Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen . . . and agate. Ezekiel 27:16
And I will make thy windows of agates . . . Isaiah 54:12
• Cayce Readings •
Agate was mentioned seven times in seven readings.
As to the astrological aspects, as we find, these are of the specific activity. The omen the body should ever wear on the person is a Maltese cross or a stone of the agate . . .
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In another fascinating reading, the subject asked Cayce to describe a drawing that would be useful:
In the center put (and this should roll from the right side of the drawing) the twisted cornucopia, and out of same would come rolling the seven virtues—hence seven stones, in the varied colors; from agate . . . indicating meekness . . .
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Hence we find the agate . . . should be stones with the vibrations and under the influence that the entity may find carrying an incense to the finer self that makes for . . . an opening of the inner self for the receptiveness . . .
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As to stones, those of the blue, as well as the agate should be about.
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. . . the agate should be as an amulet, either about the neck or as a ring, or worn upon the person.
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More on Agate
Agates exist worldwide in many shapes sizes and colors, and are extremely healing to the body. Both their color and the part of the world from which they originate will affect the healing properties.
One of my favorite varieties is the blue lace agate from Botswana, Africa, which is an exceptional stone to use for communication. Crazy lace agate from Utah occurs in browns and reds and is used to calm the stomach. Agates from this area can assist with your spiritual journeys and meditation and may also help to tap into prior lives that took place in the Wild West.
Another one of my favorite agate stones, which I still have to this day, is a variety from Utah. I call it my UFO agate because the design in the center looks like a flying saucer from the sixties. This agate has sentimental qualities for me because I received it from a dear friend before his death. Stones can bring energy to you by becoming energetic reminders of loved ones or special times in your life.
I think associations with material possessions are interesting. Those items that mean the most to us remind us of a person, time, or place. Holding any such object serves as a time machine, taking us into the past and offering us a sense of nostalgia.
In addition to the fact that an agate brings the user a peaceful sense of being in the world, this stone is nice to have as an anchor to pleasant memories.
I’ve often said that stones find us for a reason—just as friends do—and I believe that this agate from Utah will likely be with me for my lifetime.
Blue Agate
Stones can serve as reminders of lost loved ones or friends. Several years ago, I discovered an excellent variety of blue agate from Oregon, which turned out to be an outstanding stone to use for grief recovery. Once I started working with it, I loved it so much that I featured it as a selection in my “Rock of the Month Club.”
I sent pieces of blue agate to a number of my students and asked them for feedback on what they believed it did for them. Incredibly, their comments were similar to each other and reflected what I already believed about the stone’s ability to bring profound feelings of peace and healing to the user. One student used the stone with meditation and felt a reassuring sense of calm. Another student used the blue agate in the evenings and reported greater ease in falling asleep as well as a sense of relaxation in the morning. A third student held the stone while watching TV and reported feeling at peace about some trouble at work. All of them liked the stone and its energetic properties.
Stones have energetic properties based on their type as well as their geological place of origin. Blue represents the throat chakra, which relates to how we communicate in the world, yet the color blue is connected with emotional healing. Any emotions expressed verbally originate in the throat center. We often stuff deep inside of ourselves many emotions or thoughts that we want to express—perhaps for the protection of someone’s feelings or for fear of potential negative repercussions. Once a thought occurs in the mind, whether it is physically verbalized or not, it affects the throat center. We will explore this idea further in the sapphire section of this book. Botswana blue lace agate is more of a communication stone, while the Oregon variety of agate aids with emotional healing.
After suffering the loss of my dear cat companion several years ago, I learned firsthand about the fantastic healing energies of this stone. While going through her things, cleaning, and rearranging, I was immediately drawn to my favorite piece of blue agate. The stone seemed to lift the heavy weight of grief from my shoulders at that time, and it also left me feeling more peaceful and serene.
I am convinced that the agate helped me to speed up the necessary processing of the many stages of grief, allowing me to experience and work through all of my emotions with grace and ease.
Unfortunately, all of us will suffer loss in our lifetimes. Whether we lose family members, friends, jobs, or living places, each loss will be challenging for various reasons. Agate will aid the healing process regarding whatever kind of grief might affect us, and for that reason, I highly recommend blue agate as a necessary tool to keep in the medicine bag.
Found in: England, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Pakistan, Spain, USA
Named for: Alabaster is derived from the Greek word, alabastros, which was used to define a variety of massive, fine-grained gypsum.
• Bible •
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. Matthew 26: 7
And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. Mark 14:3
And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, Luke 7:37
• Cayce Readings •
Alabaster is mentioned three times in three readings. The first mention is in a booklet that was published in April of 1930 by The Association of National Investigators, Inc.:
And now began preparations for the coming of the great King from far away, and for the wedding, and about the castle . . . and they erected an entrance of alabaster . . . 254-107, Report #1
While giving a reading to a client, Cayce dreamed about alabaster, as he noted in the first report:
I was conscious of the fact of separating my physical self from my soul self, my physical self being encased in a box like an alabaster . . . box, from a material I could not describe. It seemed the material manifestation of my physical and mental self was in the box. I gave the box to someone and felt, as I gave it, ‘This is one I can trust.’ . . .
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