Crystal Basics Pocket Encyclopedia: The Energetic, Healing, and Spiritual Power of 450 Gemstones

A full-color pocket reference guide to the healing properties of crystals

•  Presents an A-to-Z compendium of the physical, psychological, and  spiritual healing properties of 450 crystals, rocks, minerals, and  fossils

• Each entry features a color photo of the stone and  defines its physical, emotional, and metaphysical properties and its  corresponding chakra, element, planet, and zodiac sign

• Explores  the basics of crystal healing, including how to select, charge, and  program stones, safe and effective cleansing methods, and hands-on  healing techniques and practices

In this pocket reference,  Nicholas Pearson offers a quick-start guide for working with crystals as  well as a full-color A-to-Z compendium of the healing properties of 450  crystals, rocks, minerals, and fossils.

Covering the basics of  crystal healing, Pearson explores why crystals work, how to select  stones, safe and effective cleansing methods, and hands-on techniques  and practices to harness the power of rocks and gems to transform your  life. He also looks at how to charge crystals and program them for  specific purposes, and he examines crystal correspondences with  planetary, astrological, and elemental energies.

The encyclopedia  of crystals includes familiar ones like agate, calcite, rose quartz,  and hematite as well as rarer and more unusual crystals, such as  phenakite, cavansite, and yooperlite—some of which have never before  appeared in print. Each entry features a beautiful color photo of the  stone and defines its physical, psychological, and spiritual healing  properties and its corresponding chakra, element, planet, and zodiac  sign. The author also looks at the geological nature of each stone, such  as its hardness and crystal structure, enabling you to explore the  connections between mineral science and the metaphysics of crystal  healing.