Description

Origin & Traditional Use

Shungite is a black, carbon-rich rock found mainly in Karelia, Russia. It is used in water filters and as a building material, and in crystal practice as a grounding and protective stone against harmful energy.

Uses in the Work

Use it as a heavy protective and grounding stone. Place it at the four corners of the temple or the home to ward against hostile energies, and hold it after intense ritual to earth excess energy. It is suited to warding a space where you practice frequently, and to cleansing after work with chaotic or aggressive spirits. Keep it near devices in the temple if you feel they interfere with concentration.

Pairs Well With

Black Tourmaline – 1 lb Tumbled; Larvikite – 1 lb Tumbled; Hematite – 1 lb Tumbled

Lore

Shungite is found almost only in Karelia, in Russian Finland, and is named after the village of Shunga. It is around two billion years old and contains fullerenes, carbon molecules first discovered in the 1980s. Peter the Great reputedly founded Russia’s first spa at a shungite spring.

What You Receive

Sold by approximate weight – not stone size or count.