Jade
Description: Jade is found in several different forms, including Jadeite, Transvaal Jade, and Nephrite. Jade is found in a wide variety of colors including white, lavender, red, brown, yellow, orange, blue, and green. The most well-known type is a blue-green color. Each color of the stone relates to certain ailments of particular organs.
Location: It is found widely in the Orient, and has been used by cultures far and wide (i.e. New Zealand, American {by the Hopis}, Egypt, and Mexico.)
Astrological Sign: Aries, Gemini, Taurus, and Libra and the element Water
Spiritual Uses: Jade is a peaceful stone, and is known as a “dream stone” and a “stone of fidelity.” Its powers include bringing realization to one’s potential and devotion to one’s purpose. In the Orient, it is highly prized and is considered one of the most important symbols of purity and serenity. It is also a powerful dream helper, improving one’s memory of dreams and assisting in “dream-solving.” It is used to release suppressed emotions via the dream process by placing a piece of Jade underneath one’s pillow before bed. It is also said that Jade can allow one access to the basic rituals and knowledge used during the Mayan dreamtime, furthering the connection with the elders of the Mayan culture and assisting one in obtaining the necessary insights for performing cultural services. Jade can be used by “dreamers” far and wide, by those who revere a beautiful vision or ideal. Jade can be utilized by dreamers to assist them in realizing those thoughts and facilitates the building of one’s dreams in this physical reality. It releases one’s limitations such that permission is granted, allowing one to actualize aspirations and to attain limitless achievements. To accomplish objectives, Jade inspires and induces ambition. Jade helps one to cherish one’s desires and facilitates the building of one’s dreams in this physical reality. It can help one to rid oneself of negative thoughts and energy, since is soothes the mind and makes tasks seem easier and less complicated. Jade is believed to have power over the weather and was thrown into water with great force in order to bring mist, rain, or snow. It is also a powerful love stone, bringing a greater capacity for love to whoever comes in contact with it. Its soothing green color is healing in its very nature. Wearing the stone can help the body heal itself while working through the underlying, nonphysical problems that manifested the disease. Jade helps one to attune to the needs of others, inspiring wisdom during the assessment of problems. It promotes the balancing of one’s needs with the requirements of the greater community, and allows one to recognize and to care for that which is of prime importance to well-being. This sacred stone can also provide confidence and can assist one in the attainment of self-assuredness, self-reliance, and self-sufficiency. Jade can be worn, carried, or placed against the third eye to receive wisdom, and it also strengthens the mental faculties and helps reasoning abilities. The stone has a protective energy within it and can be used to guard against accidents and mishaps that proper attentiveness can avert.
Physical Uses: Jade is used for intricately carved, ornate sculptures and jewelry. In Chinese and Japanese folklore, Jade was used to adorn the persons of royalty and religious leaders as well as their castles and temples. The stone, in China, was often included in grave goods because it was thought to lend vitality to the deceased. It has been used as a stone assisting one in access to the spiritual worlds by many ancient (and some modern) primitive tribes. It is said to have brought the user a long and fruitful life with a gentle transition from this body to the spiritual world. In Egypt and Mexico, small pieces of Jade were put into the mouths of the deceased. Jade has another important physical use of being used in musical endeavors. It has been used to create musical instruments, including xylophones, gongs, and wind chimes. When the stone in struck, it produces a resonant tone. For the Chinese, the peculiarly melodious sound that emits from Jade is said to resemble the voice of a loved one. Jade strengthens the body’s filtration and cleansing systems and assists in the removal of toxins. Jade can be used in the treatment of disorders of the hips, kidneys, heart, spleen, and stomach and is an excellent elixir to soothe and smooth the skin and to stimulate the health of the hair. It is said to be helpful in the prevention of disease and other health troubles. A piece of Jade can also extend healing to the plant kingdom. This is done be wearing a piece of Jade while gardening to improve the health of the plants. Four pieces of Jade buried along the garden’s perimeter are also effective for this purpose. Wearing Jade is said to bring money into one’s life. A Jade pendant or ring can be charged with money-attracting energies and worn while consciously allowing yourself to receive money.
History: In Mayan culture, Jade was revered as the “Sovereign of Harmony,” facilitating peace within the materialistic world and within the physical, emotional, and intellectual structures. It was known to transmute negativity, to instill resourcefulness, and to bring accord to the environment. In New Zealand, the Maori carve Nephrite (a certain form of Jade) into images of ancestral figures, and these figures are worn on ceremonial occasions. The Chinese sensed that Jade had the power to prolong life and carved it into images such as bats, bears, and storks, which were worn for life-prolonging purposes. Jade bowls were used in China because it was believed that the stone’s energy permeated the food before it was consumed. In China, also, altars of the Moon and Earth were made of Jade, as were images of Buddha and other deities. The name Jade is derived from the Spanish term piedra de hijada, which means “stone of the flank.” This term was said to have been derived from the Indian use of Jade as a curative for kidney disease.
Different Types: Jadeite, Transvaal Jade, and Nephrite.