Comments on: The Book of Stones: Who They Are & What They Teach

By: Sacred Wild

Sacred Wild — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:23:09 +0000

Review by Sacred Wild for The Book of Stones: Who They Are & What They Teach Rating: If you already do or are considering working with stones this book is a great resource. Lovely photos, great basic information, and the complimenting input from a male and female perspective is very useful. Their reads on the stones are right on. The only downfall is that there is no index in the back to cross reference the names of stones with. You either have to know the stone by the name they use (some stones have many) or match the photo up to a stone you have. With an index this book would be perfect. I also hope they release an expanded edition at some point because there are a few stones not represented that I would like to see.

By: Matthew Conners

Matthew Conners — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:22:16 +0000

Review by Matthew Conners for The Book of Stones: Who They Are & What They Teach Rating: If you are interested in buying a book about the healing qualities of stones, then this IS the BOOK!

I have several books on the subject and this one is by far my favorite. Great descritions, chakra info, affirmations, gorgeous pictures, just a great user-friendly format all-around. A pleasurable reference book, that never gets tiring. I hope they make a part II as there are some stones that are not covered, but they do get the vast majority. A celebration for stone/mineral/Earth lovers!!!!!!!!! Let there be LIGHT.

By: Sonya M. Baity

Sonya M. Baity — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:35:54 +0000

Review by Sonya M. Baity for The Book of Stones: Who They Are & What They Teach Rating: I have many books on various metaphysical topics, including crystals. The Book of Stones is probably my favorite from my collection. It includes 2 objective resources for each stone, ways to use them, what stones they work well with, their structure, hardness and sources, and most importantly, pictures. I have too many books that don't have pictures, or they only have one and it is probably the least available form of the stone. I would also recommend Heal Yourself with Crystals by Hazel Raven as a complement to this book. It is not as detailed, nor does it include such a great multitude of stones, but it does explain layouts and combinations to use for specific dis-eases, such as headaches, insomnia, cellulite...

By: Nicholas Pearson

Nicholas Pearson — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:05:58 +0000

Review by Nicholas Pearson for The Book of Stones: Who They Are & What They Teach Rating: Rob Simmons certainly knew what he was doing when putting this one together. I love Naisha's entries, and Hazel Raven is a very well respected healer in the UK. Simmons also knows his stuff, and has compiled a convenient guide with photographs for each entry. Many stones included are exclusive to Heaven and Earth (The publisher/distributor of the book) and many have names that are unique to Heaven and Earth (mostly a marketing ploy...)

The book is full of mineralogical data, photographs, diverse views, stones to use in combinations, and affirmations. I reccomend this to people that are moving away from the writing styles of the early writers and those like Melody; although they are wonderful, they may seem to esoteric or too impersonal. This book is very personal, although it does sensationalise a bit.

By: A Reader

A Reader — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:18:40 +0000

Review by A Reader for The Book of Stones: Who They Are & What They Teach Rating: Before you buy this book, do yourself a favor and have a look at the product catalog of the authors' crystal business, called Heaven & Earth. I was impressed with this book at first, but then I began to notice how many of the crystals are trademarked. Trademarked crystals seemed a little odd to me, and I can give them the benefit of the doubt if there are one or two, but apparently the authors are "discovering" these new crystals all the time. Keep reading the catalog and you'll find that a lot of these "new" (and as it happens, invariably rare and sold by the gram) crystals are regular, not so uncommon crystals with fancy trademarked names, some other variation of a manmade coating on an existing crystal, or even just glass. Have a good look at the catalog, because the purpose of this book is to convince you that you need the stuff in that catalog.

Don't get me wrong; I believe in crystal healing and that's probably why this systematic exploitation of crystals and the people eager to learn about them makes me feel ill.

I gave this book 2 stars because the photography is lovely and it makes a good doorstop. Please look for another book to buy, though.