{"id":10030,"date":"2014-04-24T15:31:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T20:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/2014\/04\/20\/"},"modified":"2014-04-24T15:32:07","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T20:32:07","slug":"the-encyclopedia-of-crystals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=10030","title":{"rendered":"The Encyclopedia of Crystals"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you guys may recall, I am a lady that loves me some crystals, gemstones, and minerals. I was excited by the historical insights offered by \u201cA Lapidary of Sacred Stones\u201d<\/a> by Claude Lecouteux and Isidore Kozminsky\u2019s \u201cCrystals, Jewels, Stones: Magic & Science\u201d<\/a> but I was downright thrilled to be given access to the practical, revised and expanded edition of, \u201cThe Encyclopedia of Crystals\u201d by Judy Hall.<\/p>\n

You may recognize Hall\u2019s name as the author of \u201cCrystals and Sacred Sites: Use Crystals to Access the Power of Sacred Landscapes for Personal and Planetary Transformation\u201d<\/a> that I reviewed here on The Buffet. Well, when Hall isn\u2019t busy proposing new theories on how to use crystals she\u2019s authoring some of the most definitive guides to minerals and gemstones. So why are her books some of the best out there? Glad you asked.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>My favorite feature, and the most obvious, is that the crystals are laid out (or listed if you prefer) in the book by color. How great is that? Hey, I have this purple stone and I can\u2019t remember what it is. No problem, I\u2019ll pull out the \u201cEncyclopedia\u201d and flip to the purple section and see what it matches up with. How awesome is that? But I know what stone I want to read about! Again, not a problem. There is an alphabetical crystal index at the front of the book and there is a thorough index in the back of the book as well. There is also a short but very informative introduction that covers everything from basic geology to the chakras.<\/p>\n

Each stone is given a fantastic image or two to help with identification. Then they list: crystal system, chemistry, hardness, source, chakra, number, zodiac sign, planet, and what it\u2019s beneficial for. After that there is a paragraph with historical and folkloric detail.<\/p>\n

Judy Hall\u2019s \u201cEncyclopedia of Crystals\u201d is an absolute must own for anyone interested in minerals and gemstones. If you\u2019re going to own just one book as a resource on crystals, this is the one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"