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WHAT IS AGATE?

Known as the stabilizer, Agate is the stone to call on for support when you need stability and grounding in your life. Along with its supportive energy, the Agate stone has been long admired for its incredible beauty. Agate has a dreamy quality with signature bands made up of mineral deposits layered in a perfectly circular symmetry around its circumference. A combination of igneous rock with silica deposits found in groundwater, the otherworldly bands give this semi-precious stone its trademark appearance. What gives the Agate stone its incredibly powerful grounding abilities is its availability in different colors, including a palette of white, purple, black, gray, yellow, pink, red, and brown.

Agate belongs to the quartz family, which makes it a popular crystal for healing, especially due to its composition of silicon dioxide, a mineral that is also found in the human body. The variety of chalcedony bands also help enhance your feelings of stability, which can be incredibly balancing if you’re caught in a cycle of worry and overthinking. It works by connecting you with the gentle vibrations of the Earth, making it a gentle stone with a light, diffused energy. This is why many beginners start with Agate stone in their first collection. With mellow vibrations and a steady rhythm, Agate can bring you a sense of peace and support when you feel scattered or overwhelmed by modern life.

AGATE MEANING

You can connect even deeper with Agate when you understand its history and lore. Throughout ancient cultures, including Islamic civilizations, Babylonians, and Egyptians, Agate rock was used to protect against negative energy, which ranged in form from superstitions to tragedies and natural disasters.

Today, the Agate stone meaning continues to be known for its protective qualities. By anchoring you to the Earth, the Agate stone meaning can help boost your sense of balance and centeredness. Agate helps you to slow down and find your center so you can move through life with more grace and ease. Agate is commonly found in many different countries, making them easy for anyone to work with.

AGATE HEALING PROPERTIES

Compared to other gemstones in the mineral kingdom, Agate properties radiate a lower, more gentle frequency, which makes them an ideal piece for someone looking to slow down and get centered. Agate’s soothing and stress-relieving properties help you connect with the energy of the Earth by bringing harmony to your mind, body, and spirit. When you feel unbalanced, Agate healing properties have soft vibrations that can recalibrate and realign you.

These healing effects are especially the case with Blue Lace Agate, the perfect stone for anyone that has trouble speaking their mind. This type of Agate gemstone is made of light blue and white chalcedony bands, which radiate the healing energy of the water element. The therapeutic frequencies of Blue Lace Agate help to usher in waves of calm confidence that are not overwhelming but steady and constant.

For a throat chakra cleanse, you can use the Blue Lace Agate crystal with other blue and blue-green stones to strengthen your communication skills. This meditation practice will help you speak clearly and with confidence. The throat chakra can also affect your ability to listen and communicate, which is why it can help you speak truthfully and wholeheartedly to yourself. This is the medicine of Blue Lace Agate and its ability to open and activate the throat chakra. In fact, a out of balance or blocked throat chakra can adversely affect your relationships. When this energy center is stagnant, it can be hard to understand others or be able to express yourself in an authentic and truthful way.

HOW TO MAKE AN AGATE GEM ESSENCE

For easy access to the gentle and soothing energy of Blue Lace Agate, a gem essence can be made and then transferred into a spray bottle. You can use it as healing water to relieve sinus congestion or aide in helping you let go of negative feelings. Place a tumbled Blue Lace Agate stone or gemstone slice in a bowl of spring water. You can also enhance the healing effects of your gem essence by adding Lapis Lazuli and Sodalite.

Then, allow its energy to infuse into the water by placing it under the rays of the sun or beams of moonlight. This process should take between 4 and 8 hours. To enhance its healing properties even more, you can also add essential oils that promote soothing relaxation and aromatherapy such as Jasmine, ylang-ylang, and lavender. For a more neutral scent, we recommend bright, floral aromas such as citrus or cooling and revitalizing mint.

SOOTHING STRESS AND ANXIETY WITH AGATE

If you suffer from anxiety or stress, Agate is one of the best crystals to work with to achieve a calmer, more balanced state. This crystal’s soothing, grounding energy guides you out of a state of panic or overwhelm, and helps you get recentered. While holding a Blue Lace Agate crystal, take three slow, deep breaths. Envision the crystal’s heavenly blue hues guiding you into a calmer state of being. To amplify Agate’s calming energy, combine it with third-eye chakra crystals like Amethyst to create an all-around peaceful energy.

Moss Agate is a whole ‘nother story when it comes to healing properties. This light to dark green stone can be used as a cleansing tool when you harness its pure essence, which is closely associated with the healing elements of Earth. If you are looking for long-lasting endurance in your life, the gentle and steady energy of this heart chakra stone can give you the grounding you need to keep persevering.

We recommend this stone for supporting a struggle against any type of addiction or if you’re trying to implement healthy habits. Moss Agate can help you manifest your goals with its strong and stable energy. Its range of green colors also symbolizes new growth and beginnings, making it an excellent stone for keeping in your garden. Reawaken your green thumb with Moss Agate and its positive and mellow vibes.

Another variety of the chalcedony family, Flower Agate properties are known for inviting the energy of new beginnings. These crystals appear to have cherry blossom trees growing within them, which evokes feelings of growth and transformation within. Flower Agate crystals have a gentle, encouraging energy that nudges you to live up to your fullest potential.

One way to work with any variety of Agate is through meditation. During your meditation session, set aside 20 minutes to connect with the Agate stone, which can be held in each hand as you focus on a gentle and steady breathing rhythm. Breathe deeply during your Agate meditation and you'll be able to deepen your access to its harmonizing energy. Ask the Agate stone to help you during your process of change, instability or stress by giving you support and stability to stay centered through it all.

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