Books about Crystals & Gemstones

[MysticDreamFaerie]

I need to find a really good book about Crystals & Gemstones. How to work with them, the names of Crystals and how to cleanse your Crystals. I own several crystals and gemstones but I haven't worked with them yet. I'm a beginner with all of this and I need some recommendations on what books to purchase off of Amazon. Thanks!

[MysticDreamFaerie]

I'm sorry if I'm annoying people with my questions but I'm a beginner to all of this. That's why I've been making a lot of threads lately. I don't want to waste my money on a book and it end up not having valid information. Sorry if I'm annoying anyone...

[Ivy]

No you are not annoying, please don't think that at all.

You might find Scott Cunningham's encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic interesting. I don't agree with it all but it has a good base of information.

Of course Judy Hall's Crystal Bibles also have a lot of information for a beginner, I don't like the programming ideas, to me that are unnecessary and wrong.

[SnowCat]

General information on crystals and minerals can be helpful too. Some crystals and minerals are more easily damaged than others, and might require different cleansing procedures. Knowing the origin of a particular crystal geologically can provide clues to its uses and benefits.

Snow

[evil ed]

I agree totally on The Crystal Bible set (books 1, 2, and 3).
A very nice little paperback is "Crystal Wisdom" by Dolfyn.

E.E.

[Becks]

I second the love of the Crystal Bible! I have the big fat hard cover motha one, but you don't need to go that far.

[Dr_Sir]

I just bought a book about them by judy hall, she seems to know her stuff

[blue_moon]

Interesting recommendations!
As a teenager i baught a little soft cover book about gems. It only has "a few" stones (the basic ones and some fancy stones) and one picture per stone.
When i baught some tumbled stones last year i had a terribly hard time finding out what they were. MY book was no help at all.

I hope you have better luck .

For information i mainly use pinterest and then google if i need more.

[LoneWolf78]

Here is an authorized free copy of The Pocket Book of Stones by Robert Simmons:

https://thecrystalhealingshop.com/produ ... free-ebook