification and protection. It is a powerful mantra for detoxing or removing negative energies and realigning to the infinite divine source of life.

Gayatri mantra can be used for both cleansing and charging your crystals, especially those that have benefits that are protective and healing.

It will cleanse your stones of any negative energy that they have absorbed from spaces or from assisting you with physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental healing.

Best Crystals for pairing with Gayatri Mantra include Clear Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Tourmaline, Carnelian, and Amethyst.

Purification Mantra of the 5 Elements

Mantra: Om Ah Hum; E Yam Kam Ram Lam; Shudde Shudde A A; Om E Ho Shudde Shudde; Yam Ho Shudde Shudde; Kam Ho Shudde Shudde; Lam Ho Shudde Shudde; and Ram Ho Shudde Shudde.

Meaning: Body, Speech, and Mind. Space, Wind, Water, Earth, and Fire. Purify, purify. Purify space. Purify wind. Purify water. Purify Fire. Purify Earth. Purify, purify.

A profoundly purifying Tibetan medicine mantra that works by connecting to the powers of the 5 elements. It is an amazing mantra for purification, and you can work with it to cleanse any crystal as it resonates with all the elements. 

It is super potent for cleansing crystals that are associated with all 5 elements. And for cleansing crystals that support us in deep healing on all levels as the elements correspond with different aspects and manifestations within us.

Tip: Visualize the corresponding colors of light to each element as you listen or chant this mantra with the intent of cleansing your crystals. E (Space) is blue, Yam (Wind) is green, Kam (Water) as white, Lam (Earth) as Yellow, and Ram (Fire) as red.

Best Crystals for pairing with the Purification Mantra of the 5 Elements include Beryl, Feldspar, Quantum Quattro, Amphibole, and Herkimer Diamond.

Ganesha Mantra

Mantra: Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha.

Meaning: Salutations to the Lord Ganesha.

Invoke the power of Ganesha, a Hindu God, depicted as an elephant and known as the remover of obstacles. Attuning to the energy of Ganesha is a powerful way to clear negativity and blockages that are preventing health, wealth, clarity, and success.

The Ganesha mantra is great for cleansing crystals that help us to remove energy blockages as often the crystal can absorb the energy it has relieved you of and may hold on to it. 

The vibrations of this mantra will free your crystal of this energy and allow for its original beneficial effects. This mantra can also be used for charging crystals for increased success.

Best Crystals for pairing with the Ganesha Mantra include Kyanite, Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Onyx, Obsidian, Tourmaline, Tiger’s Eye, and Red Jasper.

Ho’oponopono

Mantra: I am sorry, please forgive me, thank you, and I love you.

Meaning: Taking responsibility, forgiveness, gratitude, and divine love. 

This is a Hawaiian forgiveness prayer. It can be considered a mantra, but it is more than that; it is a practice and ritual of responsibility, forgiveness, gratitude, and love. It is a humbling and connective mantra and can be used for energy cleansing.

Ho’oponopono is great for cleansing crystals that have provided support in particularly heavy spaces or situations. You can repeat the mantra while holding the stone until you feel all the dense energy has been purified from the stone.

This mantra will also program your crystals with the frequency of divine unconditional love.

Best Crystals for pairing with the Ho’oponopono mantra include Amazonite, Obsidian, Moonstone, Rose Quartz, Carnelian, and Tourmaline. 

Sun Mantra

Mantra: Om Hraam Hreem Hraum Sah Suryay Namah.

Meaning: Salutations to the Great Sun God for his Divine grace.

This mantra is an invocation of the power of the Sun God, Surya. It vibrates with reverence and calls upon the cleansing power of sunlight. This mantra illuminates shadows and darkness. It can increase abundance, energy, and healing. 

In terms of cleansing your crystals, this mantra is particularly relevant for cleansing crystals that have the Sun as a ruling element. It can also be used to cleanse and recharge frequently used crystals to increase energy levels and manifest prosperity.

Best Crystals for pairing with the Sun mantra include Sunstone, Pyrite, Carnelian, Citrine, Amber, and Spinel.

5 Mantras for Charging Crystals

These are some suggested charging mantras, the effects they have, and which crystal can be easily charged with each mantra. Many of these can actually be used for both charging and cleansing.

Adi Shakti

Mantra: Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Namo Nam. Sarab Shakti, Sarab Shakti, Sarab Shakti, Namo Namo. Pritham Bhagvati, Pritham Bhagvati, Pritham Bhagvati, Namo Namo. Kundalini Mata Shakti, Mata Shakti, Namo Namo. 

Meaning: Great Mother, I bow to your primal power; I bow to your creative force that brings balance and consciousness in the cosmos, your feminine wisdom that reminds us of our divinity and our infinity.

A sacred mantra for invoking divine feminine life force energy. The benefits of chanting the Adi Shakti mantra include bliss, joy, embodied divine feminine energy, creativity, and powerful manifestation.

This is an awesome mantra to chant or play for charging crystals associated with kundalini awakening, feminine power, wellness, fertility, and creativity.

