Graceful

This White Jade hand-carved Cat 61*40*106mm weighs 407g. It is a wonderful example of this stone from Pakistan. It was sourced locally and artisan carved exclusively for us by Lawrence Handicrafts.

Cats are beloved companion animals. Cats carry an air of mystery. They are admired for their piercing eyes and graceful movements. They convey an uncanny awareness and intuition. Across cultures, Cats are seen as protectors, guides, and symbols of the divine. They may appear as harbingers or spiritual messengers, offering insights and energy.

Jade is a traditional good luck stone, bringing wealth and abundance. Jade is used to refer to two different minerals, Nephrite and Jadeite. Some green stones, such as Aventurine, are also sometimes referred to as jade.

Nephrite is a calcium magnesium silicate. It rings like a bell when struck hard. It is commonly pale to dark green with yellowish hues. These hues can also be white, grey, brown, and black.

Chakra: Crown Chakra

Colour: brown, grey, green, yellow, white

Emotional: anger, calming, depression, inner peace, joy, love, patience, relationships

Mental/intellectual: creativity, peace of mind, thinking processes

Spiritual: abundance, access to spiritual realm, astral travel, connection with nature, counteracts karmic influences, dreams, harmony, peace, prosperity, protection, relegates evil spirits, transmutation

Astrology: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Libra

Numbers:1, 5, 9, 11

Crystal system: monoclinic

Location: Nephrite: New Zealand, also Australia, Canada, China, Pakistan, Russia, USA (Alaska and Wyoming), Zimbabwe

Rarity: rarer

Mineral Class: Nephrite: Actinolite