Crystals locked away

[Fear-farsain]

Wasn't sure what to title this as.
I'm been interested in doing some sort of crystal work for a while now, and through intention and the 'I like the look of it' factor, I have quite a collection. My question isn't really about crystal working though, not as such.

My crystals currently reside in a cloth bag under my bed, and they are probably in need of a good cleansing. The reason I haven't done any crystal work is because I don't want them to soak up any sort of negative energies that stem from my emotional state at the moment.

I guess what I'm after is some advice. Are they ok under there? Or is it best to just clean them regardless? I think they are there just to keep them out of the way of the emotional feedback that must be flying around everywhere.

I'm a little stuck.

[Myst]

If you don't have a use for them yet I'd leave them. If you want to use one for something I'd take it out and cleanse it. I'm sure they're fine where they are tho.

[Fear-farsain]

Thanks, that has reassured me a little. The last thing I need at the moment is another lot of bad things building up. I'm sure they can sit quiet for a while, being millions of years old!

[lucidfire]

I do the same thing with my crystals, I keep them in a pouch somebody made for me. I know a few others who do this too, it seems to be the consensus ;)

[Twig]

Good morrow fellow travelers! Don't let those precious little things go to waste!

Why not move them up between the mattresses and put them to use? I put my clear and rose quartz there with the points following the bodys meridian lines [head to foot] and my backaches decreased by 50% [I have 2 "crushed" disks]! I just make the extra time to cleanse them about every 2 weeks.

Peace,
Twig
:elf:
(The druid mod who is walking around the site cause I can't sleep)

[Lavender]

What a good idea, Twig! I'm going to try that for my hubby.

[nehelia]

crystals are pretty resilient against short-term exposure to negative stuff (and by that i mean a week or two) before they need cleansing. generally, whenever i feel i should cleanse my rocks is when they need to be cleansed. a way i really love to clean my rocks that gets them all nice, even when i am messed, is to just place them in a non-metal bowl, pour salt around them, and let them sit for 24-48 hours.

the rose quartz may actually help you a lot right now to stay more emotionally balanced. . . but storing them in a cloth bag is fine.