Have you ever brought home a crystal with high hopes, only to feel… nothing? Maybe you thought, "Why isn't this working?" You’re not alone. But the truth is, crystals are working. Their energy may simply be too subtle to perceive right away, or there may be a few important steps you’ve overlooked. In this post, I'm sharing the three biggest reasons why your crystals might not feel like they’re doing anything—and how to unlock their true magic.
1. You Haven’t Cleansed the Crystal
This is the first thing to consider. Crystals are energetic beings that absorb and hold frequency. When they’ve been handled, transported, or sitting on a shelf, they may carry stagnant or mixed energy that interferes with their natural resonance. Cleansing clears their field so they can operate at their highest potential.
Any time you receive a new crystal, cleanse it first. And if it’s been actively supporting you or sitting in a busy space, it likely needs another clearing. Think of it like a reset bringing your stone back into its purest state.
Crystals love to be cleansed with smoke, sound, sunlight, moonlight, or your intention. For more details on how to do this effectively, check out my blog on When + Why to Clear Your Crystals.
2. You Don’t Yet Know Your Own Energy Field
This is a big one. Crystals work on the level of energy, which is subtle, invisible, and often overlooked. If you’re disconnected from your own energy field or haven’t yet developed sensitivity to it, it can be difficult to feel the way crystals are supporting you.
Just because you’re not feeling it doesn’t mean nothing’s happening. Think of it like eating broccoli. Even if you’re not aware of its nutrients working inside you, your body is still benefiting. The same is true for crystals. They’re harmonizing, clearing, amplifying, and rebalancing your field whether or not you’re tuned in to the shifts.
Crystals can actually help you build energetic sensitivity. They teach you to slow down, listen inwardly, and notice the subtle changes happening in your mood, emotions, and inner state. They help you connect to the slower rhythms of the earth and they regulate your nervous system so that you can get in touch with your intuitive heart.
If you’re ready to deepen that awareness, my course Understanding Crystal Energy is the perfect place to start. It’s a self-paced journey designed to help you sense subtle energy, connect more deeply with your crystals, and trust your intuitive responses.
3. You Haven’t Built a Relationship with the Crystal
One of the most common reasons crystals don’t seem to work is because the relationship hasn’t been built. Just like you wouldn’t expect instant trust or intimacy with someone you just met, the same goes for working with the stones. Crystals aren’t just pretty rocks or tools for manifestation. They’re ancient allies with consciousness. When you approach them with reverence, presence, and curiosity, you open the door to something much deeper than a surface-level interaction.
It starts with connection. Hold the crystal. Speak to it. Ask for permission to work together. Feel into whether it wants to support you and how. This is something I teach inside Crystal Wisdom Codes, my 4-month shamanic crystal mentorship, because building a conscious relationship with the spirit of the stone is where the magic truly begins!
When you approach your crystal as a sacred ally, everything shifts. The energy opens. The support becomes clearer. When you build greater attunement with your own energy field and learn to sense subtle energy, you start to develop a more nuanced understanding of how the energies are interacting and working. And when you build your intuitive connection, you expand into a whole new level of multidimensionality in your work with the stones!
Crystals are working whether you feel it or not.
But when you cleanse them, attune to your energy field, and approach them with devotion, you unlock a level of sacred partnership that goes far beyond anything you’ll find in a crystal shop description.
Want to go deeper?
Take the “Are You a Crystal Whisperer?” quiz to discover your unique archetype and where to go next in your crystal journey.
Explore Understanding Crystal Energy to learn how to build energetic sensitivity and connect more deeply with your stones.
Or join me in Crystal Wisdom Codes, a sacred four-month mentorship where you’ll learn to communicate with the spirit of the stone and awaken your unique medicine through the crystalline realms.
