Traditional qualities ... Agates provide balance for body / mind & stabilizes the aura to transform & eliminate negativity.
It has a strong protective quality healing inner trauma. It helps one to ‘self-inventory’ & brings great strength. It supports fidelity & commitment between partners & heals hidden anger encouraging love & bravery to begin anew. Mentally, it improves concentration & a rational attitude. Agates sustain mother & child throughout pregnancy & promotes love between them. Aids eyesight, digestion, stomach & uterus. Cleans pancreas, lymphatic system & helps intestinal inflammation & skin anomaly.
All slices are dyed because agate deposits normally look grey and without markings. Only when they are dyed do they acquire their colouring and lively structures. The actual stone is natural and millions of years old. The colour processing is not. The of dyeing Agate dates to Roman times and the dying process was kept a secret for many years.
The traditional dyeing procedure consists of soaking pre-treated agate slabs into heated dye solutions followed by washing and polishing steps. Fixing the dye onto the agate requires moderate heating and absorption time.
Best way to care and clean the stone, simply use a soft, damp cloth. Do not soak in water.
This item has been photographed with light behind it to help emphasize its attributes.
