Crystal Grimoire
Serpentine
Chakras: Heart, Crown
Zodiac: Gemini, Taurus
Planets: Pluto
Elements: Earth, Air
Summary
Kundalini Stone that facilitates the rise of Kundalini energy. Stone of independence; gives a sense of protection and confidence to venture outside of comfort zone. Potent tool to clear energetic blockages in chakras. Said to support a sense of balance and renewal.
Keywords
Often associated with: Kundalini, independence, protection, confidence, energetic blockages, energetic clearing
Spiritual meaning
In crystal tradition: Facilitates the rise of Kundalini energy and clears energetic blockages in chakras.
Emotional meaning
Often associated with: Gives a sense of protection and confidence to venture outside of comfort zone.
History and lore
In history and lore: Kunz recorded that Italian peasants of his day believed pebbles of green serpentine guarded against the bites of venomous creatures, and that the stone, laid on a bite, was supposed to draw out the poison. An Assyrian text from Assur, which Budge cited in 1930, promised 'blessing and blessing' to a man who carried a seal of green serpentine.
About the sources
- George Frederick Kunz (1856 to 1932), Tiffany & Co.'s chief gemologist and author of The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (1913) and The Magic of Jewels and Charms (1915).
- E. A. Wallis Budge, Egyptologist, sometime Keeper of the Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities in the British Museum, author of Amulets and Superstitions (Oxford University Press, 1930), which covers Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Hebrew, Islamic and Christian amulets.