The use of Jade gemstones can be traced back 7000 years.  Archaeologists have found jade objects from the early Neolithic period (about 5000 BC).

Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC) said there are 11 virtues in jade. A disciple of Confucius once asked him why men valued jade more than serpentine. "Is it because jade is scarce and serpentine is abundant?" Confucius replied: "It is not, but it is because men of olden days regarded it as a symbol of the virtues. Its gentle, smooth, glossy appearance suggests charity of heart; its fine close texture and hardness suggests wisdom; it is firm and yet does not wound, suggesting duty to one’s neighbor; it hangs down as though sinking, suggesting ceremony; struck, it gives a clear note, long drawn out, dying gradually away and suggesting music; its flaws do not hide its excellences, nor do its excellences hide its flaws, suggesting loyalty; it gains our confidence, suggesting truth; its spirituality is like the bright rainbow, suggesting the heavens above; its energy is manifested in hill and stream, suggesting the earth below; as articles of regalia it suggests the exemplification of that than which there is nothing in the world of equal value, and thereby is Tao itself."

Ancient people thought that jade would protect the liver, kidneys, spleen and heart.  It was thought to ward off illness in the larynx and thyroid, bring strength to the wearer, and encourage long life.

Jade is the Mystical birthstone for the month of March and a birthstone for the Sun Sign Virgo.  Needless to say, jade gemstones are worn by all sun signs and in all situations and occasions!

 

 

 Jade Gemstones