Lend an Ear to Wisdom is a fine example of the natural diversity and variety that can be experienced with crystal specimens. Long and shiny metallic stibnite crystals are accented by cubic calcite crystals, a calcite crystal druse, even covering parts of the cubes, and a sparkling quartz crystal druse. The matrix for this amazing collection of natural geometric crystal shapes features a sculpted crystal skull with its chin propped up on a skeletal hand as it considers the whispers of a sculpted snake. The Lend an Ear to Wisdom crystal skull sculpture measures 5.1 x 4.2 x 4.8 inches (130x106x121mm) and weighs 2.4 pounds (1079g), and was originally collected from a site in Hunan, China.

The Lend an Ear to Wisdom crystal skull listens closely as the serpent shares ancient mystical secrets regarding knowledge of the spiritual world and the Earth’s past. The wise serpent brings a greater conscious awareness of our own intuition and inner spiritual nature, helping us to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves on the spiritual level. Lend an Ear to Wisdom inspires us to strive for purity and clarity in our lives at all levels. We are encouraged to focus on the wisdom that it is not so important what we, and others, believe to be true and how our various beliefs differ. Rather what is essential is how we relate to, and behave toward, each other. There is already an overabundance of opinions, and separation, based on people’s individual beliefs. The Lend an Ear to Wisdom crystal skull represents the potential ideal that, if people learn to agree that many of our most fundamental beliefs may never be proven wrong or right, we can then move forward to focus on what we can do, by working together for the greater good of everyone. The scientist and the religious person may never agree about the past, and we can realize that discussions about the past will not change either side’s point of view, nor will it create food for the starving, homes for the unsheltered, or love for those who are alone and forgotten. But perhaps if disagreement is set aside, and people begin to acknowledge the reality of the present, all people can offer the uniqueness of our diversity and begin to make profound changes in our world. The Lend an Ear to Wisdom stibnite crystal skull encourages in us all the ideal that whatever our individual beliefs, regardless of the “why and how” of things, we can all agree that the way to live our lives is to be loving and accepting, to support and uplift, and to bring every person and every culture to a place where all can share a quintessential life experience.

The serpent is a symbol of royalty and power, wisdom, health, wealth, lust, greed, and temptation, primordial life force, duality, and the search for balance. The snake represents the assertive power of masculinity as well as the nurturing, mothering power of creation, this often being depicted as a serpent encircling the earth. The snake has been a symbol of secret knowledge, cunning, rebirth and renewal, and transformation. The snakes tendency to withdraw in colder weather, and return again at the call of the sun has given it the associations of connecting to shadow worlds and of moving in synchronization with natural forces. Snakes also symbolize water, emotion, love, benevolence, loving harmony between the physical and the ethereal, the kundalini spiritual energy within the body, balance, equanimity, union, and rejuvenation and regeneration. Snakes can be considered to be a representation of being impulsive while also being careful to consider the outcome of one’s actions.

Stibnite is a wonderful crystal for bringing transformation in one's life, helping one to adapt and adjust to the continual fluctuation and changes of daily life, as well as to the higher frequency energy shifts of spiritual evolution that are currently affecting our physical bodies. Stibnite brings one reassurance to help eliminate fears and feelings of being overwhelmed, scattered, distracted, and confused.

Stibnite facilitates and amplifies intuition and psychic knowledge, guidance, and intentions. With stibnite one gains more knowledge and better understanding of the soul and spiritual aspects. It establishes protection and privacy, not only for the mental and spiritual realities, but also strengthens one's energy field around the body to form an unbreakable ward, protecting from energies, entities, and physical presences. Additionally, stibnite gives one the courage to prohibit unwelcome physical, mental, and emotional contact.

Stibnite brings balance and structure to one's financial situations and one's behaviors associated with one's finances, encouraging habits conducive to being independent and self sustaining.

