Agate

Agate is a common rock formation, with chalcedony and quartz as its primary components, that comes in many colors.

## Information From Books

### Crown Jewels Gemstone Healing Properties

Agates foster love, abundance, wealth, good luck, longevity, acceptance, courage, protection, balance, harmony, generosity, strength, security and appreciation of nature. They are also very calming and soothing to the emotions.

Blue lace agate is associated with hope, unity, cleansing, harmony, protection, optimism, positive thinking, appreciation for nature, smooth energy flow, joy, truth, purification and promptness. It also makes us more easygoing.

Botswana agate is said to augment protection, fertility, sensuality, sexuality, passion, artistic expression and emotional comfort.

Dendritic agate is associated with safe travel, general protection, loyalty and tranquillity. When it has fern-like shapes, it is attuned to nature.

Fire agate is said to help those who are overly timid become more assertive and self-expressive, and is associated with courage, protection, enthusiasm and goodness.

Moss agate is associated with prosperity, success,  abundance, congeniality, compatibility, healing, rain, restoration, fertility of plants, protection of the earth, creativity, confidence and strength. This stone is helpful when starting new friendships or when seeking a compatible lover.

Plume agate is said to aid imagination, visualization and the ability to manifest positive thought forms.

### The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall

Agates are good for centering and stabilizing physical energy. It can harmonize yin and yang and is soothing and calming. It works slowly but brings great strength and can bring hidden information to light. It facilitates acceptance of one's self. It helps with self-analysis and perception of hidden circumstances. It can improve concentration, perception, and analytical abilities. It encourages speaking one's own truth. This crystal overcomes negativity and bitterness of the heart, and heals inner anger, fostering love and the courage to start again. It creates a sense of safety and security.

Blue lace agate is cooling and calming and helps with free expression of thoughts and feelings. It is nurturing and supportive. It is helpful for times when you fear being judged and rejected. It encourages new modes of expression.

Botswana agate is excellent for anyone connected with fire or smoke. It helps to look to solutions rather than dwelling on problems. It is good for exploring creativity and seeing the bigger picture.

Dendritic agate brings abundance and fullness to all areas of life. It encourages the enjoyment of each moment. However, it works slowly and takes time to be fully effective. It helps us stay centered. It assists with seeing difficulties as a challenge. It helps us keep connected with our roots.

Fire agate is deeply connected to the earth. It bring support in difficult times, and causes those that do harm to understand the harm they are doing. It encourages introspection and helps with meditation.

Moss agate helps us see beauty in the world. It symbolizes new beginnings and attracts wealth. It is helpful with self-esteem. It helps us keep trying despite adversity.

Green Agate enhances mental and emotional flexibility and improves decision-making.

Pink gate helps with parental affection.

### Healing Crystals by Michael Geigner

Agate helps with inner stability, composure, and maturity. It is good for protection, warmth,  security, and self-confidence; as well as one's sense of reality and pragmatic thinking.

Blue lace agate is helpful with elegance, mental agility, and dynamism. It's also good for liveliness and variety, as well as flexibility  in  thinking  and  acting.

Dendritic agate is associated with integrity and purification, and helps overcome emotional boundary violations and emotional strain. It lends ability to examine and resolve unpleasant issues.

Fire agate helps with initiative and commitment, as well as cheerfulness and contentment. It's good for vigour, positive thinking, and understanding experiences.

Pink agate helps with incentive,  compassion, steadfastness,  protection and safety and helps to actively deal with difficult assignments.

Eye agate helps with interest, resistance, protection, perseverance (especially in the face of nightmares), and helps face facts.

Fortification agate helps with self control, letting go, inner calm, setting bounds, relaxation, and helps to resolutely implement one’s ideas or projects.

Banded agate helps with steadfastness and unity, as well as protection, security, and. moral stability. It is good for pragmatic planning in thinking and actions.

Red agate, also known as blood agate, helps with strength, stability, and increases stamina. It also helps with perseverance and strength generated from inner balance. It's good for development and usage of personal abilities.

Snakeskin agate helps with clarification and communication, and calms agitated emotions. It's good for realistic thinking.

Star agate, also known as thunder eggs, aids with consciousness, alertness, maturity, stress reduction, and inference skills.

Tubular agate symbolizes progress, tenacity, and acceptance of the inevitable. It helps with insight and rethinking your views.

Water agate (or enhydro) symbolizes growth, protection, and development. It instils deep security and enhances inner peace, and also promotes empathy. It helps with openness.

White (or peace) agate symbolizes calm, peace, and self-confidence. It strengthens inner composure, and is for  kindness, sincerity and light-heartedness. It promotes tolerance and understanding.

Zebra agate, which is black and white, symbolizes reformation, reflection, maturity, and promotes objectivity  and  straightforwardness. It enhances meticulousness.

### Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic by Scott Cunningham

Agate is, generally speaking, associated with Mercury. Agate is associated with the deity Aesculapius. It has powers of and over strength, courage, longevity, gardening, love, healing, and protection. Agate is utilized in spells and magical rituals involving strength, bravery, and longevity. There are a number of spells involving agate that help with gardening and farming. In love spells, agate is also worn to avoid envious thoughts and to remove spite. It is also used as a truth amulet. It has been used in spells to prevent animal bites and stings, and in this context is engraved with images of snakes, or men riding snakes. It is said to guard against posession.

Blue lace agate has a receptive energy and is associated with water. It brings for peace and happiness, and helps with destressing.

Moss agate helps with gardening and finding wealth. It helps with making new friends.

Banded agate restores bodily energy and eases stressful situations.

Red agate, also known as blood agate, helps with inner peace.

Zebra agate, which is black and white, guards against physical dangers.

Brown or tawny agate is for success in any undertaking.

## Information From The Internet

### The Witchipedia

Placed on the head of a sleeper, agate induces fantastic dreams. It is also used in charms for love, mental clarity and good luck in card games.

## References

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