Histories and Legends
Fossil agate is one of those ancient stones that and its benefits are passed on to those around it. She has considerable power and symbolizes prosperity and money for centuries. abundance. This fossil agate is also known as shell agate or agate turritelle.
The name agate as in all other types of agate comes from the Achates river in Sicily. It is indeed where the first agates were produced. discoveries. The Greeks named them "agate", meaning "that which is good".
Then appeared Fossil agate or turritel agate. Its name is from shellfish, snails called turritelle. This is very curious because the this agate was formed in old quarries. dry lakes and the turritelle is a gastropod of the oceans. Today, this of fossil snail has not been positively identified as a freshwater fossil.
In reality, the the first traces of fossil agate are complicated to establish with any certainty. We we have writings dating from Pliny, a naturalist of Antiquity, seeming to describe the agate and Buffon's more recent work, 16th-century French naturalist and mathematician century. Note that this stone has several names (agate fossile, agate turritelle, agate shells), which makes it difficult to task!
Whatever, it is an agate of the quartz family. black/grey with brown or red spots white and with shell fragments encrusted. These fossilized shells are taken in silica. The etymology of its name comes from of these shellfish.
One thing's for sure certain: the benefits of this agate stone have been established for centuries. However, due to their large number and the fact that their different varieties, agates find themselves devalued. Yet they have turned out to be incredible well-being.
The civilizations of the ancient world were well aware of the value of these fossil agates. They were used as talisman stones and good luck charms, that brings financial prosperity. It can can be explained in the distant past when seashells were bartered in exchange for a few under.
In ancient times, turritel agate is a spiritual crystal, intimately linked to the land and the home. She connects spirits with their ancestry, their their personal history and the events of their life. It is likened to a stone of survival, of strength and protection. It is said that these past elements contained in this stone wisdom and prosperity. This would come the appearance of this agate with its motifs fossilized snails in inside.
The deposits
The main deposits are in the United States.
Les benefits of fossil agate in lithotherapy
Ses psychological benefits
Fossil agate is the symbol of a guardian of the past. It contains relics of the past, allowing us to to look at our origins in a certain way and our ancestors. It is a stone of anchorage and it enables us to find solutions for problems encountered, whatever their nature.
The agate from turitelle reduces superiority complexes and eliminates negative thoughts. It is a stone that preserves a certain balance during complicated periods or change.
His link with the past, symbolized by the fossils she forgiveness and puts an end to the resentment. It offers the possibility of removing certain deep-rooted blockages, to the source of phobias and disorders psychic.
Agate, what is it? whatever its nature, promotes the acceptance of self-confidence. This agate fossil soothes anger, facilitates love and gives you the strength to start afresh.
This type of agate shell is closely linked to the elements of nature. It thus becomes the traveler's stone, helping to combat hazards caused by the earth's elements and maintaining family ties.
This crystal provides a strong link between the mother and child. During Antiquity, agate was reputed to bring good luck to promote fertility and fertility.
This stone emits energies working to restore the physical, psychological and mental balance of its wearer. The wearer feels a sense of well-being immediately, he feels soothed.
Ses physical benefits
Fossil agate is effective in improving fitness and reduce physical fatigue. It helps the body to recover its strength and endurance.
It fights against states of sadness, provoked by the elements of the past, generating inactivity and restoring and courage. In fact, it relieves emotional disharmony.
It helps to ensure that functioning of the belly chakras. Connected to heart chakra, wearing this stone would make it possible to unblock the bottlenecks that are partners.
She participates in the skin cleansing. Promotes fluidity body fluids, and milk production maternal.
It's also a stone of balance.
Since ancient times, fossil agate, like many other numerous agates, has a reputation for attenuating itchy bites insects.
Agate fossils and astrological signs associates
Fossil agate can be worn by all signs, but the is particularly effective for :
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Verseau: symbol of the future, of freedom. It combines perfectly with fossil agate, which allows him to free himself from the past and look to the future. It's a sign that loves travels. He often lives in his thoughts his emotions. He has learned to to move forward, he doesn't look back past and moves forward. He does physical energy and a strong sense of humour. high self-esteem. In love, he doesn't He prefers romantic friendships. In fact, he often enjoys adventures that allow him to start from scratch.
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Cancer symbol of family, origins, heritage and and mother. This sign is undoubtedly zodiac sign closest to agate fossil. We find the link between mother and child as a child, this sign is very nostalgic for childhood. He also represents fertility and gestation. It needs to to feel constantly surrounded and reassured. Rather shy by nature, he nonetheless enjoys be the center of attention. Fossil agate can help him reduce this feeling of superiority. He is very tender in love and prefers long relationships.
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Gémeaux : symbol of communication and exchanges and adolescence. He loves his life and knows how to have fun and surround himself with friends. He is a sociable and charming. Fossil agate because it's a sign that has completely freed itself from the blockages of the past, who is at peace and has learned to and self-esteem. himself. However, underneath this cheerful exterior hides a lot of anxiety and emotion. This is the duality of this sign. In love, it he likes to forage a lot and is afraid of commitment. He is a frequent traveller, and as such, is able to wearing a fossil agate stone for its protection.
The chakras related to fossil agate
The root chakra: it is located at the base of the column spine. It represents energy self-confidence and vitality. It corresponds to notions of anchoring, in harmony with the Earth.
The heart chakra: it is located in the center of the chest, at the level of the heart. It's the one that gives you the strength to love, give and accept. It will allows you to accept others and yourself. Fossil agate naturally stimulates the heart.
Maintenance, purifying and recharging agate fossil
In the course of his use, fossil agate loses some of its energy. It needs to be recharged once a at least once a month.
We're here to help you We also recommend that you following operations from the very first to unload your stone from all negative energy.
Before the reloading, you need to purify your stone. For to do this, you need to immerse it in water of source for 2 or 3 hours, or on a amethyst geode.
Then for the you place it in the sun (be careful! not to the most intense rays) for 3 hours or put it on an amethyst druse or a quartz cluster for 6 or 7 hours.
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