Stibnite gives one a greater understanding of partnerships, and brings improvement by encouraging a continued independence within relationships, removing codependent behavior by enhancing self confidence and the understanding of the difference between sharing and taking. This allows for a mutually beneficial symbiosis in relationships where the persons involved all have something to contribute and so all persons receive as well. Stibnite imparts stability and fidelity in loving relationships.

Stibnite helps one to easily move into a meditative state and lends assistance in manifesting the intentions and desires of the user. Stibnite is referred to as a totem stone for the wolf. It assists in astral travel and vision quests and supports one with vitalizing energy and stamina during one's endeavors. Stibnite can be used to connect, understand, and communicate with physical and spiritual plant and animal life, and the mineral energies, and promotes comprehension of the information received from these connections.

Stibnite works well with the navel chakra, calming and centering one's awareness. It also effects the solar plexus, heart, throat, and third eye chakras. It helps one to become spiritually receptive and to remain mentally aware during the process.

Stibnite is used to prevent and eliminate possession in the body. It can be used to diagnose dis-ease of the physical body and discord affecting the mind, emotions, and spirit, and to identify and remove toxins from these bodies.

It can be used to treat issues of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Stibnite is also used to alleviate muscle tension, and stiffness and rigidity in the body.

Calcite is an extremely versatile crystal, lending its energies and characteristics to many applications. Calcite gently magnifies energies from many sources including conscious direction and intentions, other gems and minerals, other similar tools, and also energies from the surrounding environment, to work together harmoniously. It refines the resulting experience by regulating higher and more dynamic energies and amplifying the more subtle ones. Calcite is an effective crystal of protection, grounding, and centering. Calcite is considered a stone of harmony, manifestation and prosperity, and is used to intensify the process and results of astral travel, intuition, and channeling. It is also considered to be a stone of wisdom and spirituality.

Calcite is especially effective at removing internalized attached negative energies, gently clearing and transmuting them into positive energy that can be utilized for productive purposes. This proclivity of calcite enables one to achieve forgiveness and acceptance, for oneself and for outside situations, allowing for the understanding of the reasons behind discordant behaviors. This clearing also applies to physical spaces, and calcite also opens, unblocks, and clears energy conduits, making it useful for clearing the chakras, various physical systems, mental processes, and the aura. Calcite can assist in releasing unproductive habits and thought patterns and give one the will to move forward in their endeavors. Calcite brings peace to its environment and those that share space with it.

Calcite provides support when experiencing mental changes and transitions, and it helps one to relax and remain emotionally calm and at peace. It enhances thinking processes and is considered an excellent crystal for students and researchers, promoting creativity and imagination as well. Calcite’s magnification of intellectual functions enables one to let go of fear and assists in reducing stress and anxiety. Calcite also aids in communication, bringing harmony to issues created by misunderstandings with others, helping to bring balance to relationships.

Calcite is considered to be an excellent healing crystal in all applications. It is most commonly used for treatment of issues pertaining to the skeleton and bones, and muscles and ligaments. It has been used to relieve arthritis, joint issues, and back pain. Calcite is used to promote optimal health of the teeth, eyes, the reproductive and intestinal systems, and to treat gallbladder dis-ease. It is also used to reduce the production of excessive mucous. Calcite is also considered to be very effective in the treatment of mental and emotional issues. Calcite makes an excellent tool for assisting with remote healing.

Quartz is considered to be a source of Light, and has been named the Perfect Jewel. Referred to by some as the “supreme gift of Mother Earth,” it is considered a master healer. Almost every culture throughout history has believed quartz to be a sacred and magical source of power. Aboriginal tribes of Australia and South America share their creation myth of the cosmic serpent being led and guided by a quartz crystal. Indigenous people of North America and Burma believed quartz crystals to be living entities and ritually offered them gifts of food, some believing the crystal had great power to aid in divining and hunting. Central and South American cultures revered quartz crystals carved into the shapes of human skulls as powerful religious objects where deceased ancestors and gods resided.

