Gems of Wisdom, Gems of Power: A Practical Guide to How Gemstones, Minerals and Crystals Can Enhance Your Life

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 320 pages
• Published by: Da Capo Press; illustrated edition edition October 25, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1600940153
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1600940156
• Book Dimensions: 7.9 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Product Review
"Helpful mineral identification information, interesting mineralogical history and a useful, up-to-date guide to the purchase of minerals and gems." -- Michael Walter, Geologic Desires, author of Field Collecting Minerals in the Empire State: Stories of Modern Day North Country Miners

"This book brings the reader a new, ground-breaking approach to understanding and working with gemstones. Kennedy encourages the understanding of how the scientific make up of crystals can help one understand how to gain better use of their brilliant powers. This is an exceptional, must-have for any crystal lover!" -- Andrew Pacholyk, MS, Lac, author of Crystal Medicine: A Clinical Approach to Healing Mind, Body, Spirit

About The Author
Teresa Kennedy is well versed in new age and alternative therapies and the author of more than thirty published works of fiction and non-fiction on a wide variety of subjects. A former newspaper editor, she is a frequent contributor to a variety of national and international publications. She lives in Tucson, AZ.

Reader Reviews
Teresa Kennedy has written a book with very good, clear and practical information addressing both mystical and scientific aspects of crystals and gemstones. The book is divided into sections such as "The Love Stones" "Stones of protection ", "Stones for physical healing ", etc., with some stones occurring in more than one of the nine categories. This is an extremely useful book for a beginner and will be a valuable addition to any crystal library. I have over 50 crystal healing books and have written quite a bit about crystal healing myself. This book is one I'll recommend highly. There is no perfect crystal healing book and there probably never will be, but this is one of the best I have seen yet. I practice different styles of crystal healing and use some more intuitive methods than the author, so a few of my personal recommendations might be different. This is a very good book and if you can get only one book about crystals, this is the one I'd suggest. This book has relatively little information about detailed methods of working with crystals but that is probably an asset. The Author gives sound advice and guidance based on her experience and allows the reader to determine the way they will work with the stones. Each stone entry has a color photograph of the stone. This book could be very useful for helping someone choose stones to work with for specific purposes.This is a very solid guide with a lot for both beginners and as a reference for more advanced practitioners.