Jade


Jade(s)


Sacred to both the Chinese and the Mayans, this stone is said to bless everything it touches. Often used to carve sacred artifacts, such as statues of the Gods, it invokes wisdom, peace, harmony and devotion to one's higher purpose. Said to be a "dream-stone," jade placed under one's pillow help in lucid dreaming. It aids the wearer in finding their life path and manifesting dreams into reality

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Cell Salt:
Sodium aluminum silicate, often with some calcium and iron
Color:
Yellow, apple green, emerald green (Imperial Jade) to white and transluscent (Jadeite)
Folk Names:
Piedra de hijada (Spanish, "Stone of the Flank")
Energy:
Receptive
Chakra:
Brow, Solar Plexus, Sacral
Planet/Sign:
Venus-Neptune/Pisces
Zodiac:
Taurus
Element:
Water and Earth
Deity:
Kwan-Yin, Maat, Buddha, Coatlicue
Powers:
Love, healing, longevity, protection, wisdom, gardening, money, prosperity
Occult Nature:
Aids in meditation. Red Jade serves to stimulate the emotions, green serves to calm. Jade has a general influence upon the inner motivations and urges.
Magical Uses:
  • Wear to attract love, or give to another in the hope of obtaining love.
  • Wear this stone to help the body heal itself, while working through the underlying non~physical problems that caused the disease.
  • Helpful in curing kidney, heart, and stomach ailments.
  • Used to prevent diseases and health problems.
  • Promotes long life.
  • Wear while gardening to improve the health of plants.
  • Wear to promote prosperity and to draw money to you.
  • Use this stone to make proper business decisions.
  • Strengthens reasoning and mental faculties.
  • Guards against accidents and mishaps.
  • Were to prevent others from imposing their will on to you.
Divinatory Meaning:
Needs and will find immortality and perfection.
Stone Lore:
Jade come primarily from the orient.
Jadeite was a magical stone of Xiuhtecuhtli, the Aztec god of fire. It was also a favorite body-piercing stone of the indigenous inhabitants of Brazil and the West Indies, and highly prized as a remedy by Egyptian healers. Axe heads and other tools of jade have been found in archeological sites throughout the world.
Medicine Uses:
American Indians use jade to heal all ailments associated with the kidneys as well as to aid in childbirth. Jade may be worn when treating gallstones, the lungs, the heart, and the throat as well.
Set in gold and silver jewelry, jade is thought to prolong life and bring abundant riches to the wearer.
A Chinese tonic made of powdered jade, rice, and rainwater, when boiled in a copper pot and carefully filtered through a fine mesh to remove all impurities, may strengthen the muscles, harden the bones, quiet the mind, tone the skin, and clean the blood. (CAUTION: do not attempt this treatment without the guidance of a qualified ayurvedic professional.)
Black Jade
Planet: Saturn.
Blue/Blue-Green Jade
Magickal Properties:
This form of Jade symbolizes peace and reflection. It brings inner serenity and patience. It is the stone for slow but steady progress. It helps people who feel overwhelmed by situation beyond their control.
Brown Jade
Magickal Properties:
This form of Jade is strongly grounding. It connects to the earth and brings comfort and reliability. It aids in adjusting to a new environment.
Green Jade
Magickal Properties:
This form of Jade is the most common of the Jades. It calms the nervous system and channels passion in constructive ways. Green Jade can be used to harmonize dysfunctional relationships.
Lavender Jade
Magickal Properties:
This form of Jade alleviates emotional hurt and trauma and bestows inner peace. It teaches subtlety and restraint in emotional matters and sets clear boundaries.
Orange Jade
Magickal Properties:
This form of Jade is energetic and quietly stimulating. It brings joy and teaches the interconnectedness of all things
Red Jade
Magickal Properties:
This is the most passionate and stimulating Jade form. It is associated with love and letting off steam. It accesses anger, releasing tension in such a way that it can be constructive.
White Jade
Magickal Properties
This form of Jade directs energy in the most constructive way. It filters distractions, emphasizing the best possible result, and aids decisions making as it pulls in relevant information.
Yellow Jade
Magickal Properties:
This form of Jade is energetic and stimulating but with a mellowness to it, bringing joy and happiness. It teaches the interconnectedness of all beings. It aids the digestive and elimination systems of the body.