Aventurine - Color, Facts, Power, Mythology, History And Myths

Aventurine includes a number of benefits that it provides to its wearer. They are:

Physical Healing : Green Aventurine is beneficial for the heart and the heart related diseases. It is excellent for those who are suffering from cardiac conditions, recovering from illness or surgery, or having circulatory problems. It kindles into the person the life-giving energy that stimulates throughout his body thereby assisting in physical regeneration. It prevents heart attack, arteriosclerosis and boost in efforts for lowering down cholesterol levels in the body.

Green Aventurine is also considered as a beneficial agent for migraine pains, genito-urinary and fertility problems; dyslexia, dyspraxia, eyesight, especially astigmatism and far-sightedness; and cerebral palsy. Furthermore, it also assists in curing the adrenals, thymus gland, lungs, and the nervous system.

If a person is going under homeopathic medication, Aventurine can prove to be really good for him. Aventurine also has an anti-inflammatory effect and helps in easing skin ailments, such as spots, acne, eczema, rosacea, and skin allergies.

Emotional Healing : Green Aventurine is considered great in comforting energy balances by guiding the wearer to the path of harmony. It makes the anxiety, anger and irritation to cool down and help in dissolving everyday stress that happens due to a hectic life. Aventurine is considered effective in enhancing sleep quieting the negative thoughts that occur in the mind. The vibrational energy of this stone keeps the person grounded.

Aventurine instils the thought in wearer’s mind that every bad phase passes away soon, and one must fight with such situations with hope and faith.

Spiritual Healing : The green-colored Aventurine is an outstanding healer and harmonizer, amalgamating the emotional, intellectual, physical and auric bodies to align them and bringing them into a natural rhythm.  It melts down the negativity and the negative thoughts by balancing the yin and yang energies of the body. It encourages one to embrace change, renewal, and growth.

Heals and Balances Chakra : Being a comforter and heart healer by nature, Aventurine is believed to activate the heart chakra. It acts as a protective shield for the heart chakra saving it from any sort of emotional turmoil.

The heart chakra is considered to set-up our connection with the outside world. It gives the wearer the ability to be himself in the environment. When the heart chakra is unbalanced, it gives the wearer the feeling that he is being controlled by somebody. The energy of this green crystal unclogs blockages and re-balances the Heart Chakra.  

Blue and yellow Aventurine crystal is thought to open the third eye chakra. It is a strong mental healer that enhances the positive outlook in the wearer, develops the inner strength of the person, and assists in self-discipline. It is, moreover, used to balance the male/female energies in the one who wears it.

A red Aventurine crystal opens and supports the heart chakra, and helps the wearer to find out new opportunities for himself in life.

Aventurine is the member of the family of Quartz categorized by vivid and bright insertions of Mica or other minerals that give this incredible a more incredible effect by adding glisten and shimmer to it. The iridescent or glistening effect displayed on Aventurine is known as aventurescence. This effect is more noteworthy when it is polished or tumbled.

The name of Aventurine has been derived from the Italian “a venture” or “all 'a Ventura”, which means “by chance.” It refers to one of the incidents that took place in the 1700’s, when in an industry; a worker accidently dropped metal filings into molten glass. The resultant effect of the material cools down was haphazardly spaced shimmering sparkles. It was used for the purpose of jewellery making and other stuff. Later, Aventurine was given the name of Aventurine because of its similarity to that industrial product.

The hardness of Aventurine is about 7 on the Moh’s scale.