Botswana Agate can help those who have repressed emotional issues that need to be addressed so that they can let go (release) and heal. Many feel that Botswana Agate has an anti-depressant quality. It can be helpful for those who are struggling to be genuine in their lifestyle, as it promotes an understanding of the need for deeper meaning. Botswana Agate stimulates the exploration of the unknown and furthers one's quest toward the enlightened state.

Carry Botswana Agate to promote creative ability in any project or goal. Botswana Agate encourages one to find solutions rather than focusing on negative aspects of daily challenges. Crystal healers like to use Botswana Agate for its soothing and calming qualities. Botswana Agate energizes the auric body and encourages eternal and constant love by bringing in the energies of Universal and Unconditional Love. Botswana Agate is a reminder that we are love and compassion in action.

In general, Agates carry a quiet energy that works on the subtle bodies, and are great for achieving stability and balance in many aspects of one’s life. Agates tend to work behind the scenes on the cause, instead of the symptom, of an issue. Agate is believed to improve mental functions and can help where issues of clarity and stability are concerned. Agate is also helpful in overcoming negative emotions by bringing love into the chakras. Although they work very slowly and deliberately, this gentle nature of Agate helps them to have a lasting impact.

Botswana Agate encourages treating the underlying causes of illness rather than the symptoms. It may be used to treat depression and stress, and relieve sexual dysfunctions in both sexes.

Botswana Agate is beneficial in ridding the body of toxins and is believed to be good for the skin. It helps stimulate the immune and nervous systems, and aids in brain oxygen assimilation for a healthy circulatory system.

Agate enhances mental function by improving concentration, perception, and analytical abilities. It is beneficial for the eyes, hollow organs such as the stomach, uterus, etc., and heals skin disorders and itching due to insect bites.

Agate is helpful to the heart and blood vessels. Wearing an Agate in the middle of the chest strengthens the cardiac muscle, and heals emotional disharmony that prevents acceptance of love.

A cold Agate placed on the forehead is generally effective in curing fever. (If the fever returns, however, consult a doctor.) Agate may also reduce the symptoms of epilepsy, and for some people guards against sleepwalking.

Physical and Metaphysical Properties for

PROPERTIES FOR STONE: Botswana Agate

PRIMARY CHAKRA: Sacral-Chakra

SECONDARY CHAKRA: Root-Chakra

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Trigonal-Crystal-System

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: (SiO2) Silicon Dioxide

ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Gemini-(May-21-to-June-20), Scorpio-(October-23-to-November-21)

NUMERICAL VIBRATION: Number-3

HARDNESS: 6-to-7-Hardness

COLOR: Black, Brown, Gray, Pink, White

LOCATION: Africa

RARITY: Common

PRONUNCIATION: Bots-wan-a Ag-it

MINERAL CLASS: Silicates-Mineral-Class

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (PHYSICAL): Body-Detox, Body-Oxygenation, Brain-Disorders-and-Health, Detoxifying, General-Health, Health-and-Healing

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (EMOTIONAL): Acceptance, Coping-with-Changes, Creativity-and-Creative-Expression, Emotional-Healing

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (SPIRITUAL): Amplifying, Angel-Communication-and-Connection, Aura-Protection, Cutting-Etheric-Cords, Grounding

EXTRA GRADE: Beautiful combination of pink, cream and gray with beautiful banding, <10% matrix

A GRADE: Nice combination of pink, cream and gray with nice banding, 10% - 25% matrix

B GRADE: Poor combination of pink, cream and gray and/or poor banding and/or >25% matrix

AFFIRMATION: I gently release and heal emotional issues.

QUESTION: Do you have any issues that you have repressed which could benefit from being released?

REFERENCE 1: http://www.healingcrystals.com/March_2010_Newsletter_-_Crytals_that_work_with_ALL_of_the_Chakra_Articles_1215.html