Selenite
Selenite: Healing, Purify, Cleanse
Selenite is celebrated for the transparency and ethereal radiance its crystals provide. Like the moon, it reflects a pure beam of white light into any environment in which it rests and is believed to contain the liquid Light of Spirit inhabiting the place between light and matter. Selenite inspires a profound peace and carries a fine, high frequency and intensity of energy that surpasses nearly all stones for opening, clearing, and activating the Crown and Higher Crown Chakras. It is ideal for meditation, spiritual work, and connecting to ancient wisdom and knowledge, and is one of the best crystals for accessing one’s spirit guides and the angelic realm.
It is a beautiful means for accessing and grounding the Light Body of an individual, and for opening one to the higher levels of Self. It is highly effective for the advancement of the mind and mental powers, particularly for developing telepathic communications between like-minded people. Selenite is thought to possess the ability to hold information within its structure and is best used in telepathy by one person beaming a thought or message into the crystal, which can then be attuned to and retrieved by a second individual. It may also be used to scry the truth of a situation that has happened in its presence and is reputed to hold earth’s own recorded history within its linear markings.
Types Of Selenites:
Selenite is closely related to the other crystalline forms of Gypsum: Satin Spar, a compact fibrous variety that is generally translucent with a pearly chatoyant appearance; Desert Rose, most often bladed in the familiar shape of a rose with an outer druse of sand, or with sand throughout; and Gypsum Flower, an opaque variety usually attached to a matrix with spreading fibers forming a myriad of shapes, sometimes with severe curves and bends. While all have, at times, been grouped together and collectively called Selenite, the variety producing transparent, well-formed crystals remains the true Selenite.
In addition to the clear colourless or pearly white crystals of Selenite, in nature, druse, inclusions, or the presence of other minerals may cause Selenite crystals to form in light tints of colour or exhibit a translucency or opacity. In addition to the general properties of Selenite, those displaying the following hues carry some additional qualities:
Blue Selenite – carries the full intuitive power of a moon crystal but combines it with intellectual knowledge and powers of assessment. It is great for seeing through the illusion and is an excellent business crystal for balancing integrity and people skills with financial acumen. Placed on the Third Eye, Blue Selenite quiets the intellect and helps to shut off mind chatter during meditation. It is a particularly lucky talisman during a month with two full moons (called a Blue Moon) and is ideal for beginning or improving a therapy or New Age business.
Green Selenite – assists one in working for the highest good and promotes self-esteem and a general sense of well-being. It may be used to help delay the effects of aging on the skin and skeleton.
Orange or Brown Selenite – encourages a friendly, productive atmosphere and is marvellous for use in the home or workplace. It is a great crystal for grounding angelic energies or aiding Earth's healing. Use it to send healing to places damaged by deforestation, mining, and emissions released into the environment or for gridding houses suffering from geopathic or electromagnetic stress. This colour is ideal as a focus for connecting with moon and Earth divas or higher nature essences.
Peach Selenite – a stone of emotional transformation, is ideal for drawing out issues of abandonment, rejection, alienation, or betrayal. It is a karmic cleanser offering healing, forgiveness, and acceptance, no matter in what timeframe these issues have occurred. Connected to Persephone, the Greek Queen of the Underworld, Peach Selenite shines light into dark places, helping one understand one’s inner processes and to accept the hidden self. It is particularly inspiring for women celebrating rites of passage, such as puberty, childbirth, or menopause, to reconnect to the wise feminine divine power.
The formation known as Fishtail Selenite or Angel Wings Selenite provides deep healing for the nerves and neural pathways, soothing and stabilizing emotions, and defusing tension. It ushers in positivity and light to guide one through uncertainties and is highly beneficial for facilitating contact with one’s angels.
Selenite is a wonderful talisman for women, bringing radiance, harmony, and support through all life cycles. Wear as jewellery to attract love, and fertility, and to maintain fidelity; also, to induce calm throughout pregnancy and motherhood. Keep a Selenite angel where moonlight shines on her to spread warm, loving energies. Selenite may also enhance the chances of reconciliation. Send a small piece to someone with whom you wish to reconnect.
Selenite is ideal for gridding a space, creating a safe, uplifting environment protected from outside influences. Place indoors in the corners of a house or room or in the workplace. Also, utilize Selenite eggs or clusters to protect from outside negativity, especially at night. Give a sphere to children who fear the dark and explain how moon rays are captured within and shine on them as they sleep.
Selenite is known for its magnificent natural wands, delicate and slender, often quite long yet relatively inexpensive. Crystal healers prize them for purification and all types of energetic cleansing because of their pure vibration. Use to detach entities and thought forms from the aura and to prevent anything external from influencing the mind. Form highly effective energy tools by combining Selenite wands with almost any stone or combination of stones to blend and amplify their powers by many times synergistically. Selenite wands are also excellent for building energy grids to use in the home or outdoors that can be disassembled and reassembled as needed. Lying in the centre of one of these configurations can generate experiences of spiritual ascension.
Utilize Selenite to decrease shyness and reserve in one’s professional life and to aid in materialistic pursuits related to business and making a profit. It fosters harmonious partnerships and brings insight and good judgment during disagreements or negotiations.
Selenite healing properties can help with physical, emotional, and spiritual balance and issues. It has healing powers to help with physical ailments and emotional issues. It is also used in Energy Healing and Chakra balancing. Selenite healing crystal therapies include clearing blockages, stabilizing emotions, and bringing flexibility.
