Nephrite Jade is often used in dream work, to help with lucid dreaming, and with remembering dreams.  Nephrite Jade carries a revitalizing energy that can help to speed healing.  It is a stone of health and abundance, allowing Divine energy to enhance the circumstances of life.  Used as a good-luck talisman in many cultures, Nephrite Jade helps open the Heart Chakra to allow good fortune to flow naturally into one's experience of this physical realm.

The "stone of fidelity", Jade is wonderful for working with the Heart Chakra, balancing male and female energies, and helping with dysfunctional relationships.  Many use Nephrite Jade as a protective stone that transmutes negative energies into positive.  Nephrite Jade can instill a sense of calm and well-being, and can help to increase one's enjoyment of life.  Nephrite Jade promotes confidence and calms the nervous system.

Metaphysical:
Primary Chakra: Heart
Astrological sign(s): Pisces
Vibration: Number 5

Geological:
Stone Type/Family: Member of the Actinolite family, Silicates Class
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Chemical Composition: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate Hydroxide
Hardness: 5.5-6

Physical:
Color: various shades of green (from pale grass green to black/green)
Location: Canada, China, New Zealand, Russia, USA
Rarity: Common
Fun Fact: Nephrite jade is the state gem of Wyoming.

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