Metaphysical Meaning: Serpentine, also called "New Jade", gets its name from the word 'serpent' because it resembles the skin of a snake. Serpentine aids in access to spiritual history of the Earth, connection with Nature, kundalini awakening. Serpentine can be used to attract/manifest what you want into your life. Attracts abundance on all levels, prosperity, love, healing, etc.It aligns your intent with the Heart Chakra and Source energy. Serpentine is one of the best stones for rousing the kundalini energies— the ‘serpent power’ said to reside at the base of the spine, wrapped three and one half times around the sacrum. When the kundalini is awakened, individuals may experience a wide range of psychic and spiritual phenomena, some of them quite intense. However, the central experience is that of feeling the serpent rise up like a fire in the spine, activating each chakra and ultimately emerging from the crown, like the snake hovering over the head of the Sphinx. This experience coincides with what kundalini yoga sees as enlightenment. Of course, there are many dimensions to the kundalini energies, and those interested in them are advised to read more deeply. For this discussion, the primary point is that Serpentine is an activator of the kundalini and it assists in bringing about a safe and balanced awakening of these profound energies. One way to use Serpentine for kundalini activation is to do a body-layout meditation. Place a Serpentine stone at the base chakra and one at the crown, while holding a Serpentine in each hand. If one has a practitioner or helper available, have the facilitator hold a Serpentine in each hand, making passes along the spine from the bottom up, over and over for fifteen to thirty minutes, or until intuition says to stop. This process can be augmented by the addition of Tibetan Tektite, Jet and/ or Moldavite. All of these can help arouse the latent kundalini energies. Placing these or other stones upon the chakra points can be useful, and one can bring in as many helpful energies as desired, in accord with one’s inner guidance and intuition. Serpentine is a good stone to place on the meridian points for clearing blocked energies and allowing the healthy, natural flow to be reestablished. It is powerful for working energetically to bring the old reptilian part of the brain into the service of the higher brain. In many people, due to psychic wounds from one’s family and culture, the reverse is the case. This creates the endlessly repeating pattern of defense and aggression that runs rampant through the world. Carrying, wearing or meditating with Serpentine can help establish the order intended by Nature, bringing peace and joy to the individual and reverberating into the outer world. Serpentine with Magnetite is the most powerful form for all the above applications. Serpentine harmonizes for healing purposes with Seraphinite, especially in regard to the rewiring of unhealthy brain patterns as mentioned above. Herderite, Phenacite, Natrolite, Scolecite and Azeztulite can all help this process by stimulating the higher brain areas. Jet and Tibetan Tektite reinforce Serpentine’s energies in the kundalini awakening process. Other stones that work well with Serpentine include Amethyst, Moonstone, Libyan Gold Tektite, Golden Labradorite, Zincite, Tiger Eye, Emerald, Green Jade, Purple Jade and Strombolite. Like the DNA of life on this planet, Serpentine carries within it the matrix of evolution for the Earth herself. Though this is one of the more common stones, its energy is anything but ordinary. Through attunement with Serpentine, one can access the history, learning and evolutionary story of all of Nature in all of the dimensions in which this planet exists. Within this stone are contained the histories and epics of the fairy domains, the devic realms and the plant, animal and mineral kingdoms. The frequency of this mineral allows one to unlock the stored cumulative knowledge of the natural world. Serpentine often contains Magnetite and other magnetic ore. It acts as a recorder of Earth changes and Earth shifts as told through the geological and energetic patterns of this metamorphic stone. Through connection with Serpentine stone, future shifts and Earth changes can be perceived, allowing one to act as an energetic midwife to the planet. In meditation, Serpentine can assist one in connecting with the mind and heart of Nature. It is a powerful stone for Earth Healers and Mages who focus their energies on understanding and assisting the planet through its current transformations. SPIRITUAL Serpentine assists in exploring the deep history of the Earth and Nature and helps one find one’s natural place within the greater web of life. Serpentine enhances communication with Nature and the Earth— including animal, plant and stone communication. EMOTIONAL Serpentine is soothing to the emotional body, allowing one to release fear of change and hardship and to look ahead to the future with expectation and excitement. It reminds us of the great span of time that Earth and Nature have been learning, versus the relatively brief moment that humanity has inhabited this planet. This perspective can help one to feel less self-centered and more willing to spend time and energy contributing to the greater good, rather than focusing solely on personal goals.