Agates

Healing Properties of Agate

  • This section covers:
    • Coloured Agate, Agate Ocho/Geodes, Banded Agate,
    • Blue Lace Agate, Carnelian, Onyx, Sard, Sardonyx
  • Other sections cover: 
    • Indian Agate varieties of Bloodstone, Fancy Agate, Seftonite, Moss Agate, Dendritic Agate and Tree Agate
    • Fire Agate, Crackled Agate, etc

General Agate Properties

Grounding, Stabilising, Soothing, Truth
  • Imparts a sense of strength and courage as it grounds your energies to bring emotional, physical, mental balance so gentle acceptance of self.
  • Good for emotional trauma dissolving inner negativity, bitterness and tension so person starts to feel safe and ready to accept love.
  • Stimulates concentration, analytical capabilities and ability to speak one's truth.
  • Helps to see the crystalline structure in within us.
  • Protects against malice.
  • Helps us to grow spiritually through helping quiet contemplation allowing us to see our oneness in life.
  • Stabilises aura, transforms negativity, and harmonises yin and yang (masculine and feminine).
  • Aids the sensitive to find solutions and not dwell on problems.
  • Said to help oxygenate body.
  • Primary Chakra: Varies by Colour and Type
  • Astrological signs: Gemini
  • Vibration: Number 7 (Varies by Colour and Type)

Additional properties based on colour, inclusions or formation

Agate properties based on colour

  • Pink: courage to open heart & feel support
  • Grey: to see the shades of the situation
  • Blue: courage to speak up as yourself, mid blue - calms, dark blue - increases loyalty
  • Black (Onyx) : courage to allow Earth connection - more below
  • Brown: courage to spread your roots
  • Green: courage to let go old “heart-pain”
  • White: courage to be yourself

Agate Geode or Agate Ocho

  • Assists in analysis and decision making.
  • Allows one the freedom to shape ones own future.
  • Encourages highly effective communication skills.
  • When rough outside and polished in or there is a lovely inner cave - reminds you to have the courage to not judge a book by its cover.
  • Very small versions are called Ocho Agate.

Banded Agate

  • Brings in celestial and earth energy to balance with the physical.
  • Helps remove dualities and conflict, releasing emotional repression and encouraging artistic expression.
  • Helps the sensitive to find solutions and not dwell on problems and destructive mental patterns.
  • Patterning of the bands adds additional properties.

Blue Lace Agate

  • Has a soft, feminine, energy that is cooling and calming, bringing peace of mind.
  • Activates and heals the throat chakra so free expression of thoughts, feelings and spiritual truths are possible.
  • Great nurturing and support stone
  • Counteracts the repression and suppression of feelings that stem from fear of being judged and rejected.
  • Helps men or women strongly in their male energy, release blocks and accept their sensitivity and feeling natures.
  • Counteracts mentors dress helping verbal expression of thoughts and feelings.
  • Peaceful energies neutralise anger.

Carnelian (Red Agate, Sard)

  • Aids and strengthens vital organs.
  • Aids in tissue regeneration.
  • Ability to see into ones true self and enhance positive aspects.
  • Helps protect against anger, fear and jealously.
  • Carnelian can be intensified in colour through heat treatment

Onyx (Black Agate, Black + White striped Agate)

Strength, Clarity, Meditation/Dreaming Tool
  • Wonderful at assisting to provide wonderful frequencies for meditation and dreaming.
  • When using this for either of these purposes, use a grounding stone for protection in concert with the onyx.
  • Promotes strength, stamina, tenacity, and self control.
  • Valuable in difficult or confusing times in ones life.
  • Use to banish grief and encourages happiness and good fortune.
  • Helps one to become master of their own future.