Serpentine

Embrace the serpent.

Try Googling "kundalini awakening." If you like what you see, Serpentine—a lizard-shaded magnesium silicate—might be the stone to help get you there. If you don’t like what you see, maybe the mushrooms haven’t kicked in yet. Like ’em or not, we can learn a lot from our forked-tongued friends. Like, for health reasons, a snake might shed its skin a couple times every year. Who couldn’t use a primal cleanse (read: existential makeover) like that every six months? You can scrub with all the $40 Australian body cleanser you want. When it’s time to really exfoliate your spiritual self, slither over to Serpentine, let go of what you don’t need, and try again with a refreshed perspective. Serpentine reminds us how much lighter, brighter, cleaner, and dare we say fucking effervescent we are allowed to feel when we discard the old defense mechanisms, those few extra croissant pounds (even more so the judgement that jiggles along with them), and the closet full of label bullshit that was so baller last year but now...not so much. A slightly caffeinated stone that promotes the sensation of circulation and flow, Serpentine is ideal for those on the move—professionally and on the dancefloor where you belong, baby. It reminds us to always focus on our alignment. Physically, for sure. Pilates rules. But also, emotionally. When it comes to a value system, a career, a relationship: Align. Assess. Realign. And remember: You can always, always, always take a deep breath, lose that old skin you don’t need, and start fresh.