Jade Proving

£9.99

The proving, which took place with Dynamis UK in 1999, brought out the lavish aspect of jade: indulging in the finer things in life; champagne baths, expensive concubines, luxury foods, fun and laughter. Yet, it had its dark sides. The jade route from Burma to China is filled with gambling, slavery, danger, drug addiction and AIDS. The proving bought up the image of the Norse trickster-god, Loki, powerful and ‘up to no good’ mischief. Ancient blood lines, extended families, murder, deception and a jaded sensation are only some aspects of the complex picture.

The proving, which took place with Dynamis UK in 1999, brought out the lavish aspect of jade: indulging in the finer things in life; champagne baths, expensive concubines, luxury foods, fun and laughter. Yet, it had its dark sides. The jade route from Burma to China is filled with gambling, slavery, danger, drug addiction and AIDS. The proving bought up the image of the Norse trickster-god, Loki, powerful and ‘up to no good’ mischief. Ancient blood lines, extended families, murder, deception and a jaded sensation are only some aspects of the complex picture.

Most impressive for me was my wife Camilla’s proving, where she, without knowing what the proving substance was, turned into a Chinese Tai Chi master for a day, claiming that Chinese culture and martial arts’ practices are superior to all others. She seemed filled with universal power, which she achieved by aligning herself, physically and morally, with heaven. From her proving we learnt that this alignment can only be achieved by bending at the knees; that to become an emperor one must learn how to serve. This theme of alignment with the universal axis indicated a relationship to other nobility: the Noble gases.