Agate

Agate

Gemini

SiO₂

Chakra: Solar Plexus

Number: 7

Earth

Agate is a class of chalcedony, representing all the characteristics of Chalcedony as well as other specific characteristics depending on type of Agate. See below for pictures and additional characteristics of black-banded, blue-lace, crazy-lace, moss, tree, and white agates.

Many Agates are sliced and dyed to enhance their visual beauty. The dying does not reduce their basic characteristics, but can diminish their usefulness as crystals while enhancing their colour characteristics, changing their balance if used for healing. Changing the balance makes it more-difficult to predict the effects which may be experienced from them, so use naturally-coloured crystals for anything other than adornment of self or home.

Agate has been used, historically, to prepare water used to dispel sickness. Another of the stones of protection, power and majesty used in the past by high-priests.

It is useful for stabilising the aura, and can transform negativity, or help eliminate it, permitting self-analysis and analysis of those things necessary for well-being. 'Analysis' is a key-word for this stone, with a focus on those things which will awaken inherent talents.

Other characteristics include improving marital fidelity, improving sight, and reducing thirst, and connectedness to the spirit world.

This section will be expanded to include many of the usually-encountered types: lace agate, banded agate, moss agate, tree agate...

Carnelian and Damsonite are also other forms of Agate.

Black-Banded
Agate

Sagittarius & Scorpio

SiO₂

Chakra: Solar Plexus

Number: 4

Earth

This agate is a stone of peace and healing that is used to enhance physical communications, assisting in enhancing concentration and alleviating distractions.

It is useful in meditation and helps to remove energy blockages in the emotional and physical bodies, and is good at dissipating negative energies.

In healing, it is useful for disorders of the intestine, alimentary canal, ears, nose and throat.

Blue-Lace
Agate

Pisces

SiO₂

Chakras: Heart, Throat Third-Eye & Crown

Number: 5

Air

This agate is useful in reaching higher spiritual planes, and is especially useful for inner attunement.

It is well-suited to gentle people who respond naturally to subtle blue colour tones, or with pale-blue in their aura.

In healing, it is useful in the treatment of arthritis, and the strengthening of the skeletal structure. It can assist in blockages in the nervous system, and in pancreatic and digestion-associated disorders.

	Crazy-Lace Agate	Gemini
	SiO₂	Chakra: Base, Lower Abdomen & Solar Plexus	Number: 1	Earth
This agate is similar in effect to Blue-Lace Agate, but for the lower chakras, providing opening of those chakras and expanding of the base for spiritual growth.

Moss Agate

Virgo

SiO₂

Chakra: Heart

Number: 1

Air

This agate helps to improve self-esteem, agreeability and persuasiveness, improving effectiveness and communications.

It allows the perception of beauty in everything one sees through the eyes, and is helpful in the acquisition of riches.

Native American Indians used Moss Agate as a 'power stone' in achieving equilibrium in weather.

In healing, Moss Agate is useful in treating colds, flu, and fungal infections, as well as eye disorders. It is useful in detoxification, and as an elixir can be used for skin infections and disorders.

Tree Agate

Gemini

SiO₂

Chakra: Heart & Crown

Number: 3

Air

Similar in characteristic to Moss Agate, but with a stronger connection to the higher spirituality of self related to ones origins, and a strong connection to the natural world.

This 'stone of plenty' was used by Ancient Greeks to produce plentiful crops, and is useful in producing strong 'results' in agricultural and business situations.

It enhances gentleness, and brings enjoyment to each moment on ones path through life.

In healing, Tree Agate can be used in similar situations to Moss Agate, and also for bone disorders, treatment of nervous-system disorders, and easing pain.

	White Agate	Capricorn
	SiO₂	Chakra: Crown	Number: 7	Air
This agate has similar characteristics to Tree Agate, but without the 'earth' connection. It is useful for stimulating growth of the higher-self, and for communications on a spiritual plane.