Agate

Family: Microcrystalline Quartz

Hardness: 6.5 - 7

Properties: Healing and Balance, Calming, Overcoming Negativity

Chakra: Root, Heart, and Crown are just a couple. There are others associated depending on the variety of agate

Made up of microscopic quartz forming in bands, Agate is said to be one of the most calming of crystals, gently reminding us that we are on Earth for a reason, and that we can handle anything that life presents us with. It has a grounding, stabilizing effect that has been used as a great balancer of emotions for centuries. It is said to be a healer of the heart, helping us to overcome negativity we may have experienced, whilst allowing us to open up and create new beginnings. It has been used to soothe inner turmoil, anger and trauma from our past, and when we accept this washing over of wounds, we grow immensely. Agate is used to improve communication with the higher parts of ourselves, create focus when we need to concentrate, and ground us when we feel unstable. Agate says, "I am here to reveal layer upon layer of the greatness that is YOU. You have been raised with the belief that you are not powerful, that you can't always get what you want, and that things don't always work out, but nothing can be further from the truth! You are powerful. You create your reality through what you think & feel about the world (as new-age as that sounds, it is also a quantum physics understanding that we collapse the wave. Function into what seems like solid reality with our conscious observation/world-view/what we believe is possible). Sit with an Agate, visualize with all your heart, and create your world. :)