Agate
Agate comes in many different varieties of colours, which means that different types will have different properties. Agates are generally composed from quartz crystals, mainly chalcedony, laid done in bands making it a very stable crystal. All agates are a grounding stone that has a deep connection to Mother Earth.
A soothing stone, it has the power to harmonise Ying and Yang, balancing negative and positive, bringing about strength from its multiple layers.
Source
United States, India, Morocco, Iceland, Australia, Czech Republic, Brazil, Africa
Colour
Black, blue, brown, grey, green, multicoloured, orange, pink, purple, red, white (clear or milky), yellow
Chakra
Colour depending
Works With
Other Agates or Clear Quartz
Helps With
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Emotional balance
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Calmness
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Focus
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Concentration
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Mental Clarity
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Overcoming bitterness, resentment and anger.
Varieties
Blue Lace Agate pale blue, with either white or darker blue lines and swirls.
Dendritic Agate clear brown or green colour being patterned with small fern-like markings.
Fire Agates small stones in luminous red, orange, blue and green hues.
Moss Agate is translucent or transparent and has markings, like moss in shades of green, blue, red, yellow, and brown.
Healing
Moss Agate attracts abundance as a stone of wealth. It helps improve self-esteem, strengthening positive personality traits. Moss Agate promotes self-expression and communication. It balances emotions, releasing fear and stress and for those with depression, it can give insight into the reason behind it. As an anti-inflammatory, it can speed up recovery, cleansing the circulatory system, boosting the immune system. It can prevent hypoglycaemia and dehydration, treating common colds and lowering fevers.
Fire Agate a stone of protection, it installs deep security and eliminates fear. It can aid in ridding destructive desires and cravings and is especially useful in treating addictions. It aids relaxation and enhances meditation. Fire Agate is a healer of the stomach, nervous and endocrine systems. As a stone of fire, it can reduce hot flushes, by removing heat from the body.
Dendritic Agate is known as the stone of plenitude, bring abundance and fullness to every aspect of life. Emotionally it supports you in remaining centred and strong when you are facing potential strife or hostility.
This type of Agate is useful for creating an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity, both internally and externally, encouraging the user to remain connected to roots. As it aligns and strengthens all the chakras, it resonates with vessels and nerves, treating circulatory disorders and skeletal issues. If placed on the site of pain, it can help to relieve it.
Blue Lace Agate holds a vibration that is consistently soothing, encouraging, and comforting bringing peace of mind. It is especially effective in activating the Throat chakra, encouraging free expression of thoughts and feelings. It can aid in overcoming feelings of judgement and rejection and is especially useful for dispelling and neutralising feelings of anger. Blue Lace is excellent for use strengthening the skeletal system, healing fractures, lowering fevers, and is effective against throat and lymph infections.