AGATE

Agate stones are banded in stripes or layers and part of the Chalcedony family. It’s the most popular and most varied Chalcedony.

Why Would You Use Agate?

Turritella Agate has a strengthening and stabilizing energy that will help you in your daily tasks. It will help you balance your energies and direct them appropriately.

Yet it is far from the only Agate color or variety able to help you feel empowered and in harmony with yourself.

For example, Indian Agate is an earthy green variety with beautiful moss colored detailing throughout, and it was used in ancient times by wise sages to uplift them and give them confidence.

Even today all kinds are seen as a source of strength and confidence as much as it is a stone of compassion and healing.

This is often said to be because the Yin and Yang energies in ancient Chinese thinking that represent these opposites are harmonized through Agate’s energy.

Because of that, people turn to it even today to help keep them positive and in the right frame of mind to overcome life’s unexpected challenges.

This is very similar to the way people will often use Citrine in times of stress.

The gift of confidence is inside of us all, but sometimes it needs just the right encouragement to come out.

Agate, Healing and Health

There are so many ways in which people have recognized and come to love the Agate healing properties you too can experience with this stone.

It often seems that this is one crystal capable of being there for you, no matter the ailment.

The great thing is that this is as much preventative as it is curative. For instance, if you suffer from migraines or tension headaches, placing a piece of Agate beneath your pillow each night is a good way to overcome those.

Likewise, if the headache has already made its presence known, holding Agate in your left hand while sitting peacefully and sipping a good peppermint tea can work wonders – you might well be surprised how fast the symptoms pass!

Likewise, aches and pains throughout the body can often be soothed and healed by holding a piece of Agate stone to the afflicted area.

The coolness and smoothness of the stone is very nice by itself, but the energies from the Agate will soon flow also, cleansing and healing as they go.

Indeed, there seem to be no limits to what ailments or afflictions Agate can be used for, and they apply to any state of life you might imagine.

Agate is a helpful stone during pregnancy because it can help new moms avoid having the baby blues right after giving birth. The energies of this stone can also increase lactation.

When used as an elixir, Agate can stimulate the digestive system and relieve digestive pains, such as gastritis.

It can be beneficial to the intestines and the stomach.

It’s known to be good for the eyes and healing to the skin. It can help in the treatment of skin-related illnesses and irritations.

Wearing Agate close to your heart can improve the functions of the heart and the lungs. It’s helpful to the blood vessels, and it can strengthen your cardiac muscles as well.

Of course, Agate comes in many colors, but those most associated with health and healing make up much of the overall Green Agate meaning in most interpretations.

Green Agate is linked to vitality and energy, but also to keeping yourself in top shape overall, from circulation to soothing stiffness.

The overall inner harmony of energies is said to be brought into greater balance by this stone, which can help those who feel lethargic halfway through the day or have to overcome health issues to get by.

Green Agate also represents justice and compassion, so if you are the one who is looking after someone else who is hurt or sick, your patience and tolerance can be enhanced.

It can be challenging to be a consistent carer for even our most beloved ones, but Green Agate – or Agate of any color – works wonders in keeping you strong enough for yourself and the one you are nurturing.

Remember though, all colors of Agate are deeply associated with health and wellbeing. Any of these stones that you may choose will help you to remain balanced and healthy.

Therefore, if you have another color of Agate you prefer, but are worried about choosing it might detract from its healing potential, don’t be.

This is one of the most universally soothing stones around!