Agate - Agate forms when microscopic quartz crystals are deposited in layers, often banded with members of quartz, chalcedony or jasper. In antiquity in many cultures it was considered a stone of protection. All Agates are grounding, calming cleansing and protective. They are also harmonising, and as such can be used to balance male-female energy, and balance the physical, emotional, intellectual and etheric planes. Agates help with self-confidence issues, improve concentration, and ease emotional trauma. There are many forms of agate with additional properties, a few of which are listed below:

Agate - Black Agate

Colouration due to dying. The pigment is carbon, using a concentrated honey or sugar solution, following treatment with heated sulphuric acid.
Grounds and centres, facilitates communication, helps to shift energy blocks, aids meditation, and promotes self-healing by allowing us to go to and dissipate the inner-stress causing the illness.

Blue Lace Agate

Blue chalcedony with layering of white quartz or jasper; it is calming and bestows optimism. Good for communication, especially in friendship, as it reflects both aspects of communication: the ability to listen and understand as well as the ability to communicate clearly.

Fire Agate

Contains thin layers of Limonite. Fire Agate is said to make us desire to be the best we can be. It is strongly protective, forming a shield around the body, which reflects any ill-wish back to the source, helping the sender to learn from their actions. It aids circulation. It can also be used to remove heat from the body, and so is good for hot flushes, and conditions caused by too much "heat" in Chinese medicine.

Banded Agate

Banded Agate balances and calms, is good for communication and grounding, and promotes abstract creative thoughts.

Green Moss Agate

Green Moss Agate is balancing, calming, stabilising and detoxifying. It acts as a powerful healing, anti-inflammatory and pain relieving stone. Use it directly on or near the area that needs healing, or as an elixir, especially for skin complaints.

Blue Lace Agate

Helps give a sense of courage and assists in discovering the truth. Believed to be good for strengthening the bones.

Treasured as a good overall healing stone. Believed to help ease painful conditions such as bruises, strains and sprains.

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