Crystal Power, Crystal Healing: The Complete Handbook

by Michael Gienger

It's crystal clear--these shining minerals, reflecting a rainbow of colors, have the power to heal body and mind, and develop our potential. How did they became endowed with so many magic properties, and how can you reap their restorative qualities and spiritual values most effectively? Knowing the answers to these questions may change your life and attitude forever. Look closely at the details of each crystal in dazzling color photographs, focusing on its shape and its facets. Diagrams illustrate a variety of cubic, hexagonal, trigonal, orthorombic, and triclinic systems, and you can determine which will work best for your lifestyle. An easy-to-understand, precise guide shows you how to find the most helpful healing stones for your needs (including size, form, quality, roughness, and color) and how to apply them. Think about whether they should be polished, in a pendant or pierced form and worn as jewelry. Place a crystal directly on the area of the body you want to affect; arrange a "stone circle" and lie within it for subtle spiritual, mental, and emotional changes; meditate with stones resting against your skin; and take gem essences internally. By positioning them properly in a room, crystals can affect the entire environment! Try amethyst for encouraging spiritual wakefulness and sobriety, relieving grief, and releasing pain and tension--particularly headaches. Citrine fosters individuality and self-confidence, overcomes depression, stimulates digestion, and alleviates diabetes and stomach ailments. Other crystals will spur you to enhance your dreamwork. After you experience what crystals can do, you'll never be without them again! 416 pages (200 in color), 6 x 8.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Spirituality

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great guide to healing with crystals. It doesn't have the typical "fluffy bunny" approach that most crystal healing books have. It actually discusses the chemistry and structure minerals and how that affects an individual crystal's healing properties.

[Grayfeather · Rating 5 out of 5]

A no-nonsense scientific approach to crystal healing that belongs on any bookshelf. Buy two because with all the use my first is only just holding together.

[Christy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't believe I read this entire 421-page reference book! It took me a long time because I just read a few pages at a time. I learned a lot from the book, but it was much too scientific for me. I will keep it though, because I can envision myself turning to it for reference many times in the future.

[Josephine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Researched information on precious gems and their healing structures and powers.

[Anjie Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another great crystal healing reference book. This one has an extensive section in the begining of the book that teaches some of the geology behind how certain crystals are formed and why they work. Fantastic tool for a novice, and good reference book at an intermediate level.

[Kathy Bardot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good information. Wonderful pictures!

[Amit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, but a little complicated, could have been simpler.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first part is a little bit complicated, but has some good information. The second part is a must-have.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has been in my family for years, I'm surprised it never fell apart. It's probably full of useful information, but I've never read it properly. The photos are of high quality.

[Lesley-anne Brewster]

Useful for reference: a lot of content brought together and presented in a readable way. May free me up some shelf space, moving some of my other 'crystal healing' books alongto their next owners.