Botryoidal Velvet Malachite | Specimen 317gms

⚖️ Weight: 317gms

📏 Size: 16cm x 6.5cm x 3cm

🌎 Source: Shilu Mine Guangdong Province 

🔮 Malachite: Guardian Of The Heart

💚 Heart Chakra

Malachite, with its deep green essence, is a guardian of the Heart Chakra. It resonates with the vibrant energy of growth, renewal, and the flourishing of life. This powerful stone serves as a healer of the heart, mending emotional wounds and nurturing a sense of love and compassion. It opens the heart to unconditional love, teaching the soul the essence of true emotional depth.

Malachite holds the alchemy of transformation. It is a stone of change, guiding one through the cycles of growth and renewal. Like the Earth itself, constantly evolving and shifting, Malachite encourages the soul to embrace change – to shed old patterns and inhibitions like leaves in autumn, making way for new growth and opportunities.

More than a passive guardian Malachite is an active protector. It serves as a shield against negative energies and harmful influences, absorbing pollutants and guarding against the perils of the journey. In its presence, one feels a sense of safety and fortification, as if enveloped in the protective embrace of the Earth itself.

This stone is a revealer of truths, unmasking the unseen and bringing to light that which lies hidden. It sharpens intuition and insight, allowing one to perceive beyond the veil of the physical world. Malachite guides its bearer to understand the deeper truths of their existence, illuminating the path to wisdom and understanding.

Malachite's journey is one of self-discovery and authenticity. It encourages the shedding of facades and the embrace of one's true self. In its presence, one finds the courage to express their innermost thoughts, feelings, and desires. It nurtures the growth of the authentic self, free from the constraints of societal expectations and self-imposed limitations.

For those who seek healing, transformation, and the embrace of their true self, Malachite is a beacon of hope and a source of strength. It is a reminder that, like the Earth, we are ever-evolving, ever-growing, and ever-reaching towards the light.

✨ Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral that has been treasured for centuries for its beauty and purported healing properties. However, it's important to handle raw Malachite with care, as it can be toxic because it can contain high levels of copper, which can be harmful if ingested or if dust particles are inhaled. When handling raw malachite, it's important to:

Wear Gloves: To prevent skin contact with the mineral, as prolonged exposure can lead to skin irritation or absorption of potentially harmful elements.

Avoid Inhaling Dust: Always work with malachite in a well-ventilated area, and consider wearing a dust mask if you're cutting or grinding the mineral to prevent inhalation of fine particles.

Wash Hands After Handling: Even with gloves, it's a good practice to wash your hands thoroughly after handling malachite to remove any residual particles.

Keep Away from Children and Pets: Due to its toxic nature, ensure that malachite pieces are kept out of reach of children and pets.

🪨 Specimens 

The word Specimens gets thrown around a bit, but what does it truly mean??

It simply means a crystal that is represented in its truest and most natural form. Many crystals as you would know are shaped into spheres, palm stones etc to be able to use them for healing purposes.

Then you also have carvings for aesthetic purposes in and around the home. All of these have their individual purposes for their owners and what you are wanting to achieve, when either using them energetically, or for home décor.

Specimens can to a degree also be used for healing purposes but fall mostly into the category of home décor, and what I also find amazing is their heightened energy from my own perspective.

There is less handling through human shaping and polishing, and therefore they hold a different vibration to those that have been shaped.

Not to say there aren’t some super powerful pieces out there that aren’t specimens, I have been on many journeys with wands, eggs, and the likes. So many in fact.

The other amazing thing about specimens is that you can see the structure of the crystal, how its formed to a degree, and understand other crystals that have jumped on the journey with them. How different crystals can work in unison for many reasons including healing, after all nothing is a coincidence.

Final note, I love crystals in all forms for all reasons and when it comes to specimens, I believe they can add so much value to your home's energy, your energy and look amazing when showcased in the right space.