Paperback: 456 pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (April 8, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738732524
ISBN-13: 978-0738732527
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #104,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #42 in Books > Science & Math > Earth Sciences > Rocks & Minerals #46 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age & Spirituality > Divination > Crystals #1120 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Occult & Paranormal
Even if you don't collect stones as I do, or aren't interested in planets and the zodiac...maybe you are fascinated by chakras and how to bring your thoughts and body into well-being. This book is visually attractive with individual pictures of stones and quartz in amazing color. It will tell you mental, spiritual, emotional and physical uses of each stone. It lists affirmations, chakra, astro and planet of each stone. This is a substantial 400 plus page workbook for novice and teacher alike. It has become my go-to book for info regarding stones. Not a disappointment and a should-buy.
The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals and Stones by Margaret Ann Lembo is an extraordinary guidebook to the stones that decorate our homes, jewelry, and lives. If you want to learn more about what the gemstones mean, this is an excellent guide to come back to again and again.The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals and Stones is a truly essential book for crystals, gemstones, and minerals. If there is one book that you want to invest in to learn more about crystals, minerals, and stones - this is the book to buy!The pictures are all in full color and the two page guide to each of the 190 specimens contains all of the information you'll realistically need to know about each stone. You'll learn about the color, chakra, planet, number, element, mohs scale, astrological sign, affirmation, spiritual use, mental use, emotional use, physical use, divine guidance, and general information about each stone.You will also learn about how to choose your crystals, what the shapes and sizes mean of the stones, how to clean and charge your crystals, which gemstones work best for each chakra, how to use the stones in your home, and much more.I absolutely love this book and have been using it almost daily since I received it. It is the perfect reference book and I have honestly learned so much from it. I highly recommend it.* Thank you to the publisher of The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals and Stones, Llewellyn, for providing me with a copy of this book for review. All opinions expressed are my own.
I got my book from the mail today, and so far, I have no regrets on buying it.ð I liked the fact that the author have included and described each crystal's spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical uses, plus its affirmation. A great book for crystal lovers like me.ððð
While I purchased this book, primarily as a gift, a thumb through revealed that this is one more tuned to the metaphysical aspects of stones, though it delves a little into what the stone is actually made of from a more scientific stand point. Many of the stones revealed here are well known although not all stones are mentioned as I could not find at least one or two that are my faves mentioned here. Almost everything else is and some are even showcased that have different aspects depending on color. Nonetheless, this does make a handy guide for either beginner or adept as one seeking to find the more unusual stones or one seeking to renew an old reliable standby that has been somehow lost. For those wanting to know what the stones can do rather than merely what they are, this is a very good guide, one well represented with beautiful illustrations of the stones and a more comprehensive explanation as to their more mystical aspects. While it is a very good guide, and one I recommend for anyone interested, it is better to also have other books to showcase any stones it fails to mention--or are too new to be mentioned at the moment, since the subject of stones is an ever expending one.
Of all the crystal books Ive purchased this one has been very insightful and very helpful. This book contains alot of the information that I need in one book without haveing to buy several..
I was so happy to find a book that included multiple aspects of crystals and minerals. The book provides info for spiritual, mental, emotional, physical and divine uses, along with corresponding colors, chakras, planets, astro signs, etc. The appendices are wonderful, providing appropriate stones for astro signs, professions, and chakras, etc. I was also pleased that it included information on crystal grids and alignments. Such a beautiful, comprehensive book. I highly recommend it.
I really like this book a lot. It might not have a comprehensive list of all the crystals, but includes many common ones. Photos are great. I just began collecting crystals, minerals and gemstones so am not familiar with what most of them look like --- so I brought the book with me to the rock store so I would have an idea of what the stone should look like. Very helpful book because of the photos, stones' properties and other information that's in the book. In addition to information about specific stone, the author provides basic information related to stones (such as cleansing them).
Used this book to help me select crystals and stones at the Tucson Gem Show. I like it for the information and meditations that it provides. Pictures are very clear. Used in conjunction with Judy Hall Encyclopedia of Crystals to identity stones by color. I am just beginning to work with crystals and I think it is a good book to start with.
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