The warrior stone. Agate is known for being the stone for courage, resilience, perseverance, endurance and playfulness. Metaphysically is called “ The Warrior Stone”. Enhances confidence, strength and helps one to stay focused while managing stressful situations during the" day to day" life happenings.
Agate increases energy. However, because it is a grounding stone, it does not increase energy at all times, but rather enables bursts of energy as needed. In this way, agate is a conservation stone, and enhances longevity. Agate is a very protective stone. It is especially protective for children, and makes an excellent stone for children's amulets, medicine bags, jewelry, or just to carry around in a pocket. They are said to be especially useful for protecting children from falling and is also used to protect against harmful spirits.
WHERE DO I SOURCE MY WARRIOR AGATE?
I source mine from Mexico owing to my long standing connections there. Most sellers tend to source in Arizona but it is important to me to support struggling areas and smaller mines (providing they are ethical). Most of my warrior agate is what I term 'spat out' - meaning it is gifted but the mother rather than deeply mined.
Danero who sources the warrior agate for me knows I only want the most colourful specimens for skulls and dragon heads so he works with the Horez family to source this. The Horez family also carves for me with the father Michael being an intuitive carver - he tells me what the crystals want to be. Any rock with low energy is simply turned into specimens or slices for other buyers.
HOW WAS IT USED THROUGH HISTORY?
Red Agate is a stone of strength. It was used by the Ancients on the breastplates of armor to give warriors strength and make them victorious in battle. Energetically, it is considered to give strength in both battle and physically. Agate enhances creativity and strengthens the intellect, making it a beneficial stone for both students and artists. It is also known as a good luck stone. As a stone of harmony, one of the things agate does is balance yin/yang energy.
The name Agate derives from the river Achetes in Sicily, where Agates have been discovered. They have been used since the early Egyptians before 3000BC and also in India since ancient times as jewellery. Red Agate is also called the Warrior’s Stone.
RED AGATE AND THE CHAKRAS
The agate red protects especially the root chakra, which is the primary chakra of the human body. It is located on the coccyx, on the genitals and the perineum. It stands above all for vitality, safety and grounding. But it also affects other energy points of your body:
Heart Chakra: places on this chakra, it heals emotional diseases that prevent the acceptance of love.
Sacral Chakra (abdomen): agate stimulates the digestive process and relieves gastritis.
Crown Chakra: stimulates this chakra bringing celestial and earth energy into the aura and harmonising these two worlds between them and with the physical body.
Third eye: cuts the mental cords that were attached to a previous partner or a manipulative parent.
RED AGATE AND PHYSICAL HEALING
Agate stimulates the digestive system and relieves gastritis. It is also beneficial for the eyes, stomach, uterus, intestines, among others and heals skin disorders and itching due to insect bites.
Agate is helpful to the heart and blood vessels. Wearing an Agate in the middle of the chest strengthens the cardiac muscle. Placing it on the forehead is generally effective in curing fever.
RED AGATE AND EMOTIONAL HEALING
Red Agate develops a sense of reality and is excellent for those who need to improve logical thinking. It’s beneficial in self-analysis and uncovering hidden circumstances that might interfere with well-being. It also promotes self-acceptance and confidence, encouraging to listen to the heart and speaking your own truth. It keeps out the negativity and bitterness of the heart, by healing anger. It is useful for any trauma.
RED AGATE AND LOVE
The Red Agate stone will affect your love life if you wear it by bringing in more passion and affection. When you go to date, use the stone or even share it with your partner.
The Agate cleansed at least once a month! Do it by putting the crystal under running water and charged in the sun or overnight with a rock crystal. Agate chains should be unloaded at least once a month overnight with hematite tumbled stones.
