Agate Gemstone: The healing properties of agate
Agate healing stones are power stones and excellent for those that deal with numbers as they help you be more precise by stimulating your analytical capabilities and your ability to be precise. Agate gemstone are very good for all aspects of money including acquiring it, keeping it by protecting it, and your generosity in sharing it. They bring balance and harmony to your life by allowing you to accept the things you can not change and giving you the courage to change the things you can. It is also a good stone to help you show forgiveness to those that have done you wrong and can help you release stress and tension so it can be converted to
positive energy.
Agate healing gemstones come in a HUGE range of colors and designs and from most every country in the world. They are one of the least expensive healing gemstones because they are one of the most common types of crystals on earth. While all agates have basic meanings in common, most types of agate also have powers and healing properties that are unique to the individual agate stone type.
Main Chakra: Heart
Vibrates to the number 1
Astrological Sign of Virgo - Elemental
Birthstone: June
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Healing Properties, Magickal Uses and Agate Symbolism
Below is a list of historical uses of agate stones in healing and in magick. This list is in no way intended to represent any type of medical advice rather only a list of historical uses. Use of anything from this list is at your own risk.
- Place an agate stone on the solar plexus to help ease an upset stomach.
- Agate healing stones help you to know that the trials of life will pass and gives you the strength to carry on for another day.
- Carry an agate gemstone with you when you have to make an important decision.
- Helps people who are having a hard time letting go of bitterness and resentments.
- Especially good in healing relationships (family or romantic) and allowing the spiritual healing forgiveness brings to take place.
- Agate healing gemstone is perfect for those that are feeling overwhelmed or suffocated by your responsiblities as it helps to calm the emotions and allow peace to rule.
- One of the best healing stones to take with you when walking in nature because it allows you to connect with and appreciate the natural world.
- In ancient times, warriors wore agate gemstone on their breastplates to give them strength and to ensure victory in battle.
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Individual Agate gem Healing Properties
Moss Agate: Known for it's ability to help you connect with the natural world. Considered to be the most powerful of all the agates and was used in the breast plates of warriors to ensure the warriors abilities as a fighters and to ensure his success.
As a healing gemstone, known for helping to balance blood sugar, help control eating disorders and cleansing the lymph nodes. Helps to increase energy in cases where exhastion is a problem. Is used to help speed up recovery after childbirth or any long illness.
Traditionally worn by gardeners to increase crop size. When used in jewelry, it attracts friends and riches to the owner.
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Picture Agate: The perfect healing stone to use during meditation because it helps to balance both sides of the brain allowing better communication with your highest power. Activates and purifies the pindeal and pituitary glands to awaken and energies natural abilities. return to top
Blue Lace Agate:
Brings out your more personable side allowing you to let problems and irritations slide off your back rather than internalizing and dwelling on them. Helps to connect with your highest power and to emit positive feelings of hope, joy and positive thinking. Makes a great stone to be used as a wishing stone.
Very calming and uplifting, blue lace agate is great to use in any situation where tensions may reside. Keep one in your home or at your office to help keep everyone at peace.
Chakra: Throat Chakra
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Mexican Lace Agate: Useful for person suffering from depression as it lifts the mood and allows positive thoughts to reign. return to top
Pink Lace Agate: The perfect healing stone for persons that tend to be grumpy because it increases ones ability to accept and emit friendliness and happiness. return to top
White Lace Agate: The metaphysical properties of this healing stone helps align your mind and heart with the energies of your highest power. Useful in connecting to your Spirit Guide or in improving communication between you and your guide. return to top
Botswana Agate: Also known as an Eye Agate because it's unusual banding tends to form eye shapes. An especially good healing stone for women during their child bearing years as it has been said to increase fertility and is known for increasing sensuality and passion in the person that carries it. return to top
Helps ward off the evil eye curse when carried regularly. Helps to overcome shyness and loneliness. Can bring the comfort of a nice warm blanket on a cold winter night when emotions are raw and in need of a little tender loving care.
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Crazy Lace Agate: A good healing stone for those dealing with loss as it helps relieve emotional pain. It clears energy blockages in the major organs and chakras allowing love and laughter back into your life. return to top
Flame Agate: Like treats like and historically Flame Agate has been used to help relieve the pain during treatment of burns. Helps to stimulate your awareness of the world and universe around you. return to top
Tree Agate: Commonly called Tree Agate, this form of agate is actually called Dendritic Agate because of the dendrite branches that form within the stone.
Commonly known as the Stone of Plentitude for it draws abundance into your life, but be patient. Tree Agate works slowly but surely to complete its tasks.
Place a in your houseplants to encourage their growth. This has the added benefit of keeping the stone within your home which helps to provide a peaceful living space for those you love. Meditate with the stone to improve your connection to the energy flows of the earth.
Useful for any healing that deals with blood vessels, nerves or the skeletal system.
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Agate Gemstone Technical Details
| Chemical Composition and Name SiO2 | Silicon Dioxide |
| Hardness | 7 |
| Specific Gravity | 2.65 - 2.66 |
| Refractive Index (R.I.) | 1.543 - 1.552 to 1.545 - 1.554 |
| Bi-refringence | 0.009 |
| Optic Sign | Positive |
| Optical Character | Uniaxial |
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