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The English word jade is derived (via French l'ejade and Latin ilia 'flanks, kidney area') from the Spanish term piedra de ijada (first recorded in 1565) or 'loin stone', from its reputed efficacy in curing ailments of the loins and kidneys. Nephrite is derived from lapis nephriticus, also a Latin translation of the Spanish piedra de ijada via Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) νεφριτικός (nephritikós), meaning 'kidney stone' because jade was believed to have cured kidney stones. It is a semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade — the other being jadeite, pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al, Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆, found in metamorphic rocks). In fact, it was not until 1863 that French mineralogist Alexis Damour determined that what was referred to as "jade" could in fact be one of two different minerals, either nephrite or jadeite. Jadeite is formed only in subduction zones on continental margins, where rock undergoes metamorphism at high pressure but relatively low temperature. Jadeite — typically apple-green to emerald-green, or less commonly white or white with spots of green — of which occurrences are typically granular or massive and individual crystals are very rare, occurring only as small prismatic crystals in vugs in massive jadeite.

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A chariot

Or, maybe, also be the symbol of a battery, a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power or of a Capacitor, a device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an insulator.

瓊 ㄑㄩㄥˊ (literary) fine jade (particularly red jade)

as a stone, jade has high thermal inertia (0.102 cal/cm²  ⁰C sec½)

The jade stone can absorb the elements of hot and cold, which makes it special. It may feel cool when touched, and when pressed against the skin for a period of time, it can reduce body temperature. Depending on what part of the body the jade is against, the stone’s ability to be cool can invigorate the flow of blood and promote blood circulation.

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The Wheel of Fortune turns itself on its grounded central access of light and dark with bursting rays of light in the energy of water, fire, earth and air.

The wheel may bring in the elements of unpredictability and a sense of not knowing when one may find her/himself on top of the wheel or at the bottom. This type of energy may leave us feeling out of control and caught off guard.

The outside of the wheel represents the world we live in with all its highs and lows, and the centre of the wheel represents the centre of our being, soul, energy. There are times of darkness or voids that linger, and from that comes the effervescent light that is born through the times of emptiness. We all live in a world of unpredictability, things happen every day that are out of our control and it at those times, we can hopefully choose to pull ourselves to the centre. We find time to process and think there, through these events as they happen.

In what way do we work through the ups and downs of life’s path? Why and how do we have to react to these times? Sometimes others make it challenging for us to find our centre so we can process and reconnect, this is when speaking our truth and needs is important.

The wheel moves no matter what and some choose to remain on the outside of that wheel while others choose to go inward and not be stuck in motion. Stay true to ourselves in these times, our intuition will guide us like the rays of elemental light and the power of the sun and the moon. When we have the power and can manage it, we then have control!

The activating crystal for The Wheel of Fortune is Jade, bringing in luck, fortune and prosperity.

Wheel of Fortune

Art by Kerri Snook,

from The Meraki Tarot

“Life exists only at this very moment, and at this moment it is infinite and eternal. For the present moment is infinitely small; before we can measure it, it has gone, and yet it persists forever.”

 ―Alan W. Watts

Art by Sumapano