What is Selenite?
Selenite, satin spar, desert rose, gypsum flower are crystal habit varieties of the mineral gypsum. The similar names both derive from Greek word selḗnē meaning Moon.
Though sometimes grouped together as “selenite”, the four crystalline varieties have differences. General identifying descriptions of the related crystalline varieties are:
Selenite – Most often transparent and colourless
Satin spar –Most often silky and fibrous. Has a vibrant lustre
Desert rose – Rose shaped gypsum with outer druse of sand or with sand throughout
Gypsum flower –Gypsum flowers are curved rosettes of fibrous gypsum crystals found in solution caves.
Most selenite that is bought and sold commercially is in fact Satin Spar. Don’t fret thought, all varieties of the mineral gypsum have the same metaphysical properties.
What is the Meaning of Selenite?
Selenite is said to be a powerful healing crystal that promotes peace, calm and mental clarity. It is also believed to be a fantastic cleansing tool and is frequently used to cleanse energy in other crystals, people and spaces.
How Can Selenite Help Me Physically?
The Selenite healing properties are also helpful in practices like meditation, reiki, breath work, yoga, and cord-cutting. For meditation, holding a selenite piece in each hand to bring balance to both sides of the body. You can also place a piece of selenite over your chest to breathe deeper and raise your energetic vibration.
How Can Selenite Help Me Emotionally?
Many people believe selenite is a powerful healer with multiple benefits, there is evidence that selenium — which is selenite’s trace element form — has multiple health benefits.
Here are a some of the main healing benefits of selenite:
– promotes peace and calm
– provides clarity
– clears blocked energy
– elevates the spirit
– helps you access your intuition
– is an effective space cleanser
– vibrates at a very high frequency
– promotes connection
– enhances powers of manifestation
What Are The Metaphysical Properties of Selenite?
Selenite is connected to the Crown Chakra located at the top of the head.
The Crown Chakra is believed to be the gateway to the higher planes of the universe and controls how one thinks and responds to the world, and is the original source of one’s beliefs and source of their spirituality.
Selenite helps keep the crown chakra balanced which in turns keeps ones energy in balance.
Where Should I Place Selenite?
Selenite works beautifully in a variety of places in your home.
Due to is amazing cleansing abilities placing selenite near the entry points to your home, on windowsills and over doorways will cleanse any energy that enters your home.
As selenite is associated with the higher chakras, mental clarity and lightness, we recommend placing a pieces of selenite on your desk or in the room in which you work.
Selenite can also do wonders in the bedroom! Its calming, soft energy can do wonders with helping you get a restoratives night sleep.
How should I Wear Selenite?
If you truly want to make the most of selenites emotional benefits you can’t go past wearing it!
Benefits of Wearing Selenite
It helps to regain inner balance.
It helps in self healing.
It is a good gift for lovers to enhance passion between them.
It helps in spiritual growth.
It also helps to reunite the lost lovers.
How Has Selenite Been Used in the Past?
In the Medieval times, Selenite was said to be created in the image of the moon and was believed to grow or shrink in accordance with the lunar phases.
If carved with the two phases of the moon and worn around the neck, it was believed capable of inspiring love, protecting pregnancy and provide a good birth, bestowing peace and harmony, reconciling lovers, shrank welts, and healed those suffering from consumption.
It was also claimed to protect from thieves, keep sea travellers safe (especially from storms), and to increase personal properties.
If placed under the tongue on the first and second days of the moon, it helped one predict the future!
Some fun facts about Selenite
Selenite is studied in the Naica mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, this is home to a magnificent cavern filled with these white crystals. In this mine Selenite forms in enormous crystals the size of telephone poles!
Also known as satin spar gypsum, Selenite has shed a light on the origins of life on Earth! Prior to 2004, gypsum was only thought to exist on the planet Earth. However, it was confirmed too also be found on Mars in 2004, which hints at the presence of water on Mars, and thus the possibility of life.
We at Astra & Stone firmly believe that all emotional and physical issues and any needed treatment should always be discussed with a medical practitioner. We believe that crystals in no way replace or replicate care from a doctor.
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