Quartz is considered to have been a key element in both the rise and fall of the cultures of Atlantis and Lemuria. It has been used by almost every culture for many purposes, including divination, bringing rain, enhancing magical powers, lighting sacrificial fires, as status symbol of high rank and royalty, and for prevention and treatment of dis-ease.

Even in the modern world quartz continues to occupy integral roles of our everyday lives, including the device you are using now. And it was with a quartz crystal that Sir Isaac Newton discovered the color spectrum of visible light, created as the crystal refracted sunlight shining through it.

Quartz symbolizes sacred fire, purity, and the infinity of space, patience, and perseverance. Quartz instills harmony and purpose. As it does with the technologies it is used in, quartz amplifies energy, accepts programming, and holds memory, making it the most diversely useful stone for healing, meditation, expanding consciousness, spiritual communication, past and future life recall, and any other desired application. Quartz exemplifies the concept of the saying “With God, all things are possible,” in the sense that when one comes from a position of unconditional love and acts according to the highest good of all involved, one can achieve any desired outcome.

Quartz excels at harmonizing and increasing the energies of other stones, and working to fuse the energies of multiple sources into a cohesive focus, making it ideal for wands, staffs, gridding, and the like. Quartz enhances and disperses light energies in all directions, filling an environment with positive energies that remove negativity, protect the aura, and cancel the harmful effects of radiation and radioactivity. Ancient priests used clear quartz to nullify negative energy, dissolve enchantments and spells, and abolish all black magic.

Emotionally quartz enhances the body’s internal structure and surrounding subtle bodies to further connect the physical body with the mind. Quartz replaces any negativity found within with positive thoughts and feelings. Quartz enhances one’s perceptions of the world, increasing consciousness and clear thinking, and gives enhanced energy, dedication, endurance, composure, and patience, bringing the lesson of being loving and finding joy in peaceful coexistence. Clear quartz brings strength and clarity to the mind, boosting concentration and memory while filtering distractions. It is helpful in finding sleep, and helps with the interpretation of messages and lessons experienced in one’s dreams.

Spiritually, quartz crystals are considered to be unique and individual, each with their own personalities and lessons to share. For many people, quartz crystals are the first crystals they find themselves attracted to and in communication with. Many people find quartz crystals to be invaluable tools and companions in their lives. Working with quartz crystals enhances one’s personal growth and consciousness, light, and positive energy during their experiences of thoughts, actions, feelings, and encountered situations. Quartz is considered to connect the physical and spiritual dimensions, intensifying communication with the Divine, and other-worldly masters, teachers, and healers. Quartz is considered a venerated stone in relation to those who have crossed over in death, with many cultures including quartz in funeral rites, and placing it in tombs, urns, and burial sites. Many people consider their personal quartz crystal, sphere, or stones to be intimately connected to them, and consciously direct their essences into the stones for such purposes as storing energies and recording their life experiences, a sort of “Crystal Diary.”

Physically quartz is a master healer and can be used for any condition. It is considered to stimulate the circulatory and immune systems, bringing vitalizing energy and balance to the body. Quartz has also been used specifically to treat bladder and kidney infections and dysfunctions, and digestive disorders. It has been used to treat and remove the pain and effects of burns of the skin, and is generally effective for any skin disorder. Drunk as an elixir, quartz helps to remove toxins in the body. It can be used to overcome vertigo, and to dispel dizziness and improve balance.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Stibnite is antimony sulfide and should be handled with care to avoid poisoning, and washing after handling is recommended. One should not ingest antimony, handle or breathe antimony in dust form, or use it in normal elixir form. When cared for and handled properly, there is no danger of poisoning.

NOTE: Skullis does not prescribe treatment for medical issues. Skullis offers information for reference to assist with the selection and understanding of crystal skulls, including this stibnite crystal skull and snake with quartz druse and calcite sculpture.