Large Sakura Flower Agate Skull Carving
Crystal Type: Chalcedony, Quartz Family
Element: Earth
Mohs Scale: 6.5 to 7
High: approximately 2.3-2.8in (6-7.2cm).
Length: approximately 2-2.3in(5.3-6cm).
Width: approximately 3.1-3.5in(8-9cm).
Sakura Flower Agate is a pink to peach-toned variety of chalcedony, named for its delicate internal formations that resemble blooming cherry blossoms. While this specific aesthetic variety is modern, agate itself has a long and sacred history. In ancient Greece and Babylon, agate was carved into protective seals and worn to bring fertility, courage, and balance.
Its pale pink hues symbolise compassion, self-love, and emotional renewal, while white or cream inclusions speak to purity and spiritual clarity. The skull motif adds another layer of meaning, used across cultures as a symbol of mortality, wisdom, and transformation. In some Mexican and Eastern European traditions, crystal skulls are believed to anchor ancestral memory and can serve as spirit vessels in ritual work.
In healing and spiritual practice, this carving may be used to soften grief, nurture the inner child, and support new beginnings. It is especially helpful in emotional reset work or when healing wounds around love and vulnerability. For defensive properties, Flower Agate is often imbued with the intention to protect the heart space and repel intrusive emotional energy.
While not traditionally used in malicious practices, skull-shaped carvings have occasionally been employed in folk rituals to symbolically “hold” the essence of a person or bind a memory to physical form. In rare workings, they may be used as containers for spirit petitions, emotional bindings, or to carry unresolved connections between people, especially when charged under waning moons or buried briefly in salt before use.
