For those who choose to grasp the science behind this healing modality, John Sinkankas work, Mineralogy, is literally a geology textbook for non-scientists. By understanding the elemental nature of minerals, the dynamism of their formation, and the electromagnetic flow within them, crystal therapies become even more fascinating to me.
The bible of crystal healing is still Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals by Melody. She has so many minerals listed that are not found anywhere else. It’s the first book I go to when researching a mineral. However, there are no pictures in this volume. For photos, she subsequently published multiple mineralogical pictorial books.
Newer on the crystal healing scene is Robert Simmons and his contributions are significant to the growing emergence of crystal therapies. In conjunction with Naisha Ahsian, he wrote The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach. This book, not only correlates the stones with the elements and chakras, it defines the effect that each stone has on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies so that you can utilize the stone appropriately for significant results. His latest work, Stones of the New Consciousness: Healing, Awakening, and Co-creating with Crystals, Minerals, and Gems, takes the reader on an adventure conversing with sixty-two stones particularly helpful in humanity’s evolution. The opening chapters offer interesting information relating to the consciousness of the mineral kingdom.
Gem Elixirs and Vibrational Healing, Vol. 1 and 2, by Gurudas is the premier text on creating and using gem elixirs. The charts at the back of the book make it easy to find the stone that will best address a particular need. This is a book of channeled information and offers metaphysical insights along with specific instructions for gem elixirs.
Crystal Personalities: A Quick Reference to Special Forms of Quartz by Patricia Troyer is the best information that I have read regarding the various configurations of quartz crystals. This guide is concise and the images are clear. It is easy to take your piece of quartz and compare it to the picture on the page to determine its purpose and application.
Collecting stones for crystal therapies is a wonderful activity and an expensive one. In Crystal Energy: 150 ways to bring success, love, health, and harmony into your life, Mary Lambert describes a stone perfect for a particular application, then gives you options with other minerals if that particular crystal does not yet reside in your collection.
For a gem treat, Gemisphere Luminary by Michael Katz is a journey into the world of the gemstone guardians who oversee the function of thirty gems on the Earth. This book is a gift from the mineral kingdom that will draw you deeply into stone consciousness.
I do hope that you will find these references as useful as I have. I encourage you to research your stones and discover their origins. Every time I do, I can’t help but embrace the wonder of geology and welcome more stones into my life and my home.

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