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Summary: Considered a Bible...
Review: This particular "Melody Book" (other Melody books cover other "facets" of stones... like color pictures, application of stones, etc.), is about as comprehensive a book as one could hope for, regarding the metaphysical properties of particular crystals and stones. It's very rare that you'll find a type of stone (no matter how obscure) that isn't listed here. My only beef with it is that stones are more individualized with what they're suited for, than Melody would have you believe. (For instance, all of a certain kind of amethysts aren't suited for exactly the same thing, and the same goes true for all of any kind of stone... Still, it is pretty much "the encyclopedia". (I'd also highly recommend, "Stone Empowerment", by Jane Hightower... Not as comprehensive, in terms of covering "all the stones", but it has practical info (including cautions) that simply doesn't exist in the Melody books.
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Summary: Text from the Sixties Beautiful People genre
Review: Touchy-feely language, and lots and lots of it, tends to bury the valid insights of the basic data. Gifts from the earth most definitely have power, but I have found that not all people react to the same stone in the same way. I prefer to find my own way rather than wade through the gushing affirmations. The author seems to pick almost at random meanings to be assigned to the minerals and stones, except for the obvious attributes long assigned to pink quartz, rock quartz, elestial crystals, etc. If this is a legitimate field of inquiry (i.e. the study of rocks and how they affect us) then serious and strenuous research is what we need, not ladies running around in long dresses and dreaming up "pearls of wisdom". The earth is infinitely complex and needs -- and deserves -- a more dignified approach. I actually tossed this one out, when usually I give my unwanted books to the Library. Not a good book to give you real insight into the field.
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Summary: no pictures
Review: YOu have to buy her other two books to see what she is talking about
good book though and informative
i reccomend the crystal bible more
it has every stone on this goddess green earth but..it has pictures as well
more info.
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