Uplifted in Happiness is a spectacular crystal skull sculpture carved from a fine gem quality watermelon tourmaline specimen from Brazil. This wonderfully colorful crystal skull gemstone is an excellent example of the amazing naturally occurring coloration of watermelon tourmaline with stunning red and green, and the natural fractures of the crystal also create multiple refracted light rainbows at the top of the skull. The Uplifted in Happiness watermelon tourmaline crystal skull measures 1.0 x 0.7 x 0.9 inches (26x18x22mm) and weighs 80.5 carats (16.1g).

Uplifted in Happiness conveys the importance of giving our support and unconditional loving acceptance to others, helping people to recognize their importance and the essential role they fulfil in our lives. This beautiful watermelon tourmaline crystal skull encourages the understanding that what we see on the surface may often be far less than one's inner emotional turmoil, self doubt, and self depreciation. We are encouraged to share with others the positive affect they have in our lives, helping them to understand they are an essential part of other people's experiences, growth, and learning.

The Uplifted in Happiness crystal skull helps us to recognize the opportunities that we are presented with which allow us to provide reassurance, encouragement, and comfort to those in need. It inspires us to be open and receptive to our intuitive senses in regards to what others are feeling and experiencing, and encourages us to be sensitive to their needs and requirements.

Uplifted in Happiness further provides us with the ability to discern the truth of a situation as compared to blame, excuses, and illusions created by ourselves and other people, with the understanding that only oneself is qualified to judge oneself, rather than any other person.

The Uplifted in Happiness watermelon tourmaline crystal skull sculpture imparts to each of us the importance of understanding the difference of finding fault and placing blame as compared to recognizing an opportunity for being accepting and offering forgiveness.

Watermelon tourmaline is an exceptionally beautiful tourmaline crystal formation that exhibits a natural coloration of a blue or green exterior with a lovely pink or red center, sometimes with a thin layer of clear crystal between the two colors.

The energy of watermelon tourmaline directly connects with the energy of the heart and crown chakras, helping to harmonize and align one's higher consciousness with one's mental and emotional aspects. Watermelon tourmaline enables one to recognize and perceive the positive benefits and effects of events, experiences, and emotional circumstances, encouraging a mindset oriented towards the lighter side of optimism. Watermelon tourmaline acts to promote harmony and sensitivity, enhancing one's perceptions of another person's emotional, mental, and physical state of being. It helps one to understand, and inspires one to consider, how one's actions and words can affect others.

While providing balance and temperance of one's emotions, watermelon tourmaline brings an appreciation of the natural world and helps one to connect to the spiritual Earth energies.

Watermelon tourmaline is used to address issues of nervousness and anxiety, and to treat issues affecting the lungs and the heart. It is also useful for treating emotion based issues, helping to regulate and balance the emotional energies and processes.

The energy of tourmaline naturally cleanses, activates, and enhances the chakras and the energy centers of the physical body, as well as one's mental and emotional aspects.

Tourmaline facilitates insight and new ideas, and bolsters one's confidence in oneself. By enhancing comprehension of situations and issues where one may be ignorant, tourmaline helps one to diminish and release fears that may be inhibiting progress and personal expression.

Tourmaline brings equilibrium to the yin and yang energies, and also brings the aura, the mind, and the emotions into balance, aligning them with each other and with one's spiritual nature.

Throughout history various cultures have used tourmaline as a crystal of discernment to determine the actions required to achieve optimal results for situations. It has also been used to reveal the persons and issues which are responsible for the experiences of difficulties and disharmony. Aboriginal, African, and American Indian shamans utilized tourmaline for protection from all types of physical dangers, and for healing purposes. African shamans have also used it to dispel illusions and as a means of understanding and perceiving the aspect of an individual that is the part of the universal whole.

Tourmaline enables one to examine one's inner self with the understanding that what one experiences within is just as real as one's external experiences. It inspires perseverance and the will to endure, encouraging one to not only meet adversity with peaceful non-resistance, but to also maintain a positive and cheerful attitude, and assists one to surrender one's tendencies to feel persecuted, exploited, and victimized.

Tourmaline brings balance to the right and left hemispheres of the brain and acts to harmonize and intensify energies and actions directed toward healing and manifestation.

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 watermelon tourmaline crystal skull sculpture.