Abalone (Paua Shell) Healing Energies

Abalone (Paua Shell) enhances a sense of happiness, fun, liveliness and frivolity, coupled with an inner peace and contentment. It strengthens bones and the heart.

Photo shows a Abalone tumblestone.

Actinolite Healing Energies

Actinolite expands the subtle bodies, particularly when used with sheen obsidian. It is highly protective and will strengthen wanted traits and release unwanted ones. It is often found included in Quartz.

Photo shows green Actinolite on a Talc matrix.

Aegirine Healing Energies

Aegirine is highly protective against psychic attacks and other forms of negative energy. It offers emotional support following broken relationships of any kind and enhances feelings of self-acceptance, self-esteem and self-confidence. Aegirine benefits the immune system and enhances the body's ability to heal itself.

Photo shows an Aegirine crystal.

Agates Healing Energies and Mineralogy

As well as properties assigned to particular varieties of Agate (see individual information) in general Agate aids spiritual growth by calming the mind and enabling deeper thought and insight, whilst retaining a sense of reality. It eases internal tensions, enhances rational thinking & concentration and makes possible the ability to withstand external influences, thus enabling a balance between the inner and outer worlds. Agate balances the layers of the aura, facilitating harmony and stabilising health. It benefits pregnant women & their unborn child, as well as reducing the problems associated with conjunctivitis, gastric ulcers, bladder, intestinal & uterus inflammation and skin diseases.

Black Agate

Black Agate facilitates courage, attracts good fortune and is a strong protector. These qualities assist in reducing stress, lifting a low mood and bringing success. It aids fertility and protects new life, making Black Agate a beneficial stone throughout pregnancy. It strengthens bone marrow production, lessens allergic reactions, eases unwanted menopausal symptoms and may reduce breast tumours.

Photo shows a Black Agate tumblestone.

Black Zebra Agate

Black Zebra Agate is black with white markings. It has the core properties of all Agates i.e. it encourages and facilitates general good health and well-being as well as bringing both the physical and subtle (aura and chakras) bodies into balance. However, this stone's main focus is that of protection, particularly of physical dangers. This is ideal for those travelling, working or living in volatile environments or partaking in dangerous sports etc.

Photo shows a Black Zebra Agate tumblestone.

Blue Lace Agate

Blue Lace Agate has light blue bands in a lacy or wavy pattern. It encourages composure and calmness and removes anger and irritation. It is an excellent stone to help you reduce stress, anxiety and tension. It helps you to express yourself well verbally. Blue Lace Agate is beneficial for growth, particularly emotionally. It reduces infections, inflammations and fevers, and is beneficial for the eyes. To be most effective hold, carry or place your Blue Lace Agate over the part of the body that is out of balance or place in a room.

Photo shows Blue Lace Agate rough rock.

Botswana Agate

Botswana Agate brings a sense of calm and inner peace, even during challenging transitions and situations. It mends and strengthens the aura. It benefits the nervous system and eases emotional trauma, particularly following loss. It reduces the symptoms of depression and anxiety. Botswana Agate lessens addictive traits and behaviour. It removes toxins from the body and speeds the healing of broken bones.

Photo shows a Botswana Agate tumblestone.

Camel Agate

Camel Agate encourages powerful dreaming and understanding their meaning. This has a profound impact on the subconscious and brings about changes in thought patterns and behaviour. There is no going back and be prepared for a bumpy ride! Camel Agate energises, detoxifies the body, rejuvenates cells and awakens the thymus gland.

Photo shows a Camel Agate tumblestone.

Fire Agate

Fire Agate aids spiritual development, facilitates meditation and assimilating received messages and enhances energetic healing modalities. It balances the yin-yang aspects of the body and promotes a sense of inner courage and strength. Fire Agate helps with verbal and written expression. It benefits the eyes, circulatory and lymph systems, and the functioning of the intestines.

Photo shows a Fire Agate tumblestone.

Grey Banded Agate

Grey Banded Agate helps to harmonise the physical and subtle bodies by utilising the energies of both the universe and the earth. It balances the energies of mind, body and spirit, helping to stabilise the emotions and maintain good health. To be most effective hold, carry or place your Grey Banded Agate over the part of the body that is out of balance or place in a room. Try placing a piece on each of the chakras for seven minutes every day for a week.

