Jade Double-Terminated Pendant

Double-terminated cut. Tapered to a point at both ends, a symmetrical form uncommon in worn stone.

About 1.5 inches long. With silver-toned hardware. Cord not included, so you can hang it however you like.

Natural jade. Shade and grain vary from piece to piece, as with any natural stone.

• One double-terminated jade pendant, approximately 1.5 inches long
• Material: jade, with silver-toned hardware
• Cord or chain not included
• Color and grain vary naturally from piece to piece
• SKU: JD209J

Jade has been the most treasured stone in China for more than five thousand years, valued above silver and gold, carved into imperial seals and given as a token of good fortune. It became a byword for prosperity, longevity, and harmony, and it is still given today to wish someone abundance and a settled life. Judy Hall's Crystal Bible seats jade at the heart chakra, and the folk record keeps it for fidelity and the steady, growing kind of luck that builds over time rather than arriving all at once.

The double-terminated form is a modern crystal convention rather than an old one: practice reads a stone pointed at both ends as moving in two directions at once, and files it accordingly. We name that as the contemporary attribution it is. What is genuinely old is the wearing itself, the practice of keeping a stone against the body through an ordinary day, which is what a pendant is for.

1. Cleanse it on arrival with smoke or moonlight; jade tolerates a brief rinse, but skip salt and long soaking.
2. Hang it from a cord or chain of your own, since none is included.
3. Wear it through an ordinary day, the way the carried-stone tradition has always worked.
4. Hold it while you name an intention, if the wearing is part of a working.
5. Keep it dry and store it away from harder stones that could scratch the polish.

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• Jade Eggs, Set of 3: carved jade curios for the altar.
• White Sage Smudge Stick: the arrival cleanse.

What does double-terminated mean?

The stone is cut to a point at both ends rather than one. It is a shape rather than a species, and modern crystal practice reads the symmetry as movement in two directions, which we file as a contemporary attribution.

Does it come with a chain?

No. The pendant has silver-toned hardware for hanging, but no cord or chain is included, so you can hang it however suits you.

What is jade traditionally kept for?

Prosperity, harmony, fidelity, and steady good fortune, a symbolism running back thousands of years in China. Hall places jade at the heart chakra.

Will mine match the photo?

Closely, but jade varies in shade and grain, so each pendant is a little its own.

How do I care for it?

Cleanse with smoke or moonlight, keep it dry, skip salt and long soaking, and store it apart from harder stones.