The Encyclopedia of Crystals

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Combining the golden sunburst of citrine with the violet sunset of amethyst, this naturally colored gem is commercially mined at a single source: the remote Anah mine in Bolivia and is shrouded in fascinating local legends and lore. When reading the “beneficial for…” section, it seems as if a list of subjects/medical problems were put into a randomizer and selected for each crystal. With the book being broken into crystal color, you have tigers eye in the brown crystal section, and then blue tigers eye in the blue crystal section, this was strange for me. This level of understanding is vital for deepening your sacred self-awareness—understanding the formation and physical composition of gems and minerals allows you to fully access their spiritual gifts for you.

I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. As a Spiritualist and rock-hound myself, I found the easy-to-understand, simple languaging of a very complex topic refreshing.

Como dije, principalmente me ha servido para identificar los cristales por colores y poder hacer algunas compras de cristales basándome en los colores. From the opening paragraph of the introduction to the very final pages this book is exciting, delightful, and informative. However, this is the only book I've seen (other than Judy Hall's other series, the Crystal Bibles) that gives such a good variety of stones and information on them, I honestly recommend this very highly.

Single crystals of metals are soft and malleable, while polycrystalline metals are harder and stronger and are more useful industrially. Divides crystals by color; covers all the basics (hardness, source, chakra associations, etc); also gives a paragraph of metaphysical information on each.En el libro no encontré que diga cuántos cristales se mencionan, pero a mí me ha sido útil porque me parece que trae bastantes y abarca los más comunes.

Head of a deity, rock crystal sculpture from Nepal, 16th century; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. You will often find striking curved or angular banded patterns of color flowing within agate, which are caused by the presence of various minerals, often iron and manganese. Crystals and Sacred Sites draws on a lifelong interest in sacred places and many years experience with crystals. For those who are working with crystals or for anyone interested in knowing more about the world of precious stones and minerals, Judy Hall passes on all the knowledge she has curated over her life’s work as a healer, psychic, astrologer, broadcaster, author, and karmic counsellor.The book is colour organised which is it's defining feature- excellent for identifying a crystal if you don't know the name and is very satisfying to flick through. Beautiful imagery also helps you to get familiar with the visual splendor of these stones, sometimes in their raw form and other times in tumbled form. raw/geode vs polished/tumbled vs cut state) as not all crystals match up exactly with the examples shown. The Crystal Bible has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and Judy's books have been translated into over 15 languages.

It belongs to a class of minerals known as phosphates and forms a solid-solution series with montebrasite. JUDY HALL is a successful Mind Body Spirit author with 42 books to her credit including the worldwide million-selling Crystal Bible (volumes 1 and 2).The ultimate guide to crystals gets even better in this new edition of The Encyclopedia of Crystals! I will say this book does have good pictures and covers a lot of crystals, so it’s definitely good for crystal identification, however, if you want to know more about healing and metaphysical properties, get The Crystal Bible by the same author. There are so many crystal books out there right now, I had already purchased one but it wasn't very informative. You may discover that the very rocks you walk on could draw a new love into your life or help you financially. The more you understand stones, the more profoundly you witness the cosmic awakening within yourself and the quantum universe.