The Metaphysical Book of Gems and Crystals

NEW AGE / CRYSTALS "Florence Megemont's explorations of the spiritual and therapeutic applications of over seventy different minerals and gemstones are vivid and lively, and they convey a strong sense of the stones as 'beings' rather than objects. This book gives strong emphasis to the therapeutic capacities of stones, and this is appropriate because the stones' agenda is to facilitate human evolution into wholeness and spiritual realization."--Robert Simmons, author of The Book of Stones and Moldavite: Starborn Stone of TransformationGemstones have been used for both therapeutic and spiritual purposes since the earliest days, in all traditions. Used properly, they can contribute to and accelerate healing through the practice of lithotherapy, which uses gems and minerals to restore enzymatic functions, and they can energize spiritual development. Alternative medicines such as homeopathy have given prominence to the therapeutic character of certain minerals, but the use of gemstones in expanding awareness or establishing a holistic, energetic connection with the stone itself has scarcely been brought forward. In this reclaiming of ancient wisdom, Florence Megemont explores the many potent and beneficial dimensions of the mineral world.Over seventy precious and semiprecious stones are inventoried as to their principal deposits, therapeutic applications, and zodiac correspondences. Readers will discover which minerals can relieve specific physical and emotional disorders and which gemstones are indispensable to their spiritual health. The author also explains how to apply the stones to the chakras. Additionally, Megemont shows how the stones can act preventively, energizing both our health and spiritual resources to a state of balance and attunement. FLORENCE MEGEMONT has been practicing lithotherapy since 1995, and she gives lectures and workshops throughout Europe. She is the author in French of two other books on the power of gems and minerals. She lives in southern France.