Best Crystals for pairing with the Adi Shakti mantra include Kundalini Quartz, Labradorite, Moonstone, Garnet, and Rose Quartz. 

Sacred Buddhist Compassion Mantra

Mantra: Om Mani Padme Hum.

Meaning: Praise the jewel is in the lotus. 

This mantra is for the purification of body, speech, and mind. It teaches that this can be achieved through enlightenment, compassion, and wisdom. This mantra clears past karma and negative. 

You can utilize this mantra for cleansing and charging your crystals. It is most useful for charging crystals that clear negative karma and emotions. It can also be used to charge crystals, encouraging compassion, peace, and enlightenment.

Best Crystals for pairing with this Buddhist Compassion mantra include Shungite, Dumortierite, Amethyst, Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Agate, and Jasper. 

White Tara Mantra

Mantra: Om Taare Tuttaare Ture Mama Aayu Punya Jnaana Puṣhtiṃ Kuru Svaahaa.

Meaning: Sacred mind, body, and speech be liberated from all negativity. She comes swiftly to help, she dispels all fear, and she fulfills all wishes. I ask for longevity, purity, ethics, wisdom, and growing blessings.

White Tara mantra is a prayer in connection with the mother of all Buddhas, the feminine life force. She is the embodiment of longevity, health, compassion, and enlightenment.

This mantra can be changed or played to charge up your crystals associated with health, vitality, compassion, peace, and spiritual enlightenment.

Best Crystals for pairing with this White Tara mantra include Clear Quartz, Aragonite, Calcite, Peridot, Unakite, Angelite, and Celestite.

Maha Mantra

Mantra: Hare Rama Hare Rama.Rama Rama Hare Hare.Hare Krishna Hare Krishna. Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.

Meaning: All attractive, all pleasing God. God energy. Please engage me in your loving devotional service.

The Maha mantra carries a sound frequency of deliverance. It helps us to experience a deep connection and knowledge of source energy. This potent mantra anchors in a higher understanding of self and life.

The Hare Krishna mantra will work well to charge up crystals that guide us toward higher states of consciousness and spiritual enlightenment. Chant or play this mantra to bathe your crystal in the higher vibrational frequency of this mantra.

Best Crystals for pairing with Maha mantra include Amethyst, Charoite, Opal Royale, Sapphire, Lepidolite, and Linarite. 

Lumen De Lumine

Mantra: Lumen de lumine; Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, deum verum de deo vero, lumen de lumine.

Meaning: Light of light; God of God, light of light, true God of true God, light of light.

This Latin mantra can also be referred to as the light of light mantra. This mantra brings our focus to the light within, encouraging lightness, open heart, godliness, purity, and freedom.

This mantra is divinely energizing, and you can direct this sound attunement by intentionally exposing your crystal to it for charging. Crystals that encourage positive emotions, personal power, and optimism will benefit from Lumen de lumine.

Best Crystals for pairing with Lumen De Lumine include Citrine, Opal, Sunstone, Tiger’s Eye, Labradorite, and Aventurine.

FAQ

Why do Mantras Work for Cleansing and Charging Crystals?

Mantras work for cleansing and charging crystals because they create vibrations that interact with the crystal’s vibration and can energetically tune the energy of the crystals to the frequency of the mantra 

When to Chant Mantras for Cleansing and Charging Crystals? 

Chant mantras for cleansing crystals first, followed by a crystal charging mantra. The best time to do this is right after your crystals have been used for deep clearing and healing, or at least once a month to maintain the energetic health of your crystals. 

Why Should You Cleanse and Charge Crystals Regularly?

It is important to cleanse and charge your crystals regularly because when they are used for their healing benefits, and when in different environments, they can absorb negative vibrations that eventually affect the original effects of the crystal. 

How Often Should I Cleanse and Charge My Crystals Using Mantras?

Cleanse and charge your crystals after a deep crystal healing session or after your stone has been in an intense environment. You can also cleanse them monthly or as you intuitively decide to do energetic maintenance 

Which is the Most Powerful Mantra Ever?

There are many powerful mantras, and one of the most powerful is the simple Om or Aum mantra.

What is the Best Mantra for Peace?

One of the best mantras for peace is the white tara mantra; Om Taare Tuttaare Ture Mama Aayu Punya Jnaana Puṣhtiṃ Kuru Svaahaa.

What is the Best Mantra for Prosperity?

One of the best mantras for prosperity is the maha Lakshmi mantra; Om Sri Maha Lakshmyai Namah.

What is the Best Mantra for Healing?

One of the best mantras for healing is the Gayatri mantra, Om Bhur Bhuvaḥ Suvaha; Tat-savitur Vareñyaṃ; Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi; Dhiyo Yonaḥ Prachodayāt.

Conclusion

The mantras for crystals that we discussed here are just a few options. There are so many mantras to explore, and nothing stops you from creating your own mantras (although mantras that are widely used are additionally charged with collective consciousness).

The experience of cleansing and charging crystals with mantras can be very special. When hearing or chanting mantras, you get to attune and bathe in the healing and energizing sound vibrations, too, and you easily get your crystals back to their perfectly pure and potent energetic state.