Photo shows a polished Banded Grey Agate slice.

Blue Moss Agate

Blue Moss Agate enhances spiritual awareness and understanding. It facilitates attuning to others emotional needs and aids communication. It brings a sense of calm and contentedness. It cools and thins blood flow and is beneficial to the respiratory system. It lowers fevers and is an anti-inflammatory.

Photo shows a Blue Moss Agate tumblestone.

Green Moss Agate

Green Moss Agate is a Chalcedony with dense inclusions of green Hornblende and looks like moss growing in or on the piece particularly if it is held up to the light. It is inspiring and spiritually liberating, particularly following a block. It frees from stress, encourages hope and trust, and aids communication. It increases lymphatic fluid flow, alleviates lymph node swellings and boosts the immune system. It lowers fevers and is an anti-inflammatory. It reduces sensitivity to weather changes and increases a feeling of connectedness to nature. To be most effective hold, carry or place your Moss Agate over the part of the body that is out of balance, use in meditation or take as an essence.

Photo shows a Green Moss Agate tumblestone.

Natural Agate

Natural Agate promotes the development of meditation and astral projection and aids accurate dowsing and divining. It promotes general good health, and relieves the pain and swelling of bruises and sprains. It aids digestion, stabilises the heart and increases circulation. To be most effective hold, carry or place your Natural Agate over the part of the body that is out of balance, place a larger piece in a room, use in meditation or take as an essence.

Photo shows a Natural Agate tumblestone.

Pink Agate

Pink Agate as its name suggests is a pink variety, which can show in a range of markings and may include other colours. It calms and balances the emotions, and stabilises and cleanses the aura. It facilitates finding quick solutions. It encourages regeneration and growth, and is particularly beneficial during pregnancy. Pink Agate reduces symptoms of bladder, intestines, uterus and digestive problems. To be most effective hold, carry or place your Pink Agate over the part of the body that is out of balance, use in meditation or take as an essence.

Photo shows a Pink Agate tumblestone.

Silver Leaf Agate

Silver Leaf Agate facilitates acceptance of the Self and the responsibility for life's circumstance. It both grounds and protects. It enables abundance in all forms to be received. Silver Leaf Agate is beneficial for the functioning of lungs and kidneys.

Photo shows a Silver Leaf Agate pendant.

Tree Agate

Tree Agate is often white with green markings. It is a gentle, slow acting crystal that aids grounding and feelings of security. It helps to stabilise emotions and thought processes during difficult times and challenging situations. It aids treatment of fungal problems, balances the heart charka and energises the immune system. It is also extremely effective when used on animals and plants. To be most effective carry with you or place Tree Agate over the part of the body that is out of balance.

Photo shows a Tree Agate tumblestone.

Yellow Agate

Yellow Agate offers protection and support, which facilitate strength and courage. It increases self-esteem and confidence. It strengthens the heart both physically and emotionally and brings a feeling of fun, joy and vitality. Yellow Agate detoxifies the body through the release of stored anger and bitterness, aids the reoxygenation of body thus restoring energy, and regenerates cells. It soothes digestive dis-ease, lowers temperature and is beneficial for the skin.

Photo shows a Yellow Agate tumblestone.

Agate Mineralogy

Agate has the chemical formula Si02 +AlCaFeMn and belongs to the mineral class Oxide, Quartz group. Agates (and Jaspers) are a cryptocrystalline (crystals too small to be seen by a normal microscope) variety of Quartz, known as Chalcedony. There are many varieties and colours of Agate. Colours include brown, pink, green, blue, grey, yellow and red and some of the more common of varieties are Chrysoprase (green Agate), Sard (yellow to brown Agate), Sardonyx (banded Sard), Onyx (black and white Agate), Carnelian (a yellow to orange-red Agate). Due to Agates highly porous nature, it is often commercially dyed, this is usually obvious due to the over brightness of colour.
Agate forms hydrothermally, often in spaces formed by gaseous bubbles in cooling lava in volcanic rock, where it grows from the outside edge of the cavity towards the centre. Usually it has lovely concentric or irregular layers created by other substances being deposited on each layer and these can include other members of the large extended Quartz family. If the Agate reaches the centre of the cavity and so closes up it is often referred to as an Agate Almond, if it does not and leaves a space in the centre it is referred to as an Agate Geode.