Histories and legends
There are a number of theories about the origins of selenite. The one who returns most often and which seems the most logical is linked to Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, the goddess of the moon is named Séléné. Selene is the daughter of the titans Hyperion and Theia and reflects the purity and benevolence. These are qualities also associated with the moon white.
Another hypothesis explains why selenite comes from the Greek word "selenitis" which means literally translated as moonstone. It is that the stone has a luster similar to that of that of the star. As a result, many beliefs attribute lunar powers to this magnificent white stone.
We find the trace of selenite since Antiquity. Pliny the Elder (23 AD 79 A.D.), a famous writer and Roman naturalist and author of an encyclopaedia entitled Histoire Naturelle, explains that pure selenite was used in the manufacture of windows to replace glass. These white minerals (selenite, talc and micas) were grouped together under the term lapis specularis or specular stone.
In the Middle Ages, selenite deposits were discovered and exploited in Germany. They produced crystals so large that they have been used to protect the miraculous images of the Virgin. These unusual crystal varieties were christened "marienglas" or glass of Marie in German.
In Italy, selenite is found in abundance around Bologna. It was widely used as a building material. At It is used in the manufacture of the city's first fortifications and that of the Towers of Bologna. Selenite is widely appreciated for its induration (hardening of a material) and for its more than those of Tuscan alabaster (white natural stone very popular in sculpture and stone carving).
Selenite is a variant of gypsum, mineral species containing sulfate dihydrate of calcium. When presented in its In its crystallized form, it has a translucent appearance, even transparent, with iridescent highlights (featuring the colors of the rainbow). It is therefore a fibrous gypsum. It sometimes confused with the stone of moon, a member of the feldspars.
Beware of the fragility of selenite: in fact, it has a hardness of 2 on Mohs scale. For comparison, diamond has a hardness of 10 on the same scale. The selenite requires a great deal of skill. care in handling. It is it is essential not to bring it into contact with water, since it tends to be soluble.
The deposits
The main deposits are in Morocco, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, etc.
The benefits of selenite in lithotherapy
Benefits for your health psychic
Selenite is a purifying stone for our environment. It helps chase away negative energies and attract positive. As a result, we are able to an inner serenity conducive to elevation and meditation. It develops intuition and provides a certain force.
This mineral helps to bring back the surface blockages and traumas linked to past. It opens the mind in order to receive energy, fight against its demons and overcome complexes. It makes you want to moving forward and overcoming difficulties encountered.
Selenite is an excellent stone anti-stress. It enables you to manage emotions, anxieties and fears. It provides openness towards others, encourages compassion and empathy. It engenders understanding and good communication between carrier and his entourage.
This fabulous stone is reputed to be an excellent gift for a pregnant woman. Sound lunar energy accompanies him throughout his pregnancy, bringing well-being and peace of mind.
Psychologically speaking, selenite helps to refocus, to increase its capacity to concentration, memorization and imagination. It's perfect for development of creativity and for students during exam periods.
Benefits for your health physics
An anti-stress stone, it helps to reduce tensions. It promotes the proper functioning of the crown chakra.
Deposit a selenite lamp in a chamber will diffuse energies that will lead to better sleep quality. It dispels restless thoughts and nightmares.
This stone is said to be beneficial for breastfeeding and soothing young children. It is renowned for its benefits on female cycles.
Selenite fights against states of intense sadness, makes you want to go from strength to strength. forward and into action. A priori, promotes the proper circulation of fluids body.
Selenite and signs associated astrology
Selenite has a lunar energy to the numerous benefits and virtues for the entire natives of the zodiac. However, affinities are created with the signs astrological charts:
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Taurus: symbol of the stability, fertility and earth. This sign represents stubbornness, loyalty and perseverance. Wearing a selenite makes you want to move forward and overcome difficulties. This sign is tenacious and patient. He weighs up every decision and never acts hastily. lightly. He is materialistic and likes own property and land. Acquiring gives him a sense of pleasure. He has a very balanced personality and enjoys where he's going. He has a very down-to-earth and pragmatic. A great honesty, it's impossible to change it. opinion. He has a very stubborn nature and won't never gives up. He always manages to deal with the problems he encounters. His stubbornness provides a lack of flexibility and adaptability. He is very afraid of withdrawal, but he shows generosity. In love, he is reliable, sensual and loves to cuddle. It is a a great seducer, who studies his prey before launch. He multiplies his conquests, then stabilizes. He's looking for true love. He is very gentle and tenderness. He wants to start a family and aspires to a quiet life;
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Cancer: a symbol of the family, origins and nostalgia. This sign represents sensitivity, imagination and past. Wearing a selenite allows him to to combat stress and give him the the ability to manage emotions and anxiety and anguish. This sign is very often anxious and fragile. He constantly need for gentleness and security. When he feel good, reassured, it then becomes very creative. Surrounded by his family, he unleashes his imagination and starts creating. He dreads and does everything in its power to indispensable to his family. He is very helpful. Sometimes he can be aggressive: it's his way of hiding his shyness. He is not adventurous and prefers his routine. Very hypersensitive, he has great difficulty manage his emotions. He is not afraid of He's a hard worker, loyal at the same time, conscientious and assumes its responsibilities. Visit love, it is often tender, romantic and sentimental. It is said to be one of the emotional dependency. It has a constant need for reassurance and feel safe. His partner will have to and be very patient. This sign is very loyal and makes an excellent parent;
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Verseau: symbol of the modernity, freedom and science. This sign represents friendship, fraternity and new technologies. Wearing a selenite helps chase away energies brings him a sense of serenity and develops intuition. This sign dreams of a fairer, more egalitarian world. He sometimes has utopian ideas, or even anarchic. He supports the abolition of hierarchical systems. It has need to have a great deal of freedom, and no one can't deprive him of it. He has an intuition remarkable sixth sense. He never and his first impressions are always the right ones. It is very difficult to identify and sometimes seems far away in his thoughts. He is stubborn and nothing, or no one, can change that. change his mind. He can be dry, intolerant and proud. Sometimes he marginalized. He must then develop projects. Indeed, boredom is his worst enemy. In love, he is distrustful and does not seek passionate relationships. He prefers to live a friendship with a partner relatively independent. He is too afraid of lose his freedom. So he prefers the pacs to the wedding.
Selenite and the chakras
Selenite helps balance the chakra coronal chakra. This chakra is located at the level of the fontanelle, above the head. It designates the wisdom, altruism and self-knowledge. This balanced, harmonized chakra generates compassion and understanding of others. Visit no longer fear others. She is soothed and serene.
The unbalanced coronal chakra, overactive causes imbalances. The person feels more physical pleasure. She is completely detached from material possessions and to find its place.
The coronal chakra, unbalanced, blocked, closes the person to spirituality. It becomes excessively materialistic. She never assumes its responsibilities and overloaded with work, thinking indispensable.
Maintenance, purification and recharging the selenite
As soon as it is extracted, selenite can neither to purify and recharge themselves, with the help of such as the moon and the sky. earth. She also came into contact with many influences, some of them harmful. From to your home, it is essential that you to purify and clean it. its recharge. The following operations are to be carried out as a minimum once a month or after a lithotherapy.
Don't use water for purification your selenite, as it is soluble in water. Purify it with the white sage or a Tibetan bowl.
Selenite is a moonstone: recharge it by the light of a full moon, or by placing it on an amethyst geode, or on a quartz cluster for 24 hours.
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