Metaphysical Properties:

"Jade is an ancient love attracting stone."

In China it was worn to draw love or given as a gift to court the affections to obtain love.

The Chinese believed that Jade would provide vitality and extend ones life.

Held over the third eye, it is believed that Jade may provide wisdom.

Is wearing jade good or bad luck ?

Merits of Jade

• Its wear ability is termed as excellent.
• It requires no special care instructions. The gemstone is a good healer with reference to the following body parts as Kidney, heart, larynx, liver, parathyroid, spleen, thymus and thyroid.
• It strengthens body system and increases the length span of a human being.
• It is considered to be one of the most powerful protective devices known to mankind. It has been used throughout history as a deterrent to sorcery, demonic possession, tragedy and depression.
• If worn at night it ensures peaceful slumber and protects the home against intruders.

Those who are comfortable and at ease with the best of ancient and modern beliefs and values can find a readymade companion in this wonderful gemstone. It embodies universal spirit and projects love, health, wealth and long life to one who wears it.

The other trivia associated with the gemstone are as follows:

• Jade when placed into the bath is said to exert a calming influence over the bather.
• Jade was once thought to have the ability to influence the weather when it was thrown with force into water.
• The Mayans wore jade amulets to protect against bladder and kidney problems. It was used by the ancient Greeks as a charm believed to prevent eye infection.
• The gemstone was a symbol of love and virtue as well as a status symbol for thousand of years.
• Jade was used in old China to prevent bodies rot in their grave, and the stone symbolised eternal life and happiness
• The Portuguese, who brought home jade pieces from their settlement in Canton, China, called jade Piedre de Ilharga, or stone of the loins, because they believed it to be strong medicine for kidney ailments. Jade objects brought back to Spain from the new world were called by the Spanish version of this phrase Piedra De Hijada. This became the French Ejade and then, finally, Jade.
• Today it is jadeite jade that is considered the real jade, commanding prices much higher than nephrite because it comes in much more vivid green colours and finer translucency than nephrite jade.
• The Chinese regards it as the noblest of all gems; the carvings of jade can trace the history of this country. Although no jade was every found in China, it has been used there since the beginnings of time.
• Many ancient races used jade for axes, knives, implements and weapons. It is a very durable stone and almost immune to breakage. Difficult to carve, jade has been used in art throughout the orient.
• Jadeite bangles are also very popular in Asian countries. Beads are also very beautiful and some important jadeite necklaces made during the art deco period have fetched hundreds of thousands of dollars in auctions in the past few years.
• Early Chinese businessmen carried amulets of jade while dealing in business transactions, to guide them and bring them good fortune.
• With the possible exception of diamonds, more books have been written about the virtues of jade than other gems.
• Ancient Chinese poets ascribed to this stone all the most desirable attributes of man - benevolence, knowledge, righteousness, virtuousness, purity, endurance, ingenuousness, morality, and, in its resonant quality, music.