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Love Is in the Earth: Laying on of Stones

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Melody is probably the most well known expert on crystal properties. The advanced practitioner will probably enjoy this book. This is not her best work for beginners. This is really a book about crystal grids rather than classic laying on of stones. Many of the patterns are rather complex for most practical applications. Very elaborate esoteric grids are probably best suited for really advanced formal metaphysical and crystal practitioners. Many of these Layouts are better when a huge supply of crystals of all kinds is available. Beginners and people who want to learn some simple laying on of stones patterns for work in crystal healing and meditation may not find the information in this book clear enough to follow easily.
If you are an advanced practictioner of esoteric Crystal work or metaphysics then this book may bring you great pleasure. It could become a valued addition to your references. If you are a beginner or prefer plain language You will probably get more value from other books on crystal healing.

I have read some of the other reviews on this book saying that it lacks in many areas. Frankly I fail to see how it could lack at all. Melody presents a manual for the neophyte or adept alike. The volume is filled with many many illustrations of patterns and diagrams for the placement of stones. The author also includes an updated mineralogical appendex which expands on her main book. Also contained in this volume are detailed explaination of major and some minor chakra centers, many beautiful poems and sayings at the start of each chapter and placement of stone diagrams for astrological, planetary, spiral, cross, and many more arrays. There is also a very detailed listing of which stones correspond with what zodiacal signs. How anyone could give this practical and highly usefull book anything less than 5 stars is beyond me.

I bought this book and ended up returning it. I was unimpressed by the quantity of stones used and felt that it was not well written. I have all of Melody's other Love Is In The Earth books and am very impressed by them but this one was not worth the money. I have a few other books that are much better written. Thanks for listening.

This is a perfect companion piece to the large LOVE IS IN THE EARTH book. The drawings are so clear and concise that one could'nt go wrong. If you are like me and love our stone people friends then buy this book.

I highly reccomend anything by Melody. This book is a valueable addition to the main text and even expands on the first book. The configurations are fantastic and all work very well. Melody writes in a non condesending user friendly style which promotes the metaphysical properties of stones quite well. If you are new to the concept of laying on stones then this is your primer. Buy this book along with her others and you won't be sorry.

This is a wonderful book filled with much crystal wisdom. I live in new orleans and have met a woman whos both a HooDoo root worker and a follower of Melody's. The diagrams in this book are wonderful and the techniques are amazing. Many people are thrown by the patterns saying that there are just to many crystals needed but the author clearly states that you can use any number which works for you. Please buy this book and support a wonderfull author and learn about stones at the same time.

I participated in a weekend seminar which used this text (among others). It is a wonderful resource for those interested in crystal layouts. Many in this seminar had profound experiences using the layouts, including myself.

While some have labelled these instructions as complex, I call them thorough. The diagrams are easy to read and the instructions are comprehensive. If you've been wanting to try this on your own, this is the book for you--with or without prior experience.

Love Is in the Earth: Laying on of Stones (Crystals and New Age) I purchased this book on the strength of the first Love Is in the Earth -- a very detailed compendium of scientific and metaphysical information. Sadly, there's really no comparison between Laying on of Stones and it's predecessor. As a student of Reiki, I had hoped for a book that gave detailed, practical advice regarding which crystals to use for certain conditions and the proper placement of crystals during a healing session. This simply is not that book. The suggestions that are given for crystal placement involve a great many crystals -- far more than most of us have in our collections. Frankly, I'd like to return this book, but the shipping costs and aggravation involved don't seem worth it.

Comprehensive text of a very large number of crystals, some of which I have never heard of. Detailed written descriptions of the stones was good, but pictures would have been better.