Ying Yu Jade
March 2010
I have been wearing this jade bangle as my primary jade bangle for at least a year now. It has natural veins of apple green on white jadeite, some translucence, but mostly a sold jade that shows off all the "flowering" pattern of the jade stone.It's 53mm flat inside and 13mm wide, a mm larger than I like to wear, but this bangle feels so good to wear that I don't mind it being a little on the large side.
It's part of the "sisters", the 20 jade bangles I purchased that are carved from the same rough, so it's very similar to my "everyday" jade bangle, but with more white, and wider. This one has some small jelai, clarification lines, that Chinese people love because it "proves" that is is genuine natural jadeite. But most western people complain about it, and don't appreciate the lines.
Sometimes readers ask why I don't wear a "perfect" jade bangle since I have access to so many jades. If you are looking for perfection, then you don't want to buy jade, because there is a Chinese saying "even jade has flaws", meaning that natural jade is not perfect, and if you look close enough, you will fide "something". There's another Chinese saying "the jade carver always leaves something behind", meaning the carving is not perfect. It's like any handcrafted item, the variations and "imperfections" are part of what makes owning a genuine, natural handcrafted item, special. I like the fact that jade is not perfect, because I am not, either, and nothing in life is, so it's a lesson in "Dao" (living in harmony with nature"
I love this jade bangle. It has the energy I need for peace, compassion and to calm my spirit, with enough imperial green to keep me healthy. It will show the state of my health by looking better with a "glow" when I'm feeling good, and not so pretty when I might be coming down with a virus, or not feeling well. Dao is also paying attention to these signs of yourself, the qi in your jade, and adjusting accordingly.
How do you know when it's time to change to another jade bangle? Sometimes
you simply want to wear a different jade bangle. Other times, it starts to
bother you, feel uncomfortable. That means your body
qi has changed and another color or pattern of jade might be more beneficial
to your health.
How do you know what is the right kind of jade for you? When you look at jade bangles and one really appeals to you, that's the energy you need.
