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Everyone would like to have more energy; there’s no arguing with that. As for yourself, have you considered feng shui as a means for attaining this extra energy? This ancient practice could grant you more energy along with better health (and some say, wealth and luck too).

How much of these assumptions could be true? Could de-cluttering your business, rearranging your home bring luck and prosperity? Feng shui is so over hyped, if one could describe it that way, it makes you wonder if these claims hold true or the feng shui item you recently purchased for your home real or fake.

For instance, take jade. Is jade an element of feng shui? What is the use of jade in feng shui? It is a common gemstone in Asia, but what is the real reason some tie jade and feng shui together? What, if anything does jade have to do with feng shui? Let’s look at this question in a little more detail and see how and why jade and feng shui have acquired this association with each other.

The History of Jade and Feng Shui Applications

In Asian cultures, especially Chinese, jade is a popular metal element. In ancient times, jade was available in abundance and due to its malleability, it could be shaped into various forms. This was quite unlike other stones like diamonds that required skilled labor to tirelessly cut and polish them.

Using jade in feng shui applications did not happen overnight. True feng shui history does not include the use of jade and does not teach that there is anything special or magical about the element itself. However, the value of this element to the Chinese culture is unmistakable.

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.

Jade and Feng Shui Come to the West

As Feng shui became popular in the western cultures, it cam to be highly misquoted. Scores of self proclaimed feng shui experts found good money by adulterating the teachings. The healing power of Jade and feng shui got them easy money from unsuspecting people. Jade was an important element in the Chinese culture, and feng shui was originated from china as well. For these unscrupulous feng shui experts, it was easy to make these two seem intertwined in history.

As mentioned above, feng shui actually does not consider jade to have healing properties or any other special characteristics. Jade is considered to be a metal element and as such may be used in a decoration in the interests of introducing that element to a room, but its importance to the practice of feng shui begins and ends there.