Plant Witchery: Discover the Sacred Language, Wisdom, and Magic of 200 Plants - Juliet Diaz 2020

Jade Crassula ovata
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

abundance, friendship, luck

Jade is a popular houseplant with fleshy, oval-shaped leaves. If properly cared for, she will produce white, softly fragranced flowers in late winter. Jade plants can last for decades, while never growing very big, making them ideal bonsai plants.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

In folk remedies, jade is good for removing warts, and in Africa, where jade originates, she is used to treat epilepsy and diarrhea.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

In feng shui, jade is known as the “money plant,” as she activates financial energies in the home. But you can’t just plunk her in a pot and expect the money to roll in. Amp up her energies by surrounding her with citrine, pyrite, green jade, and green aventurine, and bring her into your sacred space or place her on your altar when working on abundance. I like to place money under her pot, add the crystals, and burn cinnamon incense for three days after doing any abundance work, to keep those energies lifted.

PLANT WISDOM

Along these same lines, jade is a lucky plant, and you can use her luck to bring any kind of abundance you desire—not just financial. Jade is also known as the friendship tree, and she looks after you in every way, like a good friend should. At the same time, she reminds you to show up for yourself as well as for others, as that is the most important gift in life. When you make a new friend, grow that relationship by giving them a jade plant. She can also help you rejuvenate a longstanding friendship that may have grown a little distant—jade can touch the heart and open it to forgiveness, if need be. Dreaming of jade symbolizes good fortune and miracles headed your way.