♢ Grounding. New Beginnings. Strength. ♢

Since ancient times, Black Agate has been used for its grounding, balancing, and centering effects, especially in relation to the Root chakra. Black agate is a stone of new beginnings, change, and transition - providing prosperity and courage. It soothes deep emotions like grief, anxiety, and anger, balancing yin and yang energies. Black Agate provides resilience during times of strife, and encourages introspection and mental strength. Meditating with Black Agate will help to bring serenity, peace, and self-reflection. Physically, Black Agate is also known to relieve headaches, skin conditions, neck and shoulder pain relief, and helps with digestion and nausea. It also amplifies telepathic connections, and helps you associate with physical and spiritual planes, grounding them in reality.

Chakra: Root (1st)
Element: Fire
Zodiac: Gemini
Hardness: 6.5-7

🜃 How to Use:

1. Quiet your mind, center, and relax yourself using calming breaths, lighting candles, playing some zen music, or diffusing essential oils - to help you connect with your higher self with more ease.
   
   
2. Connect to the pendulum by holding it in your hand or close to your heart for a few seconds or breaths. 
   
   
3. Identify your unique "Yes" and "No". This can easily and quickly be done by holding the top of the pendulum chain in one hand and releasing the crystal with the other, whilst

1. asking "Show me a Yes". Observe what happens, and then do the same action and ask "Show me a No". You may notice that a yes is a clockwise spin and a no is an anti-clockwise spin, or perhaps a Yes is a north-south line movement and a No is east-west.
   
   When you are starting out and want to be extra sure of the movements, ask a couple of simple Yes/No questions that you know the answers to and see if the responses correspond. For example: "My hair is brown".
   
   
2. You are now ready to ask your questions. Keep in mind that the pendulum can only answer yes/no questions, so keep them simple!
   
   

1. Note: As with all crystals, remember to cleanse it when your first receive it, and regularly as you intuitively feel it needs it. You can do so with sage, sunlight, sound therapy, or a variety of other methods (Learn more about cleansing crystals here)

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