Selenite Tumbled Stone

A little bar of selenite, pale and pearly like a sliver of moon, striped with fine fibres that catch the light like satin. Dadi rested her other crystals against it overnight — selenite is the housekeeper of the shelf, lifting the heavy air from a room and wiping the tiredness off tumbled stones and bracelets. It is also the one stone that rarely needs cleansing itself. Never water: selenite draws it in and starts to crumble, so just dust it with a dry cloth. Soft enough to mark with a fingernail, so keep it somewhere safe from knocks.