Green Jade Bracelet 4MM | Longevity & Fortune
Description
Associations
- Planet: Venus, Earth
- Gods/Goddesses: Kuan Yin, Lakshmi, Fortuna
- Astrological Signs: Taurus, Libra, Pisces
- Element: Earth, Water
- Chakras: Heart Chakra (abundance and emotional harmony)
Description
Two entirely different minerals get sold as jade. Jadeite is the rarer one, the Burmese imperial green that carries the eye watering prices. Nephrite is the tougher one, and it is what almost every jade bead is made of, these included. Any honest counter will tell you which you are holding.
What nephrite has is toughness. It is a felted mass of interlocking fibers, harder to break than a steel bar of the same thickness, which is why Neolithic people made axe heads out of it before anyone made ornaments. China has worked jade continuously for something like eight thousand years. Very few materials have that kind of run.
It is worked for steady fortune rather than sudden luck, for longevity, and for the kind of prosperity that accumulates. Jade is a slow stone and the practice around it is slow too.
How to Wear It
- Wear it for the long project rather than the quick win.
- Jade is traditionally given rather than bought for yourself. Do with that what you like.
- Keep it on through ordinary days. It is not an occasion stone.
Wear It With
See the jade dragon and jade medusa, and browse money and steady income.
Round 4mm beads on a stretch cord, sized to fit most adult wrists. The 4mm is the slim one: it sits close, slides under a cuff, and stacks three or four deep without getting loud. Natural stone, so the color and marking run differently through every bead.