Planets: Mercury
Star Sign for Libra Planetary stone of Taurus.
The facts
Aventurine ranges in color from green, peach, brown, blue and a creamy green. Besides its uses in jewelry, aventurine is also used for ornamental purposes like vases, bowls, and figurines. Aventurine is found in India, Chile, Spain, Russia, Brazil, Austria, and Tanzania. It is a 6.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness. This mineral is often mistaken for amazonite or jade.It is interesting that the name for the stone is derived from an accident. Sometime during the 18th century, Venetian glass workers were preparing molten glass when copper filings accidentally fell into the batch producing a glass with sparkles. The name aventurine comes from the Italian "a ventura," which means"by chance". Deposits are found in Brazil, India, Austria, Russia, and Tanzania.
Most aventurine is quartz. The orange and red-brown shades (aventurine feldspar) are called sunstone. Many consider the green aventurine to be the most desirable.
MetaPhysical Properties and uses Align physical, emotional and auric bodies. Balance to the yin/yang - male and female energies. Bring inner peace. Calmness and balance, Creativity, career success, Critical decisions, Calm a troubled mind, Coping with grief, Enhancement of leadership skills, Eliminates psychosomatic ills, fear; skin diseases; Ground the spirit, Gambling, Independence., Increases optimism. Luck, Mental powers, Positive attitude to life , promotes emotional tranquility, Prosperity, Reinforcement of decision-making. Realization of potentials and alternatives. Relating to others on an emotional level. Self confidence, Uplifting during depression,
Example uses: Wear it when making critical decisions, when anxious or when feeling overwhelmed by life�s problems and it will amplify your ability to focus and find creative solutions.
The strong green color of this crystal lends itself to prosperity meditations. Use its strong tangible forces to better your chances for job related help and assistance. People who wear aventurine often say that they feel different when they wear the gemstone often as a necklace. When embarking on an adventure. Aventurine is for people who long for a change, It makes them hopeful and enthusiastic.
Therapeutic Properties
anxiety, adrenal system, blood pressure abnormalities, eye ailments,
fear, fevers, heart and lungs, hypertension, hair growth; indecisiveness, inflammation,
migraines, muscular system; nervous system stress, nearsightedness;
skin diseases; troubled emotions, urogenital disorders. |
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