I can’t stop reviewing this book I received for Christmas. It is a must have reference for healing crystals and also has other tips as. Green Selenite – assists one in working for the highest good and promotes self-esteem and a general sense of well-being. It may be used to help delay the effects of aging on the skin and skeleton. In ancient times, Carnelian was believed to give the wearer courage in battle and to help timid speakers become both eloquent and bold. Green Jasper, though a component of many of the multi-colored Jaspers, is most rare and prized when it forms as a single green color. It ranges from pale spring green to a deep tea or olive green, and has been revered since antiquity for its powers to soothe the spirit, banish ghosts and evil thoughts, increase fertility, and bring in rain. Green Jasper also balances obsessive tendencies and restores harmony to the emotional body, allowing one to gain control over thoughts. It is the ultimate sleep stone

Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads. One of the crystal books that may take some time to absorb as it has so much in-depth and unusual information on the minerals. The Book of Stones Something like a dome was spread over the heads of the living creatures. It looked like dazzling crystal. And a likeness is over the heads of the living creatures of an expanse, as the colour of the fearful ice, stretched out over their heads from above.And over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of a firmament, like the colour of the terrible ice, stretched forth over their heads above. Jasper was ideal for engraving, and from the earliest ages was heavily employed in the glyptic arts of many cultures for its special talismanic virtues. Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. Above the heads of the creatures there was something that looked like a dome made of dazzling crystal.

A Jasper engraved with the sacred symbol of the cross protects its owner from drowning . [Kunz, 140] Ahsian, pp.] Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian, The Book of Stones (Berkley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2007). Subtle energy medicine would follow Einstein... everything is energy, let's work heal the body with it.Encompassing traditional and contemporary crystal lore, this book draws on Judy Hall's 35 years of experience in this field. It is an indispensable reference for crystal lovers everywhere.

Also included is a detailed section on Crystal care, how to select your crystals, and how to use them, including gridding, meditation and healing applications. As a travel crystal, greenish blue Aquamarine protects those who journey by sea, alleviating the fear of water, and guards those involved in any long-haul travel such as flying or driving long distances. It is a good stone for learning to swim. Place any Jasper on the Base Chakra to stabilize and energize the physical body. Laying it over each chakra in turn, will cleanse, boost and realign the chakras and aura, balancing yin and yang energies as well as aligning the physical, emotional and mental bodies with the etheric realm. With Jasper’s diverse range of colors, it is marvelous for use in body layouts, and individual colors should be placed appropriately for specific chakra healing. [Hall III, 113][Hall, 155][Melody, 344-345] The Divinatory meaning of Aquamarine is... Go with what is on offer rather than waiting for the ideal opportunity or time. Crystal healing is just New Age nonsense. How bold to make an assumption… what’s that saying about assuming?Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal. Selenite is closely related to the other crystalline forms of Gypsum: Satin Spar, a compact fibrous variety that is generally translucent with a pearly chatoyant appearance; Desert Rose, most often bladed in the familiar shape of a rose with an outer druse of sand, or with sand throughout; and Gypsum Flower, an opaque variety usually attached to a matrix with spreading fibers forming a myriad of shapes, sometimes with severe curves and bends. While all have, at times, been grouped together and collectively called Selenite, the variety producing transparent, well-formed crystals remains the true Selenite. The Book of Stones is written by Robert Simmons and Naisha Ahsian. It is published by Heaven and Earth Publishing. Disclaimer: I also go on an anti-vaxxer rant in this review that is not related to this book. This book does not advocate going off medication or not vaccinating (that I can remember). Jasper honors Bona Dea, the Roman Earth Goddess of Fertility and the Greek Goddess of Women. She protects women through all of their changes, and is a skilled healer, particularly with herbs.