Green Adventurine

 

Aventurine which is green in color is the natural birthstone of those fortunate enough to be born in the heart of spring (April 20 – May 20). Green Aventurine crystals bring renewal, success in new ventures, and good health.

 

Aventurine is a variety of Quartz characterized by bright inclusions of Mica or other minerals that give a shimmering or glistening effect to the stone, referred to as aventurescence, especially notable when tumbled or polished.

Its name is derived from the Italian a ventura or all’avventura, meaning "by chance," and refers to the Italian glass from the 1700s, produced when a worker accidentally dropped metal filings into a vat of melting glass. Once cooled, the result was pleasing with its randomly spaced iridescent sparkles, and it was used to make jewelry and other items.

The name Aventurine was later given to the natural stone which looked like an industrial product. Aventurine is also referred to as Adventurine, Avanturine, Aventurine Quartz, and Indian Jade.

Green Aventurine

The Healing Powers

Green Aventurine is particularly supportive of the heart, and is excellent for those with cardiac conditions, circulatory problems, or recovering from surgery or illness. It stimulates life-giving energy throughout the body and engenders activity and movement while assisting in physical regeneration.

Green Aventurine increases the power of homeopathic remedies.

It has an anti-inflammatory effect, easing skin eruptions, such as acne, eczema, and rosacea, and soothes allergies and migraine headaches.

Green Aventurine’s soothing energy balances the emotional body, guiding one toward inner harmony. It calms nervousness, anger, and irritation, and helps dissolve the everyday stress of a hectic lifestyle.

It quiets roving thoughts and enhances sleep while providing a gentle grounding effect on one’s vibrational field.

It releases the notion that every event must be analyzed.

It inspires a feeling of lightness, even humor, which can then stimulate a renewed sense of optimism, joy, and hope. It is a reaffirming stone, especially during times of change or upheaval, and can be the emotional anchor one needs to remain stable and firmly grounded.

Green Aventurine is a comforter and heart healer. It is used to clear and activate the Heart Chakra for general well-being and emotional calm.

It is also a powerful protector of the Heart Chakra, providing a shield to block entry from those who would "tap in" and use the energy of another.

Green Aventurine is also thought to benefit:

  • fertility and genito-urinary problems

  • eyesight, especially far-sightedness and astigmatism

  • dyslexia

  • dyspraxia

  • cerebral palsy.

  • It assists in healing the adrenals

  • lungs

  • thymus gland

  • nervous system

Green Aventurine is used in meditation as a transitional aid, bringing powerful Earth energy to our efforts in seeing the best life has to offer. It also assists in persevering through times when it seems as if nothing is happening.

Green Aventurine is a remarkable harmonizer, uniting the intellectual, emotional, physical, and auric bodies in bringing one back into a natural rhythm.

It dissolves negativity and balances the male/female energies; enabling one to live within one’s own heart.

It encourages one to release attachment to outcomes and to be more present in one’s experiences, embracing change, growth, and renewal.

Green Aventurine is known as the Gambler’s Stone, the luckiest of all stones in games of chance and competitions. It is also placed in charm bags for good fortune and to attract money.

Ancient Tibetans decorated their statues with Aventurine, using it most often for the eyes to symbolically increase the statue’s visionary powers. They also believed wearing Aventurine would improve one’s own nearsightedness as well as enhancing one’s creativity.

Aventurine was used in magical rituals to increase abundance, opportunity, and luck. Modern folklore claims carrying a piece of Green Aventurine in the left pocket when buying a lottery ticket will bring success. Green Aventurine is also called "fairy treasure." Place three in a dish in front of a garden gnome to attract good luck to your home.

Until the nineteenth century, Aventurine was called the "stone of the Amazons," because the Brazilian deposits were believed to have supplied jewels and talismans for the Amazonian warriors.

Aventurine has been used in rituals of the medicine wheel to show the spirit guides the connection with the healing light of the heart. In these ceremonies, Aventurine is held at the heart of each participant around the wheel, and it has been reported that during contact with the spirit guide the participants felt a "wash of love" fall around them.

Aventurine is also believed to have the capacity to calm a troubled spirit and bring about peace. Leave a Green Aventurine in the soil of a green plant overnight and hold it in the morning to let Mother Earth replace depression and anxiety with hope and well-being.

Green Aventurine is thought to be one of the best crystals for conceiving a baby. Near ovulation, dig a small hole in the earth and break an egg in the hole, leaving the shell. Place a Green Aventurine in the broken shell and fill in the hole.

Green Aventurine honors Kuan-Yin, the Chinese Goddess of Mercy, Compassion, and Unconditional Love. She is the most beloved of the Chinese goddesses and is regarded by many as the protector of women and children, and champion of the unfortunate.

Green Aventurine also honors Cupra, the Etruscan Fertility Goddess; Fidais, the Celtic Goddess of the Hunt; Tara, the Buddhist “Savioress” Goddess; Brigit, the Irish Goddess of Fertility; and Dione, the Phoenician Earth Goddess.

All green crystals honor Persephone, the Greek Goddess of Spring. She represents celebration and the Earth alive with new growth.