{"product_id":"yellow-agate-bracelet-the-earth-element","title":"Yellow Agate Bracelet - The Earth Element","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour elements point somewhere. Earth is the one in the middle.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWood grows east, Fire rises south, Metal sets west, Water runs north. Earth sits at the centre — the axis the other four turn around. In practice it governs steadiness, patience, and the kind of progress that does not look like progress while it is happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat makes this the one stone in the collection that is not about ambition. It is for the stretch when the problem is not that you lack drive, but that you have been spending it for too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing worth saying plainly: at this price the yellow is added rather than found. Natural yellow agate is a duller, banded, mustard-toned stone, and a bracelet of it costs several times what this one does. Ours is dyed evenly. We explain below what that means for wear and care, because you should know before you buy rather than after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy people wear it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the problem is not drive.\u003c\/strong\u003e Earth is the element of consolidation. Most people do not need more momentum; they need to stop giving it away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIf your chart favours Earth.\u003c\/strong\u003e If your BaZi chart comes back Earth, this is one of the materials traditionally worn to support it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBecause agate is built in layers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Agate forms by depositing one thin band at a time inside a cavity in the rock. It is a slow stone by nature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor a warm gold that does not shout.\u003c\/strong\u003e It sits calmly next to white, grey or denim, and it is the most affordable way into the yellow family here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAgate, dyed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGolden yellow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBeads\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRound, polished\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCord\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eElastic, knotted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnisex, one size, fits most adult wrists\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-strung\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the yellow dyed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. In this colour range the yellow is added rather than found — natural yellow agate is a duller, banded, mustard-toned stone and costs several times more. Rather than describe it as something it is not, we would rather tell you what you are buying and what it needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the colour fade, or come off on my skin?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell-dyed agate does not come off. It can soften over years of strong sunlight, but it will not bleed onto your wrist in normal wear. If a bracelet ever leaves a mark when it gets wet, the dye was applied badly — that is the one thing worth testing before buying dyed agate anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can I tell dyed agate from natural?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at the drilled hole and at any cracks. Dye collects in both, so they look darker than the surface, almost like a stain. Natural agate is the same colour at the hole as anywhere else, and it almost always shows banding and uneven tone. Colour that is perfectly uniform and saturated from edge to edge has usually been added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this the same stone as your red agate bracelet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSame mineral, different treatment. Red agate is normally heat-treated: the stone is heated until the iron inside it oxidises and the colour changes from the inside out, which is permanent and will not fade. This yellow is dyed. If you are choosing between them, pick red for the colour that cannot fade and yellow for the Earth element.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I know whether Earth is my element?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can check in about thirty seconds with the chart tool on our home page. Enter your birth date, time and city, and it will show your four pillars and which element your chart favours. If it comes back Earth, this is the bracelet that matches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep it out of prolonged direct sunlight, which is what fades dye over the years. Take it off before swimming, showering and applying sunscreen — the elastic ages faster than the stone. Wipe with a soft dry cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe explain charts; we don't sell predictions. 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