Raw or Tumbled? Which is better?

[Emuishere]

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My first stone was a piece of raw quartz, and I use it for my oracle and tarot cards (cleansing). I love this piece, and it's very special to me. All my other stones are tumbled and I don't find much difference (although I'm still working on being able to feel and use the energy). I have a piece of moonstone which is tumbled, but I accidently left it in the pocket of my school skirt and it went through the washing machine >.< It would'nt have come into contact with the chemicals I don't think, but there are a few scratches on it now. Speaking of that, could that affect the energy of the stone? (sorry this's a little off-topic)

 

[chrisam-crystals]

no it won't have done any damage to the energy of the stone, if anything it will probably have done it some good!

a good deep wash is sometimes needed for some crystals if they have been used quite a lot.

jue xx

 

[Emuishere]

thankyou, that's a relief

 

[sharpchick]

Just be aware that some stones are damaged by water and/or salt, because they are "soft" on the hardness scale, i.e., malachite and selenite, to name two.