Selenite
The energy of Selenite promotes a feeling
of spirituality and encourages connection with the divine. Selenite has a
gentle and fine vibration that is often associated with opening up the crown
chakra and accessing angelic consciousness. Selenite is also useful as a tool
when accessing past life material or for use when meditating.
The clear form
of the crystal, in particular, represents clarity, reminding us to aim to think
clearly and without prejudice.
Selenite is prized as a semi-precious
mineral, and is a valuable tool for healing. Selenite enables one to achieve
clarity of mind, and gain higher awareness. Fashioned as a wand, it will
transmit electro-magnetic energy such as visible light along its length (very
much like a bundle of optical fibres), and not surprisingly therefore,
transmits Reiki and similar healing energies. In the hands of a healer, a
Selenite wand can be used as a "psychic sword" for healing and
related energy work.
I always use Selenite as a protective
shield when giving a healing session it is the last crystal that I use when completing
the therapy.
Selenite is an alternate name for the
mineral Gypsum. The word Selenite comes from the Greek “Selenites”,
meaning “moon stone” or “moon rock”, with the root word “Selene” meaning
“Moon”, the mineral Selenite is the near transparent and colourless
crystal form of Gypsum that exudes a pearly lustre which glows and
can very much resemble the moon. Selene is also the name of the Greek
Goddess of the Moon.
Gypsum is a common sedimentary
mineral - the most common of all the sulphates - and is usually found in
massive beds of tabular or block crystal form. These sedimentary
deposits are formed through a hastened acceleration of evaporating
saline water, and in the process may retain trapped bubbles of either
air or water called “enhydros”. Gypsum is often found in caves, in
evaporated lakes or seabed’s, or salt flats. It is interesting to note
that if the natural conditions become extremely dry and the Gypsum becomes
overly dehydrated, it transforms into the mineral known as Anhydrite. If
water is then reintroduced, it is restored back into Gypsum.
There are five main types of Gypsum, known
by the following names: Selenite, Satin Spar (not to be confused with
Iceland Spar which is a related Calcite), Gypsum Flower, Desert Rose, and
Alabaster. The first four crystalline varieties are commonly known as
Selenite even though they contain some notable differences in appearance.
The larger crystalline form of Selenite, being a clear colourless
crystal, is rarer than the other forms of the mineral. Satin
Spar is usually fibrous, translucent white and satiny. The
other forms of Gypsum are readily available in tabular, rosette or
needle-like crystals, with Alabaster being the granular massive form of
the mineral. Selenite crystals can be quite large, but
the mineral itself is very soft and slightly flexible (although not
elastic, meaning it can be bent but will not resume its original shape on its
own). Often fibrous, it can be easily broken or scratched. All forms
of Gypsum are soft and can be scratched.
Gypsum, Selenite is a natural insulator
and will appear much warmer to the touch than other crystals. Industrial
grades of Gypsum are used in making sheet rock drywall, concrete, and
Plaster of Paris. Both Selenite and Satin Spar are often vitreous
(glassy), pearly and silky to the touch, and both may exhibit chatoyancy (cat's
eye reflections).
Selenite could deteriorate if left in
water for long periods of time.
