Crystals for Beginners: A Guide to Collecting & Using Stones & Crystals

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Llewellyn Worldwide, Nov 8, 2011 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 264 pages

Crystals for Beginners makes it easy to learn about crystals and how to use their positive energy in a variety of practical ways. This friendly introductory guide explores crystal magic, folklore, and wisdom. It features an alphabetical guide to crystals, along with advice on collecting, cleansing, and charging them. Handy reference charts help you quickly find information on birthstones, zodiac stones, precious metals, and more. You can empower, clarify, and illuminate your life with the help of these beautiful gems.

  • Balance body, mind, and spirit
  • Calm and center emotions
  • Tap into inner wisdom
  • Amplify and focus energy
  • Experience richer dreams
  • Develop intuition and creativity
 

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Psychic Development and Divination
119
Scrying Channeling and Crystalomancy
125
The Twilight World of Crystals After Hours
133
Crystals and Astral Travel
137
Crystal Affirmations and Spells
141
Crystal Lucky Charms
145
Crystals for Health and Healing
149
An Alphabetical Guide to Crystals Rocks and Stones
175

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Page 223 - See foliation, schlstoslty. crystalline solid (Chem.). A solid In which the atoms or molecules are arranged In a regular manner, the values of certain physical properties depending on the direction In which they are measured. When formed freely, a crystalline mass Is bounded by plane surfaces (faces) intersecting at definite angles.
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Page 158 - The first chakra, also known as the base or root chakra, is located at the base of the spine. The first chakra is associated with survival issues, physical existence, and material concerns like food, clothing, and shelter.
Page 228 - The specific gravity of a stone is found by comparing its weight with the weight of an equal volume of water.
Page 200 - Purple quartz should not be confused with amethyst. It has a dark violet color and may have inclusions or clouding within it.
Page 158 - Light bent through a prism that shows the colors of the visible light spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

About the author (2011)

Corrine Kenner (DeLand, Florida) specializes in bringing metaphysical subjects down to earth. She is a certified tarot master, and her work on the tarot is widely published. Corrine has authored Tarot and Astrology (9780738729640), Tarot for Writers (9780738714578), and Crystals for Beginners (9780738707556).

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