Healing Properties of Blue Lace Agate: A Crystal for Happiness & Personal Growth

A Crystal Message about the Healing Properties of Blue Lace Agate: "I surround myself with people that support my happiness and personal growth."   UPDATE: This article previously used the term “totem animals” to describe animal archetypes that may hold meaning for someone. Using this term is culturally appropriative (as this is a term rooted in Indigenous spiritual practice) in the context it was previously used, especially shared by the author here (who is white). This article has been updated to reflect this change.               Common Healing Properties of Blue Lace Agate: * Promotes peace and calming * Encourages you to speak your truth * Encourages general plant health in the garden and is said to increase crop yields * Instills joy * Promotes forgiveness * Encourages healthy friendships and relationships * Supports personal growth * Enhances empathy * Shields your emotional body from negative energy * Helps you to become grounded when you're feeling angry or frustrated * Keeps you centered and balanced in mind, body, and spirit * Removes energetic causes of acid reflux or heartburn * Encourages truth in communication * Promotes acceptance of things that cannot be changed * Stimulates will power * Energetically supports healing of the nervous system or circulation * Facilitates communication with your animal archetypes, guides, and angels * Assists with emotional healing * Blocks out negative energies associated with pollution or environmental stress * Stabilizes the energy field * Instills cooling, water element energy     /*   Colors: Banded, pale blue with white “lace” Associated Chakras: 5th (Throat) Zodiac Signs: Pisces Elements: Air, Water Companion Flowers: Jacob's Ladder Companion Essential Oil: White Rose Companion Stone: Pink Calcite Common Origins: Kenya, Namibia Wanna’ Get Science-y? Click Here to get more information about this crystal! More About Blue Lace Agate: Blue Lace Agate is a translucent to opaque, massive mineral.  It is easily identified by its layers of pale, cornflower blue alternating with layers of white “lace.”  Blue Lace Agate is a banded form of Chalcedony. Because this is a cryptocrystalline stone, it displays no outward crystal structure, but it belongs to the trigonal crystal system.  Even though this stone is common in the market, it is only found in parts of Kenya and Namibia. Blue Lace Agate is a stone of forgiveness, helping you accept what has happened and release it.  It encourages you to heal your emotions and find balance.  Blue Lace Agate allows you to feel empathy and compassio...