Selenite is best used to clear blockages and densities in the energy field and to direct high-frequency energy into the body to stimulate physical healing. It is often used to align the spinal column. (With a Selenite crystal or wand, trace the spinal column from the base of the spine to the back of the neck to remove blockages or travel in the opposite direction to smooth the flow of energy.) Selenite also strengthens the core physical structure by promoting flexibility within the muscular system and supporting the bones, nerves, and tendons.
Selenite may be used to assist in treatments to correct disorders or deformities of the skeletal system and for stabilizing epileptic disorders. It is thought to ameliorate illnesses caused by mercury poisoning from dental amalgam and to prevent and reverse the effects of “free radicals.” Selenite may be used as an emotional stabilizer to calm mood swings and aid attention deficit disorder and can be utilized as a boost for youthfulness and vitality and to help extend one’s life span.
Selenite may be used to calm and stabilize erratic emotions, and to clear away confusion, feelings of inadequacy, jealousy, doubt, or other forms of negativity. It allows one to see the inner workings of a situation and to grasp what is superficial and what is going on at a deeper level. Selenite helps bring flexibility to one’s nature and strength to one’s decisions. It can also be used to stimulate the emotional body in overcoming stagnation, compelling one to move forward with one’s life.
Selenite resonates with the Crown Chakra located at the top of the head. The Crown Chakra is a gateway to the expanded universe, controls how one thinks and responds to the world, and is the fountainhead of one’s beliefs and source of spirituality. It is a connection to the higher planes of existence and is the source of universal energy and truth. When the Crown is in balance, one’s energies are in balance. It enkindles the knowledge of one’s place in the universe and to see things as they are. It allows one to be unruffled by setbacks, knowing they are essential to life.
The white light from Selenite is also instrumental in activating the Etheric Chakras attuned to higher, more spiritually enlightened things. They provide a soul connection and the highest self-illumination, as well as a cosmic doorway to other worlds. They represent personal identification with the Infinite, oneness with God, peace, and wisdom.
Selenite brings divine light into everything it touches and stimulates the clearest state of mind attainable, where all thoughts entering the consciousness come from the Source and are direct reflections of pure spirit. It is one of the best crystals available for clearing congested energies or negativity from one’s physical and etheric body and for helping one consciously connect with the higher Self.
Selenite is believed to carry the history of all that has happened in the world within its fine linear striations and can help one connect with ancient wisdom and knowledge. It may also be utilized for accessing the between-lives state to view one’s progress made and determine issues of this life and how they can best be resolved.
Selenite is a calming crystal surrounding one with heavenly light. It is ideal for meditation and spiritual work and is conducive to connecting with one’s higher consciousness. It may be used to align one’s awareness with spiritual master teachers, Ascended Masters, angels, and spirit guides or to access one’s past or future lives.
It is recommended to gently stroke the crystal during activation or lie with a Selenite wand on the Heart Chakra pointing toward the head. If possible, place a second Selenite wand with the point just touching the Crown. When a meditative state is achieved, one is likely to experience visual images, making it possible to meet and receive advice and information from one’s spirit guides or guardian angels or to view past or future lives to determine what may lie ahead (if one’s physical life proceeds in the direction it is now going). Often these visions are presented with one or more guides directing the message through a “story” that reveals the message symbolically. Selenite is a marvellous crystal for angelic consciousness. Use it in meditation to connect with your guardian angels and archangels Auriel, Gabriel, Metatron, Sandalphon, Seraphiel, Tzaphkiel, and Uriel.
Selenite varies in colour from clear and transparent to a semi-transparent pearly white, more rarely with a tint of colour due to inclusions. If your birthday falls in any of the following periods, a Selenite of the colour listed can be a valuable conduit to your Guardian Angel. The table also provides the name of the Guardian Angel of those born in the time.
Selenite is the zodiac stone for those born under the sign of Taurus, April 20th - May 21st. Taureans have personality characteristics that are very comparable to those of a bull. Selenite is helpful to Taurus because it provides mental clarity.
Selenite is also linked to Cancer, Aquarius, and Gemini
Selenite utilizes Metal energy, the energy of intelligence, contraction, healing, and creativity. It is the energy of togetherness and crystallization – of ideas, concepts, and groups. It is hard, sharp, and often destructive, yet an essential element in all lives to find our way without being a victim of others. The metal element brings the power of concentration and determination to our lives and our dwellings.
Use Selenite crystals to enhance any space that you use for concentration, gathering strength, or working with a group. Metal energy is traditionally associated with a home or room's northwest and west areas. It is associated with the Helpful People and Blessings, the Travel area of your life and dwelling, and the Creativity and Children area. Its energy of crystallization will solidify your efforts and determination.
Although Selenite is believed to be self-charging, it can benefit from periodic cleansing and charging by being exposed to moonlight or being held in sage smoke.
Category
Sulfate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
CaSO4·2H2O
Crystal system
Monoclinic (2/m) Space group: A2/a
Formula mass
172.17
Colour
Brown green, brownish yellow, greenish, gray green, gray white
Crystal habit
Earthy – dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite)
Cleavage
[010] Perfect, [100] Distinct, [011] Distinct
Fracture
Fibrous – thin, elongated fractures produced by crystal forms or intersecting cleavages (e.g. asbestos).
Mohs scale hardness
2
Luster
Pearly
Streak
White
Specific gravity
2.9
Optical properties
Biaxial (+) 2V=58
Refractive index
nα=1.519-1.521, nβ=1.522-1.523, nγ=1.529-1.53
Birefringence
δ =0.0090-0.0100
Other characteristics
Non-radioactive, non-magnetic, fluorescent
This is not medical advice, it is only guidance with the stone itself, for medical problems please seek a professional.
