The agate is considered since ancient times as a mystical stone. Their name derives from the Achates rivercurrently the Dirillo River located in Sicily, Italy, where the first stones were found.
Is gemstone was revered by ancient civilizationswho is the considered as the stone of science. At that time, the «Indian Agate» (name by which it was recognized in the region) was believed to have the virtue of curing eye diseases. For his part, the «Egyptian agate» it was the best remedy against spider bites and scorpion stings.
In addition to being used in science, these formations of various microcrystalline quartz they materialize in layers of various colors with little contrast. The plurality of colors appears because its structure and the number of inclusions in the mineral varies, due to which its properties change. However, eventually, to market the agates, they are dyed in order to highlight the pattern formed by their stripes. In this way, more vivid colors and drawings are obtained.
In Islamic culture, agates are also highly valued stones to the point of transforming gems into rings in the belief that they protect the wearer from certain mishaps and guarantee their longevity, among other benefits. In the Syrian Arab Republic, specifically in Aleppo, the largest city in that country, they adopted the name of «eye agates»due to the resemblance to the pupils of the eyes.
In ancient times, they were prized for use as substitutes for eyes in images of the gods or in the eye sockets of ancient Egyptian mummies six thousand years before our era. For archaic civilizations, agate was an open window to the world of the Gods. through which they could communicate directly with them.
Regardless of the latitude in which a civilization is located, Agate has always been very important in various branches. Therefore, due to its various shapes and colors Agate is considered «The Sacred Stone of the Astral», described as the fourth dimension and the world of desire are divided into various planes ranging from the lowest to the highest. So that what exists in the material, imaginary and oneiric plane, is embodied in this plane as astral force.
According to the astral world, it is the essence of the physical world, a subtle extension of its consciousness, palaces of light and misery. Various beings of different levels (angels and demons) coexist in it, embodying human feelings and thoughts, a space where the different astral planes feed.
By virtue of this, the agate stimulates and develops unknown aspects of our personality and conceives the awareness of inadvertent faculties. Our perception channels into other dimensions they open towards the subjective and allow us to experience unimaginable sensations on the material plane. For this reason, it is considered a mystical stone that anyone who lives from their creativity as writers, actors, painters, musicians or advertisers should consider.