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| THE BOOK OF
SACRED STONES: FACT & FALLACY in the CRYSTAL WORLD by Barbara
Walker. I found this book to be easy to use and well researched. It
includes a section of color photos to aid in the identification of
your stones. Barbara Walker is the author of another of my favorite
books: THE WOMAN's DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS & SACRED OBJECTS with over
560 pages, 750 entries and 630 illustrations! |
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| CRYSTAL JOURNEY:
TRAVEL GUIDE FOR THE NEW SHAMAN by JaneAnn Dow. This is a guide to
using quartz crystals and stones by a highly respected expert. A
formation of quartz crystal known as the "Dow" is named for the
author. I also recommend her CRYSTAL JOURNEY CARDS, a divination deck
illustrated with color photographs of crystals and polished stones.
The deck supplements the book and divides minerals into four
categories, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual according to
their energies. |
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| CRYSTAL
PERSONALITIES: A QUICK REFERENCE to SPECIAL FORMS of QUARTZ by
Patricia Troyer. Well illustrated with line drawings to help in the
identification of the special formations in which quartz crystals
are naturally found. An explanation of the specific properties and
uses of each formation is provided. This is a very good guide to
working with quartz crystals. |
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| CRYSTAL POWER, CRYSTAL
HEALING by Michael Gienger. If I could only afford one book on the
metaphysical properties of stones, this is the one I would buy! It is
well written and describes all of the stones commonly used and
available on the market today. Each stone is illustrated in a color
photograph. Includes geology, lore and healing powers for each stone.
The author teaches how to choose a stone using four different methods.
Fascinating background information demonstrates why stones posess
specific types of energy based on the manner in which they were
formed, their color, and other physical properties |
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| THE
ESSENCE OF GEMSTONES by Renate Sperling. This book is only available
in hardcover and is therefore quite expensive. The author writes
beautifully about the spiritual properties of stones. There are also
big and beautiful color photographs to illustrate each of the stones.
The path to the knowledge of stones is a very personal one. I like to
read as many different opinions as I can before forming my own. I am
very happy to have discovered this beautiful book! |
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| GEMS IN MYTH, LEGEND AND
LORE by Bruce G. Knuth. Covers all of the stones commonly used in
jewelry making. Discusses birth stones, stones for the signs of the
zodiac, and the lore of stones, all from a historical perspective.
Well illustrated and fun to read. |
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| LOVE IS IN THE EARTH: A KALEIDOSCOPE
OF CRYSTALS by Melody. This is the updated version of the best-selling
metaphysical guide to minerals and crystals. It is extremely
comprehensive, including most of the stones you will ever encounter,
in addition to some that are very rare and hard to obtain. Melody
discusses the various forms of quartz crystal in depth. Beginners will
want a field guide or mineral handbook to supplement this volume which
does not include illustrations. |
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| LOVE IS IN THE EARTH KALEIDOSCOPIC
PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT A. by Melody. Discusses and illustrates a number
of additional minerals. The inclusion of a color photograph for each
mineral makes this a very useful supplement. Covers new minerals
including candle quartz, eudialyte, gaspeite, mookaite, nantan
meteorite, rainbow moonstone, silicon, and tangerine quartz. There are
also more illustrations of quartz crystal configurations, and an index
to stones by zodiac sign. |
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| LOVE IS IN THE EARTH KALEIDOSCOPIC
PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT Z. by Melody. This is the second supplement to
Melody's comprehensive metaphysical guide, enhanced by color
illustrations. Minerals covered in this supplement include: bowenite,
dalmation stone, fossil algae (stromatolite), glendonite, green
rhyolite ("rainforest jasper"), lingam stone, nunderite, septarian
nodule and reversed watermelon tourmaline. |
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| MOLDAVITE:
STARBORN STONE OF TRANSFORMATION by Robert Simmons. Interesting
metaphysical coverage of moldavite, the gem green tektite from
Czechoslovakia. The color plates of photographs included in the book
illustrate the beauty of this powerful stone! |
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| SPIRIT IN THE STONE: A HANDBOOK OF
SOUTHWEST INDIAN ANIMAL CARVINGS AND BELIEFS by Mark Bahti. Fetishes
are objects of power. In Native American culture, there are different
categories of fetishes. A large portion of this book is dedicated to
the discussion of animal symbolism. Animals both wild and domestic, as
well as types of birds, reptiles and insects are covered. Another
section discusses types of minerals that are carved. Learn about
traditional materials, plus newer stones like gaspeite and charoite,
over 50 in all. |
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