CHINESE, 10KT. GOLD, VINTAGE JADE PENDENT, C. 1960

This Wonderful Semi Precious Jade Pendant is probably of Chinese origin and is framed in 10Kt. Gold and measures 1 1/2" Long by 1/2" Wide. The color is superior and is a vibrant green.

COMMENT: The color of this Jade Pendant is certainly the color for managing the passionate feelings within which is so essential for ones well being in terms of daily affairs and psychological well being in terms of the affairs of the heart.

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CONDITION: Excellent!

HISTORY OF JADE

Jadeite and Nephrite, the two stones known as Jade, have been called several names throughout history. The Chinese used Nephrite long before they were exposed to Jadeite and called Nephrite yu. Europeans originally called Jadeite fei-ts’ui but that name disappeared as Jade use waned. When contact with other continents grew, the other cultures reintroduced Europe to the stone. Nephrite gets its name from the Greek word for Kidney and jade comes from the French word for the region of the loins on the body. Both of these word origins come from the New World inhabitants’ view that Jade could heal ailments of the kidneys.

For those who follow the Wicca, New Age or believe in the Spirit World, Crystals, Minerals, Rocks, Semi-Precious Stones and metals can have powers for Astral Travel, Aura Cleansing, Channeling, Cosmic Awareness, Crystal Healing, ESP, Meditation, Psychic Communication, Psychic Energy and Transcendental Meditation. They also believe a crystal can have crystal magic that gives it the ability to connect to spirits, spirit guides, spiritual energy and help with channelling spirits and increase cosmic awareness.

Protection
Jade is a psychic dream stone, according to spiritualists, who say it can protect a person from psychic attacks and nightmares. 

Spiritual Communication
As one of their stones of spiritual communication, psychic spiritualists believe it acts as a telephone to the spirit world. Ancient Chinese emperors would use a Jade disk in their rituals to speak to the gods. It remains a stone used to divine revelation from the beyond in hoaxes around the world. New Age psychics believe Jade is important in universal attunement and maintaining their links between the spiritual and the mundane, making even ordinary events an enlightening experience. The native peoples of New Zealand used amulets of Nephrite to shield themselves from attacks and illnesses.

Mental Healing
According to followers of the New Age, Jade encourages practicality, wisdom, mental peace and tolerance of others. They also believe it can rejuvenate during periods of stress, reduce fears, banish negative thoughts and increase a person’s capacity for giving and receiving love.  Jade makes a good worry stone and is often used in rosaries.

Spiritual healers attribute different abilities to each color of Jade. They recommend blue for aid in meditation, brown when entering a new phase in life, green for the management of passionate feelings, lavender for repairing a broken heart, red for generating emotional energy, white for problem-solving, yellow for people with a lack of energy.

Physical Healing
Crystal healers associate Jade with ailments of the immune system, thymus, heart, kidney and nervous system. Nephrite is actually derived from the Greek word for kidneys and is still a remedy among healers for Nephritic Colic. The crystal healing followers also believe it can stimulate white blood cell and adrenaline production, which could account for its long association with sports. Eastern athletes believe it can darken in times of superior fitness and lighten when illness comes.