Healing Crystals and Gemstones: From Amethyst to Zircon

by Gisela Schreiber and Flora Peschek-Böhmer

Book Overview

A comprehensive listing of the therapeutic uses and healing effects of the most important crystals and gemstones. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568524420
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Konecky & Konecky
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Best crystal book out there!

I own just about every book on crystals & this is my go to it has so much useful info & the best array of crystals this is actually the 2nd one I’ve purchased gave the 1st to a friend

Great Reference

I work in a crystal and metaphysical shop, and this book is perfect reference for customers. The pictures are better than the crystal bible, and there is more scientific information on each stone. Great buy!

A MUST HAVE FOR GEM LOVERS

I was so impressed by this book, and it takes alot to impress me.It is an easy yet intelligent read.All the gems are in a-z order for quick reference.The amount of information is wonderful as well as well put I highly recommend this book.It is made well, has wonderful pictures and is just perfect for it's purposes.If you are into healing or not this book is also historical and I love that. A1 from me, great job!

i really love this one

ok, so i got this w/ another book as one of the deals they offer when you buy this you can get this also for said price.... well, other book kinda sucked but opened this one and really liked it....it does the new age and special healing stuff, but also does the scientific thing! it'll give you the Chemical compisition formula (ex: water = H2O; ozone = O3; etc); also shows you the basic crystal form, gives possible forms and colors it's found, where it's found most often, and even gives you the the Mohs scale of hardness for the rocks/crystals; great one to get...i'd get it w/ The Crystal Bible to have as a more complete reference section for crystals and rocks.... i also got that one, but seperately (not the book i got it w/ in the deal but wish it was! that one was The Illustated Directory of Healing Crystals: Guide to 150 Crystals and GEmstones...that one is not worth it by itself).... basically: great book to add to your reference section of gemstones and crystals....for whatever reason

An excellent "Gem" of a book

I found this book while browsing the B & N discount racks. I told myself that I really didn't NEED another metaphysical gemstone book, but once I started flipping through the pages and saw the spectacular photography and detailed information which includes Moh's hardness*, I had to buy it. One of the other reviewers that said that some of the photos do not accurately represent all of the variations of a stone. I would agree with this. Looking up Apatite, you will see a gray variety instead of the more common teal blue. Quite honestly, I have yet to find any book on gemstones that does show every variation of a particular stone, and I don't really see a problem with recommending this book to someone new to working with gemstones. I believe that this book was originally published in Germany, and it seems as though they have listed some fairly interesting specimens that were not immediately known to me such as Orpiment, Heliodor, and Biotite. It's a great book, so go on and add it to your library - I don't think you will regret it. I find it a great companion to Judy Hall's Crystal Bible. * Moh's hardness is a scale rating the hardness of a particular gemstone. As a jewelry artisan, this information is helpful in determining how to best utilize a particular stone. A stone with a low Moh's hardness could be easily damaged if made into a bracelet or ring. Stones such as Diamond, Ruby & Sapphire have the highest hardness ratings and are more suited to be worn on the hand/wrist than say, Serpentine or Chrysocolla.

Love this book

It covers almost every crystal imaginable, includes info on where mined, crystal structure, hardness, chakra, magical and astrological correcpondences, legend and lore, use in healing and absolutely STUNNING photos. Also a short piece on chakras, beneficial crystals for each astrological sign and at the end index of maladies + healing crystals to use for each. Complementary with Cassandra Eason's book.

Healing gems

This hardcover English translation of a German text is profusely illustrated with photographs of gemstones, mostly in their natural state, although some specimens are tumbled or polished. The eponymous focus of the book is on healing. Each alphabetical stone entry includes a succinct description and claims about which diseases it "cures." I do not have any personal experience with gemstone healing to know whether or not these claims are valid, but they are interesting and encourage experimentation. The book is a great reference for its illustrations, and is certainly worth having if you are interesting in alternative forms of healing or are curious about the potential curative properties of gemstones.