Jade And Feng Shui: Intertwined?

Jade And Feng Shui: Intertwined?

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If you are looking to unleash the power of unlimited energy in your life, have you thought about investigating feng shui? This ancient art and science promises to bring you good health, good luck, prosperity, and boundless vitality and energy.

Which makes people wonder just how much of what they hear about feng shui could possibly be true. How can the art of arranging furniture and de-cluttering your home bring you luck and wealth? Persons do well to think about these things, because there are of course many out there who want to sell you so-called feng shui items, many of which have nothing to do with real feng shui.

Lets discuss Jade as an example. It is commonly used in Asian homes, so does it have those powers? How can feng shui and Jade change your life? Lets review how and why Feng shui and Jade came to be associated. And does it really work?

The History of Jade and Feng Shui Applications

Theres no mistaking the fact that jade is a popular metal element in Asian cultures, particularly in China. In ancient times, jade was abundant, and because of its softness it could easily be shaped into various forms, unlike diamonds and other stones which had to be worked tirelessly in order to be cut and polished.

Jade and feng shui were not always intertwined and you will find no mention of jade in ancient texts dealing with the practice of feng shui. Feng shui in fact does not ascribe special properties to jade. Nonetheless, there is no mistaking the degree to which this gem is prized in Chinese culture.

Jade held the sort of place in the culture of the ancient Chinese empire that in the West was held by gold and diamonds. Not only used for luxury items and religious objects, jade was also used for the funerary accoutrement of royalty.

How Jade and Feng Shui Came to the West

Whenever a cultural practice lands on foreign shores, it is very vulnerable to becoming adulterated by contact with the new culture - and feng shui was no exception to this rule. Unscrupulous feng shui practitioners out to make money from as-yet feng shui ignorant westerners would try to sell them on the healing properties of feng shui - for a price of course. Jade was already associated with Chinese culture in the Western mind, making it easy for newcomers to feng shui to believe these hucksters. This cemented a relationship between feng shui and jade in the minds of many in the West.

Historically feng shui does not preach anything about any such healing powers of jade. It's not considered lucky as it was being portrayed in the west. You could use jade in feng shui simply as another metal element added to a room or as apiece of artwork for aesthetic purpose. Jade would then work but separately it holds no such magical or special significance.

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