Crystal Medicine (More Crystals and New Age) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "The rock is the oldest god, according to Leonard Crow Dog, a Lakota Sioux medicine man..." (more)
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Product Description

Indigenous cultures worldwide have used stones as healing tools for centuries. Marguerite Elsbeth draws upon folklore, shamanism, alchemy, astrology, and quantum physics to explore the healing power of stones. Crystal Medicine offers lessons in using electromagnetic energy, the primary mineral and cell salt associated with each zodiac sign, tinctures and elixirs, crystal pendulum divination, American Indian shamanic stone healing methods, and sound vibrations.

About the Author

Marguerite Elsbeth (New Mexico) has facilitated shamanic healing and ritual groups, is a hereditary Strega, and is also exploring her ancestral ties to the Delaware Indian culture.  She has personally experienced crystal healing at the hands of a Shoshone medicine man and uses crystals in her own healing work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567182585
• ISBN-13: 978-1567182583
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #374,881 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good info on many modern crystals and gems but..., May 20, 1999

By A Customer

...this book has a very Native American spirituality slant...also Paganism/Wicca oriented too, which is not necessarily a bad thing - it's just good to be aware of if you are not into that sort of thing - I am, so was pleased with this book. It has good info on more modern or newer crystals and gems than some of the other crystal books out there. It may not be the absolute best beginner's book and the writing lacked warmth (or something!) but it does has some useful and fascinating info on healing, correspondences and much from the author's personal experience as a Native American healer and (if I recall correctly) Wiccan high priestess. The crystal-and-moonlight healing water is one of the things that orignally caught my eye and the color pictures are beautiful and helpful.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a little of this; some of that, and a lot of new age., November 27, 2002

By	W. Lambdin "Two Bears" (Ellensburg, WA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book is not worth one star.

Ms. Elsbeth implies this book is authentic indian stone medicine.

It is NOT. If you want Native American or new age material; look elsewhere than reading this conglomeration and getting confused.

Page xii-xiii: "The stone people - the earth angels, devas, dwarves, elves" _| The Indians worked with the stone people and the little people. Devas, dwarves and elves are Celtic of origin.

Page xvi: "The Celts left their tracks literaly etched in stone in the Ancient Celtic alphabet called Ogham". _|What does the Druid alphabet have to do with crystal healing?

Page xix: "The South American rainforest, our main source of oxygen" _|What does THIS have to do with crystal medicine? Furthermore; I am all in favor of preserving the rainforests, but the rainforests are NOT the primary source of oxygen. Trees only produce oxygen during daylight hours. They use oxygen during hours of darkness, and trees are dormant part of the year. Trees are a further oxygen depletion system when leaves decompose. The real source of oxygen is from the oceans (this will not win friends and influence people, but it's true).

Page 3: "The Lakota address the Great Spirit as Tunkashila" _| Only part of the Lakota. The more common name is Wakan Tanka.

Page 3: There is the Yuwipi ceremony which uses the power inherent in the sacred stones." Ms. Elsbeth has confused the Inipi ceremony with the Yuwipi ceremony.

Page 57: There is an illustration of the seven chakras. The chart is incorrect.

Page 79: the author goes into palmistry.

Page 99: the author (tries) to show an illistration of the meridians. She shows a few accupuncture points on the body (without showing ANY illustration of the meridians. Furthermore; the Chakra model, and meridian model are mutually exclusive. If the Chakra model were correct; then accupuncture could not work.

The ONLY redeeming quality of this book is the 16 pages of color photos between page 168 and 169.

Mahalo. Two Bears

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good crystal reference book..., July 7, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Washington state) - See all my reviews

I do have to agree with the previous reviewer, in that the book lacked direction and motivation in the beginning pages; but the Stone Encyclopedia included in it has been a great asset to me in finding quick information about certain stones. A valuable book for a collection, but I would recommend it only as a reference tool.