Alabaster Sculptures
Alabaster is a beautiful, soft, and fine-grained mineral or rock. It has been used for various artistic, architectural, and decorative purposes for thousands of years.
Gypsum alabaster is more common and is softer, while calcite alabaster is harder and less common.
Alabaster is known for its milky white appearance, but it can also occur in other colors such as light shades of yellow, pink, gray, and even translucent varieties.
Alabaster has been highly valued for its beauty and workability. It has been used in various forms, including sculptures like this guy. While alabaster is relatively soft and easy to carve, it is also a delicate material. It requires gentle handling and care to prevent damage.
Associated with the crown chakra, Alabaster is believed to have a calming and soothing effect on the mind and emotions as well as balance emotions and energies, fostering a sense of harmony and balance within oneself and the environment. Some believe that alabaster can aid in spiritual growth, enhancing intuition and connecting one with higher realms of consciousness.
In various spiritual practices, horses are seen as spiritual guides or totem animals. People who identify with the horse as a totem may find inspiration and guidance from the horse's qualities, such as courage, intuition, and strong instincts.
Horses are often associated with the idea of freedom and independence. Horses are animals deeply connected to nature. In some spiritual beliefs, they are seen as messengers between the physical and spiritual realms.
Alabaster may be soft, but not as soft as the animal this sculpture represents. The platypus is a unique and fascinating mammal known for its distinctive features, such as the duck-like bill, webbed feet, milk sweat, and ability to lay eggs.
The platypus is closely guarded by their home country of Australia. The only place in the world to legally see a platypus outside of Australia is at the San Diego Safari Park in California. That makes owning this cute cut a little more special, does it not?
In holistic interpretations, its playfulness might represent the importance of having fun, letting go of seriousness, and finding joy in life.
Considering this and the horse's attributes, joined with the healing properties of alabaster, these unique pieces are full of harmony, freedom, peace of mind, flexibility, and connectedness, making them a true treasure.