Jade can come in a variety of colours, green, blue, black, violet, white, yellow and a reddish and brownish variety.It is said to bless whatever it touches and has been serving mankind across the globe for over 6,000 years.In the early days in the UK it was made into axe heads, knives and weapons because of it’s its toughness, and ability to be polished and sharpened. Native tribes of Mexico, Central and South America, and New Zealand used this gemstone and carved it into deity masks and ritual artefacts, also throwing it into wells as an offering to the water spirits for fresh and plentiful water. Jade has been the most highly esteemed stone in China throughout recorded history, and is valued for its beauty and powers of healing and protection. An endless variety of gems, vessels, incense burners, beads, burial items and statues have been wondrously carved from this gemstone, as well as musical instruments and pendants inscribed with poetry.
Mohs Hardness
Gemstone hardness is measured on the Mohs scales. This stone is 6 – 7 on the Mohs scale. For further information please see http://www.geologypage.com/2016/04/mohs-hardness-scale.html
Sources
Burma,Guatemala
Spiritual Healing Properties
Jade is a “dream stone,” releasing negative thoughts and irritability and soothing the mind. It stabilizes the personality, integrating mind with body, to stimulate ideas and make tasks less complex and easier to act upon. Placed on the forehead, it brings insightful dreams and can improve a person’s ability to remember dreams and releases suppressed emotions via the dream process.
This gemstone helps to release any self-imposed limitations and assists in nurturing your ideals and desires, stimulating ambition and building of those thoughts into physical reality. Jade provides confidence and self-assuredness, self-reliance and self-sufficiency.
Imperial Jade is thought to have the ability to improve dysfunctional relationships. It helps restore dignity to anyone who has been mocked for looking different, and gives very overweight people stuck in self-loathing the courage to seek help and persevere with treatment.
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Anniversary
Jade is a suitable gift for the 35th Wedding Anniversary
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For in depth information please visit the Gemological Institute of America’s Gem Encyclopedia