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Agate

Agate is essentially a Quartz (Silicon and Oxygen) – but it is microcrystalline (doesn’t form into Crystals) – and features wavy banded (and sometimes quite colorful) layers, due to the deposit of the component elements in pockets of igneous rock. As such – it provides more of a visual than metaphysical experience, per se – but partakes of the “Hallucinogens” (my name) – which are evocative to the imagination, due to their rich and varied patterns. In other words, on top of being beautiful, they are also inspiring, creatively.

Many Agates are dyed, and the trained eye can identify which are not natural, generally untreated Agates have more muted colors. You can tell a red Agate from a Carnelian, because the former has clear layers, and the latter’s more amorphous (almost biological) in its formation. Agate is also the matrix out of which most Amethyst grows, so you often find under Amethyst crystal clusters, including Blue Lace Agate.

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Amethyst (Clusters)

When many points (or terminations) are taken together, in a cluster formation, they take on a different energy than when separated. Together, they emanate (upwards) a spiritually cleansing “mist,” ideal for clearing items, a room, or anything above (and often around) them.

Amethyst clusters differently, in different parts of the world – Brazil is where they most commonly come from – though Uruguay has been producing a lot of smaller & darker crystal’ed clusters in recent years. India has Amethyst, as does the U.S. (though American – and Tibetan – Amethyst is often of the Elestial Smoky variety). Madagascar has wonderfully colored material, from off the southwestern coast of Africa.

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Lavender Amethyst

Unlike darker points or clusters, lavender Amethyst has its own function as a natural Spiritual healer, with a very soft and gentle energy.

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