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Agate
Also known as
Achates.
A semi-transparent impure form of quartz
chalcedony, or cryptocrystalline quartz (silicon dioxide) presenting
various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in
stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.
The Agate possibly named after the river in
Sicily where it was originally found in talismanic lore is said to have the power to turn the possessor
invisible, and to offer protection in battle, by the means of turning the
sword of one's foes against themselves. It is astrologically associated with
the sign Gemini and, for the
Romans, the Agate was also a birth-stone, specifically for the month of
May. The Agate today is found all over the world including Africa, Asia,
Brazil, Egypt, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, and the USA.
Other believed miraculous properties of
the Agate included to
dispose of solitude, promote eloquence, sooth the mind, drive away contagious air, stop
thunder and lightning, and secure the favor of a princes, besides being very effective
against the biting of scorpions and serpents. The stone was also thought to
be instrumental in relieving arthritis, headaches and thirst. Consequently,
it was widely used in
the making of talismans and
amulets.
See
Metaphysical Amulets and Talismans,
Casting Black Magic Spells,
Commanding Spirits,
The Tarot Store and
Divination & Scrying Tools and
Supplies.
Sources: (1) Spence, Lewis,
An Encyclopedia of
Occultism, Carol Publishing Group;
(2)
Dictionary of the
Occult, Caxton
Publishing; (3) Bonner, Campbell,
Studies in Magical Amulets,
University of Michigan Press; (4) Budge, E. A. Wallis,
Amulets and Talismans, Carol
Publishing Corporation; (5) Walker, Barbara G.,
The Book of Sacred
Stones: Fact and Fallacy in the Crystal World,
Harper & Row.
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