Keywords: Happiness, Encouragement, Strength, and Optimism Chakra: Crown, Third Eye Element: Earth Zodiac Sign: Gemini Feng Shui: Metal Number: 7 Crazy Lace Agate Crystal Healing Properties: Crazy Lace Agate is called the Laughter Stone, or "Happy Lace." It is associated with sunny Mexican fiestas and dancing and brings joy to those who wear it. It is not a stone of protection, but of support and encouragement, elevating thoughts and promoting optimism. Its graceful design, in random lacy patterns, creates a circular flow of energy, stimulating for the mind and attitude. Agate History and Uses: Agates come in a variety of forms and are named after the Achates river, now called the Dirillo river, in Sicily where they were first found in the 3rd or 4th century BC. This stone has had a long association with humans, Neolithic people made some of their artifacts from Agate. It is a stone which brings strength and stability to the wearer. Crazy Agate Geological Description: Crazy Lace Agate is a variety of banded Chalcedony, a mineral of the Quartz family. It is predominantly white, with layers of creamy browns, blacks, and grays. Some may include layers of yellow ochre, gold, scarlet and red. Agate is sometimes called the earth rainbow because, in its various forms, the concentric bands in nature form nearly every color the earth can produce, including a colorless form. It has a trigonal crystal structure and a hardness of 7. Affirmation: I choose happiness and joy in each and every moment.
