Aventurine Stones and Crystals... Increase Optimism and Self Confidence

Aventurine stones are varieties of quartz that have inclusions of various minerals. They are important stones to have within our collection for quite a few reasons. One major reason is that the quartz within them gives these crystals a strong ability to amplify energy.

The Aventurine stones have slightly different metaphysical properties depending on the color. This means each of the different colored stones have separate sections listing their properties.

Where Do They Come From... Why Would You Use It

Aventurine quartz crystals have been found in Italy, Brazil, India, China, Tibet, Nepal and Russia. The name Aventurine comes from its quality of "aventurescence"... which means the amount of reflective ability of the stone.

The most common variety of this crystal is the Green Aventurine. Its colors may also be red and blue... and some lesser known colors such as brown, peach, orange and grey that are really just shades of the other colors.

Minerals are combined with the quartz in the Aventurine stones and create the different colored stones. Each of the different colors have different added minerals... with specific metaphysical properties in their own right. Because these qualities are added to the energy of the quartz... each of the different colored stones have unique metaphysical attributes.

All the colors will support you to balance the male and female energies within you...regardless of your sex. Leadership qualities are said to be enhanced by using any colors of Aventurine stones.

You may read about the Green stone next... but if you want to go straight to information on Blue Aventurine, Red Aventurine, Peach Aventurine or the Yellow Aventurine... click on the name.

Green Aventurine ... A Heart Chakra Stone

The Green Aventurine stone is the most common of the colors. The green color is from the inclusion of Fuchsite... a type of Mica.

Although this is hard to see in photos of Fuchsite... the stone is a quite sparkly reflective stone.

You can imagine how this might translate into many of the Aventurine stones. Some green Aventurine is quite sparkly... so may contain more Fuchsite... and others are darker green.

Like most green crystals they are heart chakra stones and will help in the area of love relationships as well. It also may assist your ability to handle life changes. These green quartz crystals have a lovely energy that has the capacity to aid you in releasing anxiety... so using them is a good way to relieve stress.

Using Green Aventurine Stones may increase the degree of your optimism for living... and may help with building self confidence in many areas of life. Most people are looking for abundance and prosperity in life so it is excellent to know there are stones that will aid you with this area.

Green Aventurine to Aid Elementals

Due to the Fuchsite within the stone... this lovely green quartz crystal is one of the stones that will help you to make contact with elemental beings. Where you have plants growing will attract the members of the Devic kingdom.

These beings that live within the "green" areas around your home may be attracted by the energy of these green healing stones, as they feel the Green Aventurine stones vibration.

Many are unaware of the presence of these beings. If the energy and health of your gardens and other green areas is high... the more likely elemental beings may be living there.

These beings will aid you in living your life better... so do all that you can to encourage them to be present near your home.

How Will These Stones Help You

The general energy of your home will be improved by having this green quartz crystal in as many places as possible. All of these stones, even the rough Green Aventurine stones have the ability to absorb environmental pollution.

They are powerful to have in your office near your electronic equipment to remove electromagnetic smog.

These stones have strong health benefits that aid blood pressure, and are said to aid the health of the physical heart. They have an anti-inflammatory effect... and aid skin eruptions and allergic conditions.

Combining Them With Other Stones

Both green and pink heart chakra stones will harmonize with this green quartz crystal. The quartz qualities may amplify both its own energy and the energy of the stones you combine with it. Use natural crystals wherever possible.

Combine it with Shungite to help boost its ability to assist allergic conditions, as well as a range of other health problems. Use it with Moldavite to create a strong energetic partnership... especially at times of great changes in your life.

Green Moss Agate, Prasiolite (Green Amethyst), Morganite, Emerald Stones, Green Apophyllite, Pink Tourmaline and Green Tourmaline stones will benefit by being combined with Green Aventurine stones.

At difficult times in your relationships you may use these stones. For those occasions when you are feeling emotionally wounded... these green quartz crystals may enhance your emotional well being.

This may assist you to come through the experience better and create the best outcome for your greatest good. They will also help you to deal with inner child anxiety caused by childhood problems.

