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Top 13 Books: Gemstones / Crystal Therapy

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Favorite healing texts about gemstones and using crystals for healing.

1. Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals

Subtitle: The Updated Reference Book Describing the Metaphysical Properties of the Mineral Kingdom

Written by Melody - this updated version is over seven hundred pages in length and covers about every mineral you could imagine. A must have!

Author: Melody
Publisher: Earth-Love Publishing
ISBN: 1905047401

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2. Crystal Prescriptions

O Books
Subtitle: The A-Z guide to over 1,200 symptoms and their healing crystals.

Symptom-based crystal self-help reference book allows you to quickly choose the best crystal remedies for treating specific ailments. In addition to helping you choose which crystals to use, guidelines are give for dowsing, placement, cleansing, and making crystal elixirs.

Author: Judy Hall
Publisher: O Books
ISBN: 1905047401

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3. Sacred Stones

Adams Media
Subtitle: How the Power of the Earth Can Change Your Life

Collection of stories and poetry from a variety of contributors about how stones have made their mark on their lives. This is the second book in the Sacred Book Series compiled by Maril Crabtree.

Publisher: Adams Media
ISBN: 9781593371135

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4. Gemstones A to Z

Crossing Press
A to Z Gemstones: References to 550 crystals and gemstones from "Agate to Zircon." Learn how to identify and use stones for healing. Author, Diane Stein, says it is essential that healing stones be dedicated to the light and energetically cleared. If a stone is not periodically cleared it becomes overloaded with absorption of stresses, illness, tiredness, etc. and will cause it to crack, chip, or dissolve. Purposes of the stones given in this text were derived through channeling.

Author: Diane Stein
Publisher: Crossing Press ISBN: 1580911870

5. The Book of Stones

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Subtitle: Who They Are & What They Teach

Author: Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian
Publisher: Gem Guides Book Co.
ISBN: 9780962191039

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6. Love Is in the Earth Mineralogical Pictorial

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Subtitle: Treasures of the Earth

Melody's companion volume to LOVE IS IN THE EARTH: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals. Each of the crystals and gemstones in the text volume is pictured in this book. Another book in the Love is in the Earth Series is Laying on of Stones.

Author: Melody
Publisher: Earth-Love Publishing
ISBN: 9780962819025

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7. The Illustrated Directory of Healing Crystals

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Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide to 150 Crystals and Gemstones

Author: Cassandra Eason
Publisher: Collins & Brown
ISBN: 9781843402466

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8. Gemisphere Luminary

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Another favorite! Michael Katz introduces readers to the stone keepers in this channeled text. Unlike a general crystal healing reference book, this one reads like a storybook, quite charming really.

Author: Michael Katz
Publisher: Gemisphere
ISBN: 9780924700088

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9. Crystal Bible

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Subtitle: A Definitive Guide to Crystals

Spiritual guide to the properties of crystals.

Author: Judy Hall
Publisher: Walking Stick Press
ISBN: 9781582972404

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10. Crystal Enlightenment

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Subtitle: The Transforming Properties of Crystals and Healing Stones

Author: Katrina Raphaell
Publisher: Aurora Press
ISBN: 9780943358277

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