Serpentine Crystal – Meaning, Uses, & Healing Properties

08 Nov Serpentine Crystal – Meaning, Uses, & Healing Properties

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Gorgeous, green, and full of mystery and magic – Serpentine is a true gem for lovers of stones that are shrouded in legend and lore. Before we dive into its many wonderful healing properties and how to use them, let’s explore the rich history and meaning of this glorious crystal.

What Is Serpentine?

Serpentine is a green-colored crystal made of hydrated magnesium silicate minerals, with a blotched and splattered pattern, similar to a snake or serpent’s skin, hence its name. Its color varies from light green to dark green and it is fairly common around the world.

It is found in large deposits in the Ural Mountains of Russia and around Greece and Cyprus, as well as in the mountain ranges of New Zealand, Austria, France, Italy, and the United States of America.

Serpentine is formed below 500 °C or 930 °F when water and sometimes silica combine with various magnesium silicates. It most often occurs along the crests and axes of great folds, like island arcs, or Alpine mountain chains.

History & Folklore

The word Serpentine comes from the Latin serpentinus, meaning “serpent rock”. The history of this unique and interesting crystal goes back thousands of years. Nobody is exactly sure of the when and whereabouts of its discovery, although it is thought to have been somewhere in Asia, as it has been found in many ancient cave artworks and sacred geometry calculations around the continent, and it is also the subject of many a legend.

One of the most popular ones is that the stone was in fact created by Gaia, the Greek goddess of Earth, who carved it out of her own back. According to another, it was formed from the tears of Medusa after her death.

It has also been used for several things throughout ancient history. For example, the Egyptians and Romans used it to make talismans and wore it to protect against snakebites and poisoning. The Greeks considered it to be sacred to Hermes, the God of communication and commerce.

During the Middle Ages, it continued to be used for its protective properties and was often used in jewelry-making and art. Today, it is still used to make beautiful jewelry and remains a popular stone for spiritual healers. It is also considered a semi-precious stone and is fairly affordable to buy.

Serpentine Meaning

Serpentine is a stone of personal power which clears the chakras and assists meditation. It is also associated with Kundalini energy; the Hindu concept of divine feminine energy, as well as the crown and heart chakras, the Earth, which is the element of nurturing and stability, and the zodiac sign Virgo.

Serpentine Healing Properties

Let’s take a look at the benefits and healing properties of Serpentine.

Serpentine & The Chakras

As mentioned above, Serpentine has an clearing effect on all of the chakras, removing blockages and issues throughout the entire system and giving you an overall boost. However, it resonates the most with the crown and the heart chakra.

The crown chakra, also known as the Sahasrara, is the seventh and final chakra in the body. It is found at the top of the head and it governs our connection to the divine or spiritual world, as well as our ability to think clearly.

Issues with this chakra stem from denying or ignoring the existence of the non-physical realm. This can cause closed-mindedness, confusion, and a lack of inspiration, as well as poor coordination, poor sleep quality, headaches, and tiredness.

The heart chakra, on the other hand, is the fourth chakra in the body, located in the chest area, Also called the Anahata, it’s responsible for our sense of self-love, our love for others, and our ability to feel compassion, empathy, and forgiveness.

Blockages can arise in this chakra after heartbreak or betrayal and cause issues trusting and empathizing with others, as well as issues with self-love and self-talk, and difficulty letting go of the past.

Serpentine & The Body

Serpentine is a great stone for boosting overall health and energy levels and aiding recovery from illness as it detoxifies the blood and the body and assists in cellular regeneration. It is also said to lengthen the lifespan and aid with calcium and magnesium absorption.

In addition, it helps to get rid of parasites, eases the symptoms of dementia, and treats hypoglycemia and diabetes, as well as eases skin inflammation and pain from bug bites and muscular and menstrual issues.

Serpentine is also good at absorbing EMF radiation and protecting your health, as well as improving issues with heart rhythm, digestive disturbances, eczema, varicose veins, remove warts and kidney, and stomach complaints.

Serpentine & Wellbeing

Serpentine is an excellent stone for stress relief and emotional freedom. If you need to let go of any past hurt grudges, this is the stone for you. It also helps you to get into a more positive mindset, release mental and emotional imbalances and negative thought patterns and embrace newer, healthier ones.

Serpentine & Spirituality

As mentioned above, Serpentine resonates with the crown and heart chakras the most which can help us to connect with the spirit world and improve our spiritual communication, but it helps to remove blockages and clear bad energy from the entire chakra system.

Serpentine can also be used to enhance feminine energy (or Kundalini awakening) and provides clarity which allows for deeper meditation. In addition, it aligns our spiritual energy field with Earth, improving our overall spiritual well-being and aiding manifestation and other Earthly spiritual practices.

Serpentine & Relationships

As Serpentine resonates with the heart and crown chakras, it’s a great stone for manifesting new loves and friendships and helps to naturally align us with the people we’re supposed to meet.

