Crystal Grimoire
Qinghai Jade
Chakras: Root, Heart
Zodiac: Taurus, Libra
Planets: Venus, Earth
Elements: Earth
Summary
Qinghai Jade is named for the mountainous Qinghai region of China where it was found, and is associated with the Root and Heart Chakras. It provides an aura of stability and strength, balances Yin and Yang energies, attracts abundance and prosperity, and brings harmony.
Keywords
Often associated with: stability, strength, balance, abundance, prosperity, harmony
Spiritual meaning
In crystal tradition: Balances Yin and Yang energies and supports harmony between the spiritual and the everyday.
Emotional meaning
Often associated with: Provides a steady sense of stability and strength, and encourages harmony in daily life.
History and lore
In history and lore: Kunz records that jade was once called the 'stone of the flank' for use against diseases of the kidneys, and that a Chinese encyclopedia presented to the Ming emperor Wan Lih in 1596 described a 'divine liquor of jade,' boiled with rice and dew-water, that was said to purify the blood and calm the mind. Berthold Laufer wrote that in the days of the Chou dynasty jade was taken internally as food, and that the emperor ate it after fasting and purifying himself before communicating with the spirits. This was a historical practice only; jade should never be ingested in any form.
About the sources
- George Frederick Kunz (1856 to 1932), Tiffany & Co.'s chief gemologist and author of The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (1913) and The Magic of Jewels and Charms (1915).
- Berthold Laufer, author of Historical Jottings on Amber in Asia (1907), Jade: A Study in Chinese Archaeology and Religion (Field Museum, 1912) and Notes on Turquois in the East (Field Museum of Natural History, 1913).