Grape Agate

~Grape Agate is a botryoidal form of purple Chalcedony found in Manakarra on the Sulawesi Island of Indonesia. It forms in clusters that often resemble bunches of small grapes, and colors can range from pale to deep purple to green.

~Grape Agate is beneficial for: promoting inner stability, composure, and maturity; encourage security and self-confidence, allows deep and intense levels of meditation in a short period of time, intuition

~Purple Chalcedony is beneficial for: generosity, hostility,lawsuits, nightmares, fear of the dark, hysteria, depression, negative thoughts, turbulent emotions, cleansing, open sores, maternal instinct, lactation, mineral assimilation, mineral build-up in veins, dementia, senility, physical energy, holistic healing, gallbladder, eyes, bones, spleen, blood, circulatory system.

~Named for the Greek city Chalcedon, in ancient times chalices carved from Chalcedony and lined with silver were believed to prevent poisoning, and this protective stone quarks against accidents and assists in remaining safe during political upheaval. In the 16th century it as prescribed to banish illusions and fantasies. This stone brings mind, body, emotions and spirit into harmony. A powerful cleanser, it absorbs negative energy and dissipates it to prevent onward transmission. Chalcedony promotes brotherhood and enhances group stability and can be used to assist telepathy. Removing self-doubt and facilitating constructive inward reflection, it creates and open and enthusiastic persona.

~Agate is beneficial for: emotional trauma, self-confidence, concentration, perception, analytical abilities, aura stabilization, negative-energy transformation, emotional disease, digestive process, gastritis, eyes, stomach, uterus, lymphatic system, pancreas, blood vessels, skin disorders.

~A truth amulet in Ancient Rome, or bound to the left arm to ensure bountiful crops, Agate was sometimes engraved with a snake to guard against snakebite. A grounding stone with a powerful; multilevel cleansing effect, bringing about emotions, physical and intellectual balance, Agate stabilizes energy and harmonies yin and yang. It can bring hidden information to light. Soothing and calming, this stone works slowly but with great strength. Agate facilitates acceptance of your Self and speaking your truth. Overcoming bitterness of the heart, it heals inner anger, fostering courage to start again. Encouraging assimilation of life experiences, Agate facilitates stable spiritual growth.