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Title: The Metaphysical Book of Gems and Crystals
ISBN: 1594772142
Author:
Florence M??gemont
Publicate Date: 2007-12-13
Publish: 2007-12-13
List Price: $24.95
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Paperback
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1: A unique, seminal, and thoroughly 'user friendly' instructional reference
Florence Megemont has been a practicing lithotherapist since 1995 and given lectures and workshops throughout Europe on the beneficial utilization of gemstones through their physical, healing, and astrological properties. She draws upon her many years of experience and expertise in "The Metaphysical Book Of Gems And Crystals" to provide the reader with an informed and illustrated examination of more than seventy precious and semiprecious mineral stones, along with instructions for maintaining and recharging their powers, using their basic vibratory patterns to therapeutically treat various human disorders in general, and utilizing gems in color therapy and the harmonization of chakras in particular. "The Metaphysical Book Of Gems And Crystals" is a unique, seminal, and thoroughly 'user friendly' instructional reference, making it a very highly recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library Metaphysical Studies and Alternative Medicine reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
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2: Beautiful but...
This book is beautifully presented with full color images of each crystal or gem on its own description page. The book is divided into three sections. Part one lists chemical composition, color, principle deposits, hardness and density immediately under the image. Following that are brief paragraphs with bold headings of `Etymology and General Description,' `Therapeutic Uses,' and lastly, `Zodiac Correspondences.' These listings are generally between two and three pages. Some include additional images of the rock being discussed. This section makes up the bulk of the book. Also in this section are chapters on the use of, and care of crystals.
Part Two is devoted to correspondences of the charkas, colors or zodiac. Part three is devoted to the treatment of specific conditions be they physical, emotional or spiritual.
For the most part I found the images, although beautifully presented, useless. Some show raw crystal, some show finished stones and others are very tight shots of the striations of the stones, more like modern art than useful in identifying that particular specimen.
Some entries contained contradictory information. For example in alabaster under therapeutic uses one paragraph says "The calcium contained in alabaster would be as effective as talcum, but because it's often impure and can contain other, more toxic substances, it's better not to use it." In the paragraph immediately following, powdered alabaster, diluted in water, is recommend as a daily dosage for a week to relieve mood swings.
I found the book difficult to use unless one is already familiar with each stone or gem. Part three lists each entry by condition rather than by stone, so if you have a stone but don't know what its particular uses are, you need to read each entry to see if your stone shows up under a particular condition.
The portion of the book devoted to charkas was interesting, as were the color language and zodiac entries but at almost $25 for this book, aren't enough to justify the expense of a purchase.
W. Lyon Martin - Author of An Ordinary Girl - A Magical Child, Aidan's First Full Moon Circle and Watchers
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