Agate Stones: Spiritual Meaning

In the realm of stones, there are some which are very helpful at protecting us from malignant energies and bad dreams. Of all of them, agate is by far the strongest, and should be the most sought after. While agate does have some other helpful attributes, this is the strongest.

It attracts strength, drawing strong people to it or bringing our stronger self out. That way it can protect us, and help us protect ourselves. Agate also shields us from the stressful aspects of the world, and aids us from feeling drained.

Back in Biblical times, agates was thought to protect against storms. While this still applies in a spiritual/mental sense, it unfortunately falls a little flat in the physical sense.

To feel the full effects of agate, you will want to wear it on your solar plexus while awake. This allows the protection aspect to fully cloth your body, and so it can completely mesh with your energy and work its best. When asleep though, you will want to situate the agate on your forehead. Doing this will protect you against nightmares and terrors. Also, beyond just shielding from nightmares, it also gives the wearer rich dreams, which help him/her to see deeper into themselves.

Speaking of physical, what physical changes or protection can agate offer us? Well, beyond all the spiritual protection, agate is thought to be good for upset stomachs. It also helps us make important decisions, and gives us the strength to keep going, despite stressful or hard times. Another odd thing agate is thought to do is harden the gums.

Unlike many other stones which aid in meditation, agate does not offer too much here. As I said before, protection is the main agenda of an agate stone. While it can help during meditation, and while you attempt astral projections (it will definitely help protect you astrally, but not so much when you do the actual projecting) it's efficacy here is at a minimum.

Agate also has a very interesting emotional reaction. Many stones change what we feel, or dissipate negative emotions. However, agate helps our level of acceptance. For example, if you are sad the agate will help you understand what happened, what made you sad, and reassures you that the sadness is temporary and will pass. The same if you are angry, or nervous. While this tends to work better in a near meditative state, it can also work while experiencing the emotion.

If you need any form of protection, agate is the way to go.
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information gathered from: crystal-cure.com