Shungite bracelet

Shungite – Meaning

Shungite is a mysterious black, coal-like rock, also widely used for various wellness purposes. It’s said to dispel harmful energy and neutralize geopathic stress zones. Scientists are still exploring shungite’s exact origins — it comes from a single Russian region. Some researchers suggest shungite may even have an extraterrestrial origin, due to its fullerene content. Fullerenes — a Nobel Prize-winning discovery — are a recently identified fourth form of carbon (alongside diamond, graphite, and graphene), rarely found in nature.

Shungite is valued especially for its believed cleansing properties. Scientific research has shown that shungite can help remove a range of bacteria and viruses from water, and its surface is thought to absorb or break down certain substances that are toxic to the human body.

According to legend, this effect was discovered in 1709 during the Battle of Poltava between Russia and Sweden. That summer, contaminated water supplies weakened the Swedish army — including its king — with digestive illness, while the Russians, who had already begun experimenting with shungite’s purifying properties, remained largely unaffected. This is said to have contributed to their eventual victory.

Element: Earth

Country of origin: Republic of Karelia, Russia

Zodiac sign: shungite’s cleansing effect suits every sign

This bracelet harmonizes the Root chakra.