Edgar Cayce's Sacred Stones: The A-Z Guide to Working with Gems to Enhance Your Life and Health - Shelley Kaehr 2015
Jade
Sacred Stones
Part Two
The minerals jadeite and nephrite are also recognized as jade.
Found in: Australia, Burma (Myanmar), Canada, China, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South America, Switzerland, USA
Named for: Jade is derived from the Spanish words piedra de ijada, which mean “loin or side stone,” and the stone was believed to cure kidney and hip issues.
✵ Bible ✵
Jade, jadeite, and nephrite are not mentioned in any versions of the Bible
✵ Cayce Readings ✵
Jade is mentioned five times in four documents.
About the entity we find unusual characters that may be called hieroglyphics. We find jade . . . unusual in their effect upon the entity . . .
. . . the entity gave forth in those activities that make for the influence of the vibrations from jade . . . in the experience in the present.
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Hence all forms of jade, of jewelry, of filigree, of particular odors, and the needs of such for the entity to even rest physically at times, become part of the entity’s experience.
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Q: Any special jewelry that I should wear?
A: Anything that is jade or green . . .
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More on Jade
Although the Bible does not mention jade, and it is only cited a few times in the Life Readings, it is considered to be a sacred stone for many ancient peoples. For that reason as well as the prevalent use of jade in modern Asia, I felt it was important to include it in this book.
Jade has been valued since prehistoric times when people used this tough material for tools and weapons, which is why some still call nephrite the axe stone.
Jade is considered sacred in China and prized in the Americas. I will begin this discussion by focusing on the Central and South American regions.
I had the good fortune to meet the men who discovered a giant cave filled with jade in Guatemala several years ago. Jade resonated with the ancient ones who roamed over those lands—the Aztecs and Mayans—and I began having visions when I worked with the stone in meditation.
In fact, after that, I spent a considerable period of my life studying the Aztecs and other ancient, indigenous peoples of those areas. Now that the Mayan Calendar has officially ended, I think some of the hype and interest in that part of the world has also faded. I’m not sure what people thought would happen in 2012. Perhaps they believed the lights would go out and the world would be plunged into darkness, but that date instead marked an end to an outdated state of consciousness.
Nevertheless, there was something significant about the selection of 2012 as the end of an era. Although the ancient cultures have disappeared, there is no doubt that those early people had a considerable amount of sacred knowledge.
The Mayans, Olmecs, and Aztecs fashioned jade into sacred objects, tools, and weapons. The Aztecs issued a tax that was payable in jadeite.
During the Spanish conquest of Central and South America, jade became more valuable than gold. After conquering the Americas, the Spaniards traveled back home, and that is when jade was introduced to Europe. Prior to that time, the stone was unknown in that part of the world.
Jade received its current name from piedra de ijada, which translates into “stone of the side or flank” in Spanish because it was believed to cure kidney and hip issues.
The fascination with jade led to more extensive investigation, and finally in 1863, the French discovered that jadeite and nephrite were two different minerals. Presently, jade is a term that is used to describe both of these stones.
With regard to many of the old superstitions about stones and the healing potential they possess, I am inclined to accept that there is much validity to what the ancient ones believed about minerals. In this case, jade has been used to help kidney and hip issues, which for today’s user would include aches and pains from arthritis, joint problems, or stiffness in general.
Discussed in other books is the fact that any green stone is helpful for pain. I’ve found this idea to be true across the board. What I had not previously considered was the idea of using jade as a stone for healing the kidneys.
When most of us think of jade, our minds connect immediately to China, where historically jade has been valued more than either silver or gold.
Like the Aztecs, the ancient Chinese fashioned jade into ornaments, tools, and weapons. Kings and nobility wore jade during their lifetimes, and like the Egyptians, they also took their treasures with them into the afterlife by placing these objects in their tombs. They believed jade would protect their bodies in death from decay.
Later, superstitious beliefs about jade diminished. The stones became more like a valued vehicle through which some of the sacred objects of the Ming Dynasty and others could be copied and preserved for later generations.
Jade from China, whose Chinese character is pronounced yù, was used in the Taj Mahal. The Chinese carved nephrite until the 1700’s, when they began importing jadeite from Burma. The imperial jade known in China these days is the Burmese jadeite variety, which is colored emerald green from the element chromium.
Lately, I have been drawn to learn more about China and have placed that area on the top of my bucket list for future exploration. I have long believed that I travel to different parts of the world due to past-life influences, and I don’t doubt that when I eventually arrive in China, I will discover something powerful there. I believe my interest in China stems from a past-life connection, and if you are attracted to Oriental carvings of jade, the artwork, or the culture in general, perhaps there is a past-life connection for you to explore, too.
Meanwhile, whether you are drawn to that area of the world or not, the fact that so many beautiful artifacts remain provides a window into the past for generations to come.