Blue Aventurine...Throat and Third Eye Chakra

The color of Blue Aventurine quartz is from the inclusion of Dumortierite.

Both Blue Aventurine stones and Dumortierite are both Throat chakra and Third Eye Chakra stones. Via the throat chakra... this blue quartz crystal may strengthen your communication abilities and may aid you in speaking out when required.

If you have any type of addiction including smoking or weight issues... try keeping a blue Aventurine stone in your pocket, and under your pillow at night.

The longer they are within your aura the better they will work. This is no quick fix ... but will help you over time.

Used in meditation they will assist you in overcoming addictions. They may also bring through psychic abilities that you have previously been unwilling to embrace. Many of us have these abilities... but until we are willing to allow ourselves to become whatever it is that we have the potential to be... these abilities may not surface.

Blue Aventurine stones may aid you to allow yourself to embrace the process of developing intuition, and other psychic powers. If you do so... they may assist you to make contact with the spiritual realm and aid your psychic communication abilities and assist you in finding your spirit guide.

This lovely blue stone harmonizes with other blue third eye chakra stones.... in particular with Sodalite... pictured on the right... and Lapis Lazuli. It also will blend its energy easily with other varieties of quartz specifically Clear Quartz, Amethyst crystals and Citrine crystals.

For aiding the development of psychic powers use the high crystal energy stones such as Moldavite, White Azeztulite, Phenacite, Satyaloka quartz, Natrolite, Brookite and Scolecite.

Red Aventurine.. Base.. Sacral.. Solar Plexus Chakra

The color of the Red Aventurine stones is from the inclusion of Hematite and a Mica... possibly Red Muscovite.

This stone is reputed to aid your physical body... bringing vitality to your muscular system... and strengthening your blood.

This red stone harmonizes with other stones of the three lower chakras... including the solar plexus chakra stones.

Red Aventurine works on all three lower chakras and is a stone that will aid sexuality, vitality and mental abilities.

Use Fire Agate... pictured left... with this stone, if you have any lack of interest in sex... or if you are feeling low or lacking vitality after an illness.

Red Jasper or Orange Carnelian will also aid these types of problems.

It is also a stone of abundance and prosperity and manifestation. To help with manifestation combine it with Solar Plexus Chakra stones... in particular the ones to use might be Zincite, Yellow Apatite and Golden Yellow Labradorite.

Peach Aventurine... Sacral Chakra

The color of Peach Aventurine is similar to the red... above... as it has inclusions of an orange Mica and Pyrite.

It is a sacral chakra stone... and one of the qualities of this variety of the stone is that of enhancing creativity.

It may aid your leadership abilities, decisiveness and decision making abilities.

Yellow Aventurine... Solar Plexus Chakra

The color of Yellow Aventurine is similar to the peach... above... as it has inclusions of a lighter yellow Mica and Pyrite.

It vibrates strongly within the solar plexus chakra... which is known as the power chakra... and using this stone may aid you to better use your personal power.

It is also an excellent stone to aid you to manifest money and may help you to increase your level of abundance and prosperity... and like the peach stone above will also assist you to enhance your creativity.

Working With These Stones

One application where you may use any of the varieties, is to meditate with them. Any of the different colored Aventurine stones colors can be combined in meditation.

This is powerful... as is combining any one of them with other chakra stones from their specific chakra.

Wear them as jewelry if you can find it... or simply buy a piece of stone.

It is reasonably easy to buy Aventurine jewelry, as they are one of the Zodiac Birthstones... and they are both a popular Aries birthstone, as well as a Libra birthstone.

Putting natural crystal stones of any of the colors of Aventurine stones in your pocket is an easy way to use them.... and wearing lovely crystal jewelry is very pleasant too... especially as this stone comes in so many colors.

In Summary

Although all of the different Aventurine stones have different qualities... they are all marvelous stones. The green stones are more common and may be easier to obtain... but all are excellent additions to your collection. If you have all of the varieties, combine them in your daily meditation and you will be blessed by their energies.