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Agate Gemstone a Crystal Healing Stone
Agates 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. Agates are very good for all aspects of money including
acquiring it, keeping it by protecting it, and your generosity in sharing it.
It brings 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.
Agates come in a HUGE range of colors and designs and from most every country in
the world. While all agates have basic symbolism in common, most types of agates
also have powers and metapbhysical properties that are unique to the individual stone.
Healing properties of agate
Agates are one of the least expensive healing gemstones. Agate is used for stomach
upsets. Place the agate on the solar plexus. The agate
can't change emotions, but helps to change our level of acceptance of the emotion.
Such as when you are very sad the agate will let you know that this will pass and
help you get on to another and better day. This is why the Agate is considered so
powerful as it gives us the strength to carry on. Carry an agate when you have to
make an important decision.
- Bitterness:
Agates are particularly
helpful to people having a hard time letting go of bitterness and
resentments. Agates are especially good in healing relationships (family or
romantic) and allowing the spiritual healing forgiveness brings to take place.
- Stress:
Agate is the perfect healing gemstone 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.
- Strength:
In ancient times, warriors wore agates on their
breastplates to give them strength and to ensure victory in battle.
- Moss Agate:
Known for it's ability to help you connect with the natural
world. 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. Traditionally
worn by gardeners to increase crop size.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mexican Lace Agate:
Useful for person suffering from depression as it lifts
the mood and allows positive thoughts to reign.
- 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.
- White Lace Agate:
The metaphysical properties of this healing stone helps
align your mind and heart with the energies of your highest power.
- 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.
- 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 allow love and laughter back into your life.
- Flame Agate:
Like treats like and historically Flame Agate has
been used to help relieve the pain during treatment of burns.
Some types of Agates
- Moss Agate
- Lace Agate
- Blue Lace Agate
- Red Agate
- Eye Agate
- Botswana Agate
- Tree Agate
- Fire Agate
- Snakeskin Agate
- Crazy Lace Agate
- Dendritic Agate
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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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