Jade

About Jade

Jade is a precious stone revered for over 5,000 years, particularly in Asian cultures. Known as the 'Stone of Eternal Youth,' Jade symbolizes purity, serenity, and wisdom. It attracts good luck, friendship, and prosperity while promoting harmony and balance in all aspects of life.

Crystal Properties

  • Mohs Hardness: 6-7 (varies by type)
  • Chemical Composition: Complex silicate (Jadeite or Nephrite)
  • Crystal System: Monoclinic
  • Colour: Green (most common), white, lavender, yellow, orange, black, blue
  • Chakra: Heart (primary), varies by color
  • Element: Earth and Water

Jade Varieties

Jade actually refers to two different minerals with similar appearance and properties:

  • Jadeite Jade - Rarer, more valuable - Purity and spiritual wisdom
  • Nephrite Jade - More common, tougher - Longevity and protection
  • Australian Black Jade - Dark green to black - Grounding and protection
  • Blue Jade - Blue-green - Peace and reflection
  • White Jade - Cream to white - Purity and clarity
  • Lavender Jade - Purple - Spiritual nourishment and emotional healing

Metaphysical Properties

Jade is known as a stone of serenity, purity, and wisdom. It attracts good luck and friendship, stabilizes the personality, and promotes self-sufficiency. Jade releases negative thoughts and soothes the mind, stimulating ideas and making tasks seem less complex. It encourages you to become who you really are. Many use Jade for prosperity, harmony, protection, and longevity.

How to Use Jade

Wear Jade as jewelry for continuous protection and good fortune, place it in your home for harmony and prosperity, meditate with it for wisdom and peace, carry it for attracting good luck and friendship, or use it in feng shui practices for wealth and health.

Caring for Your Jade

  • Cleansing: Water-safe. Cleanse with running water, sound bowls, sage smoke, or moonlight. Jade is durable but avoid harsh chemicals.
  • Charging: Moonlight preferred, earth burial, or selenite. Sunlight-safe but prolonged exposure may affect some colors.
  • Storage: Moderately hard at Mohs 6-7 but very tough (resistant to breaking). Store separately to prevent scratching.
  • Durability: Extremely tough and resistant to breaking due to interlocking crystal structure. Can withstand considerable wear.

Where Jade is Found

Jadeite and Nephrite form in metamorphic rocks under high pressure. Jadeite is rarer and forms under higher pressure conditions. The green color comes from iron, while other colors result from different mineral impurities.

Major deposits: Myanmar/Burma (finest Jadeite), China (Nephrite), New Zealand (Nephrite - Pounamu), Guatemala (Jadeite), Russia, Australia (Black Jade), and Canada (Nephrite).

Burmese Imperial Jade (vivid emerald green Jadeite) is the most valuable. Chinese Jade has been mined for over 5,000 years. New Zealand Pounamu is sacred to Māori culture.

Jade Through History

Jade has been treasured for over 5,000 years, particularly in China where it's more valuable than gold. Ancient Chinese believed Jade embodied the five virtues: wisdom, justice, compassion, modesty, and courage. Confucius wrote extensively about Jade's virtues.

Māori of New Zealand consider Pounamu (Nephrite Jade) a sacred treasure, carving it into heirlooms and weapons. Mesoamerican cultures (Maya, Aztec, Olmec) valued Jade above gold, using it for masks, jewelry, and ceremonial objects. The name 'Jade' comes from Spanish 'piedra de ijada' (stone of the side), as it was believed to cure kidney ailments.

Astrological Connections

  • Zodiac: Libra, Taurus, and Aries
  • Planetary: Venus (love and harmony)
  • Birth Stone: Not a traditional birthstone but associated with Libra
  • Numerology: Number 11 (spiritual enlightenment and intuition)

Crystals That Pair Well With Jade

Jade works beautifully with prosperity and harmony stones:

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