Carved from a beautiful petrified wood specimen from Madagascar, the Crystal Skull of Perseverance is a single piece sculpture which features an inspiring crystal skull and a scorpion companion. The Crystal Skull of Perseverance was once a living tree, when members of the Araucaria genus of trees lived in Madagascar in the Mesozoic age during the Triassic period, approximately 220 million years ago. This beautiful and colorful remnant of prehistoric life displays natural cavities which still show the perfectly preserved wood grain pattern of this ancient tree. The Crystal Skull of Perseverance is carved in the Super Realistic crystal skull design created by Skullis. The intricately detailed crystal skull features work together with the natural structure of the fossil to bring a powerful and energetic personality to this exceptionally designed work of art. Atop this beautiful crystal skull sits a meticulously detailed Emperor scorpion with black onyx gemstone eyes. The combination of these two classic images, the scorpion and the skull, conveys a sense of soon to be experienced, important events which will bring new changes and opportunities for growth to our lives. The Crystal Skull of Perseverance sculpture measures 4.6 x 3.1 x 5.0 inches (118x78x126 mm) and weighs 1.94 pounds (882 g).

The Crystal Skull of Perseverance speaks to us at an individual level as well as on the larger, world community scale. The Crystal Skull of Perseverance shares an energy which is intended to assist each of us to adapt and adjust to the changes in our lives and the changes in our physical and spiritual aspects as we continue to experience our transdimensional evolution.

To weather the difficult challenges we are presented with, The Crystal Skull of Perseverance is helping us to understand the hardships we endure are created in our lives to help us to learn invaluable knowledge which will become a resource of wisdom, and a means of finding enlightenment. As The Crystal Skull of Perseverance helps us to maintain this perspective, we are also reminded to relinquish our need to intellectually understand all that we experience, and to instead trust the guidance of our intuition by following what we feel to be right in our hearts.

The Crystal Skull of Perseverance helps us to remember to be patient and relaxed during the times when we may be anxious for situations to change and be finished so we may move past them. We are encouraged to keep in mind that humankind must move collectively and in harmony. The Crystal Skull of Perseverance petrified wood crystal skull and scorpion sculpture inspires us to act with the awareness that those with a more highly attuned perspective are in a special position which offers the opportunity to help others to grow by providing examples of loving alternative approaches to the challenges each of us will face.

The symbolism of the scorpion is quite diverse. Foremost, scorpions represent change, death, and rebirth. They symbolize transformation and a different way of seeing the world and experiences. The scorpion symbol encourages letting go of old habits and situations to make way for the new, including cutting away behaviors that enable those who are holding on to dependence of another instead of becoming self sufficient. Scorpions symbolize an affinity for solitude and independence, setting boundaries, and leaving that which is familiar and comfortable to move forward into new experiences.

Scorpions represent a person’s strength and the inspiration brought about by the showing of, and living with, that strength. They represent sexuality and intense passion, and the ability to be vulnerable without embarrassment. The scorpion energy is fiercely protective and defensive when necessary, and if one is not careful, people with this energy can be verbally hurtful when provoked. Scorpions represent the importance of temperance and the need to practice patience, acceptance, and forgiveness.

Scorpions can also signify areas in life that are being avoided due to emotional distress and hurt attached to a situation. Fortunately scorpions also are able to weather such experiences without experiencing permanent detrimental repercussions. The symbol of the scorpion also suggests that caution is wise, and encourages giving attention to issues that may be causing one to harbor discontent and fear which may result in these energies being expressed in a self destructive way. Again, the scorpion reminds one to accept, let go, and move onward with one’s growth processes.

In addition scorpions can represent the psychic ability of psychometry and one’s affinity for tactile sensations. They are symbols of clarification, focus and concentration, mysticism, mystery, secrecy, and stealth. Scorpions can represent the acquisition of knowledge, as well as healing, inspiration, and resilience. In many aspects scorpions symbolize life and vital energy and the preservation of such through protection. Scorpions represent a warning of danger and treachery, the detoxification and transformation of poisons, defensiveness and retaliation, rebellion and survival, strategy, boldness, and reflecting negativity back to its source. Scorpions are also considered to be protectors and defenders.

Petrified wood helps to clear the mind of cluttering thought processes. It assists one to identify which parts of an issue or challenge one can affect and change, and also which areas one has no control over, encouraging one to take action where one can, and to gracefully accept and adapt to what cannot be changed.

Petrified wood brings support and strength during crisis, inspiring insight and understanding of the sequence of events that created the situation. It helps one to prevent making similar mistakes, and to resolve similar issues, in the future. It is useful in clearing and removing fears that stem from one’s survival instincts, bringing calm and helping one return to a centered state so one may respond to a situation rationally. It brings balance to the emotions helping to prevent excessive emotional fluctuations.

Petrified wood assists one to let go of frivolous concerns. It helps to calm nerves and reduce fear and anxieties by providing gentle reassurance and a sense of security, safety, and well being. Petrified wood, having survived many eons of time, reminds us that “this too shall pass” and despite the physical reality and its challenges, the true reality is one of eternal spiritual energy.

Petrified wood is exceptionally attuned to grounding energies, and is an excellent stone of protection. It can be very useful during meditation. Petrified wood aids in gaining access to detailed past life recall and aids in utilizing the information learned to move past emotional experiences that may be affecting one’s current behavior patterns in this life. Petrified wood encourages change and growth, helping one to choose to begin the process of growth, to attain a higher level of being, and to understand that all actions and experiences are what is required to achieve one’s higher purpose.

Petrified wood is used to bring success in business. It can help one to follow the flow of time, preventing the experiences of not having enough time and of time going by too slowly. It helps to manage one’s time with a resulting increase in efficiency and effectiveness.

Petrified wood has been used to strengthen the body, especially the back and the bones, bringing alignment to the back and skeletal structure, and to relieve back and hip pain. It is used for treatment of atrophied areas of the body, paralysis, and disorders that affect standing and walking. Petrified wood is also used to treat hearing loss and incontinence. Petrified wood provides reassurance and calm when one is recovering from a traumatic disease or related healing events. It helps one to identify the reasons for experiencing dis-ease and the lessons to be learned from the experience so that once the lesson is learned there will be no need for repeating the experience. A topically applied elixir is used to soothe the skin and to stimulate thick and lustrous hair growth.

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 petrified wood crystal skull and scorpion sculpture.