If you’ve never heard of shungite, you might want to consideradding it to your crystal collection.
From its history to its uses, here’s the lowdown on this mineraloid.
History and types of shungite.
But that doesn’t make it any less powerful!
Shungite is typically black but can range to a deep bronze color.
It’s opaque, but can have a shiny quality, making it look lustrous and metallic.
“Regular shungite” in industrially mined, matte black, and 30 to 50% carbon.
Shungite properties and benefits.
How to take care of shungite.
Leavy suggestsusing a visualization techniqueto cleanse, by holding the crystal in your hands and breathing deeply.
“Visualize universal, healing light filling the stone until all negativity has been dissolved.
See the light expand until it surrounds the stone and fills your hands.
Intend that all negativity be removed from the stone and dissolved,” she says.
“When you intuitively feel that the stone has been cleared, you may stop the visualization.”
Some crystals can be cleansed with water, particularly naturally flowing water like a stream.