It can also improve the relationships we already have with those around us, by nurturing more honest and compassionate interactions and allowing us to really open our hearts to our loved ones.

Serpentine & Success

As mentioned above, the Serpentine crystal aligns our energy field with the Earth, so it is excellent for Earthly manifestations, such as money, fame, power, and success, whatever your chosen field. However, it is especially powerful for those who seek success in healing and leading others. It also inspires clarity when coming up with new ideas and clearing creative blockages.

Serpentine & Home

When used in the home, the Serpentine stone creates an atmosphere of clear communication and openness. It’s a good stone for families who struggle to share their emotions or sometimes get frustrated with one another. It can also be used to invite divine protection and protect against EMFs and bad vibes.

Can You Use Serpentine With Water?

Water is one of the four Earthly spiritual elements and it can be great for aiding crystal healing, but not every stone can be used with it, as some are too soft and can crumble or even dissolve completely. Whether or not a crystal is water-safe depends on how highly they score on the Mohs Hardness scale.

This scientific scale ranks the hardness of minerals out of ten by testing them against other minerals. Anything with a score of 5 or under is too soft to be used with water, and Serpentine scores 2.5-3.5 on the scale.

How To Use Serpentine

Here is how you can use your Serpentine gems in everyday life.

Meditation

As mentioned above, meditating with this green gem can increase your spiritual awareness and take your meditations to a deeper level. By holding the crystal whilst you meditate or keeping it close by, you can clear your chakras of blockages and align your heart and crown.

Manifestation

If you want to your Serpentine to manifest, hold it or keep it close to you when you perform your manifestation ritual or involve it in a crystal grid to manifest your dreams and desires.

Keep It Close

As we’ve discussed, these stones make beautiful accessories for lovers of the color green, so you can try wearing Serpentine jewelry or carry a piece around with you for deep healing of the body, mind, and chakras, as well as quick manifestation.

At Home & Work

Keep your Serpentine somewhere important in the home or workspace such as the living area or your work desk to keep the atmosphere positive and productive and shield yourselves and your family members or co-workers from EMFs.

Who Should Use Serpentine Crystals?

We highly recommend these crystals to anybody who has started their spiritual journey or feels stuck in their spiritual development and is looking to level up in their psychic abilities, meditations, and manifestations. It is also a powerful stone for people who need to heal their bodies and minds or anyone who wants to reconnect with the physical world.

How To Take Care Of Your Serpentine Crystal

If you’re familiar with crystal healing, you probably already know the importance of cleansing and charging your gemstones to rid them of negative energy and keep them working at a high level.

You should cleanse your Serpentine once a month – the most popular way to do this is with the cycle of the moon. Place your Serpentine outside in your yard or on your window sill in your bedroom on the night of the next full moon for a deep and powerful cleanse.

If you need to cleanse it in between full moons, you can smudge it with sage or put it in a bowl of dry brown rice overnight. Alternatively, you can place it on a cleansing plate made of Selenite.

Once you have cleansed your crystal, you should charge it to fill it up with positive energy. You can do this by putting it in the sun for the day or burying it in the Earth for 24 hours for a powerful boost of Earthly energy – but be sure to do it on a dry day so that your crystal doesn’t get wet.

Is Serpentine Safe To Use?

Serpentine is completely safe to use. It is not toxic and it doesn’t typically have any negative side effects, although any crystal can cause you to feel off-balance or unlucky if your energies don’t align. However, this is rare and can usually be fixed with an energy cleansing.

Alternative & Complimentary Crystals

If you’re not sure whether Serpentine is right for you, other stones with similar energies that you can try instead include Moldavite, Green Aventurine, Green Jade, Emerald, and Clear Quartz. Crystals with energies that complement and work well with Serpentine include Rose Quartz, Amethyst, Moonstone, Citrine, and Carnelian.

Where Can I Buy Serpentine And How Do I Know It’s Real?

As mentioned above, Serpentine is fairly common and can be bought at many well-established crystal stores and spiritual shops. You should only buy from websites that you trust and that have good reviews from previous customers. You should also make sure you know how to spot a real piece of Serpentine from a fake one to avoid getting scammed!

The first way to tell is by looking at its appearance. The color of real Serpentine is typically olive-y and not too vibrant, with asymmetrical snake-like markings. Some sellers make their fakes too bright and perfect looking because it draws attention, but this is a surefire way to spot a fake!

Another way to tell is by performing the scratch test using the Mohs hardness scale, as we discussed in the above sections. One material that everybody owns which is harder than Serpentine is glass, and most fakes are made of glass or plastic, so scratching your stone against a piece of glass should let you know if it’s real or not – if it leaves a mark, it’s probably real.

Real crystals also tend to be heavier than fake ones and very often contain air bubbles. If you have a good sense of intuition, you might be able to tell from holding or meditating with the crystal, too.

In Conclusion

Serpentine is a captivating, fascinating, and powerful stone with a truly unique energy that is unlike any other gemstone. It is especially powerful for aligning the crown and heart chakras, as well as advancing meditation or manifestation techniques.