Jade is a useful stone for heart and liver health, able to help convey emotions better. Let's find out better.

Description of the Jade

Mineral class: phyllosilicates.

Chemical formula: NaAl [Si2O6] + Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn

Jade is an ornamental stone and not exactly a mineral, but rather a collection of particular silicate minerals ( jadeite and nephrite ) distributed in a structure made of very fine granules and interwoven fibers.

The color is rarely uniform: on a white or gray-white background, slight pinkish, lavender, violet or more often emerald green or light green shades are confused due to the presence of chrome .

On the market today there are other minerals sold under the name of jade, such as serpentine, which not only looks the same, but is also extracted from the same deposits of jadeite and nephrite, although it is more malleable and less resistant.

Element

Water : the water element concerns the sphere of emotions and femininity (love, healing, compassion, reconciliation, intuition).

Chakra connected to the Jade

Second chakra Svadhishthana ("Abdomen") and fourth chakra Anahata ("Heart")

Mythology

The name "jade" derives from the Spanish pedra de ijada, meaning "stone of the flanks", given its traditional beneficial power on loins and kidneys, and dates back to the Spanish conquest of Central America, where this stone was much appreciated and finely worked.

In ancient China it was a sacred stone used to make urns because it was believed that it had the power to prevent corrosion and to drive away evil spirits. In traditional Chinese literature, gold and jade are often mentioned together and are considered symbols of wealth . Even today, the price of good quality jade is not worth less than a piece of gold of the same weight.

Confucius (551-479 BC) states that jade possesses eleven virtues, including benevolence (it is sweet and lucid to the touch), fidelity (it never irritates the skin), education and sincerity (a defect in jade is not never hides). Confucian culture also preached that a man had to define his ways and conduct in accordance with the virtues of jade.

Effect on the body of the Jade

Jade strengthens the liver, spleen and heart. It reactivates the circulation, purifies the blood and stimulates the immune system .

It has rebalancing properties for the entire body. It is beneficial for kidney activity and fights swelling in the legs and knees.

Effect on the psyche

Jade has calming, soothing and soothing properties of troubled moods. Eliminate fear, console and invite benevolence.

Help the heart find compassion to make the right decisions. It balances emotions and gives modesty and clarity of ideas. It opens the mind and pushes for renewal.