Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #241986 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Michael Gienger worked as Shiatsu massage therapist before he became involved in healing with gemstones. As he acquired gemstones and knowledge of how to use them therapeutically, he began to lead seminars and train others in their use. He continues this work today with colleagues at the Cairn Elen Lebensschulen. Michael Gienger is today primarily as author, lector and publishers active, emphasis is natural history, philosophy and medicine also here, in particular the stone medicine. Michael Gienger helped establish research groups to study gemstones and crystals and was involved from 1997 to 2002 in the project «Mineralien in der Heilkunde» ("minerals in the medicine"). He is the author of several books.

Customer Reviews

lots of gemstones
this really did not help me much with what i needed, but to someone else that knows alot of different stones it would be very useful. im just a beginner and there was alot of gems i have not heard b4

Healing Crystals
I think this is an average reading book. For the beginner this would be an excellent start. Not advanced enough for me.

A great little guide
This is another wonderful book from one of my favourite authors on crystals. Each entry is clear and concise and includes a small photograph. Information regarding the general composition, formation type, crystal system, and Berzelian grouping are included and may be expanded upon by using this book as an extension of his other work (Crystal Power, Crystal Healing).

Many diverse minerals and rocks are included, as well as many different morphologies of the quartz crystal. This is a lovely shopping guide, especially since it includes a small checkbox for marking those pieces which are part of your collection. As always, Gienger includes the most traditional stones, as well as those which are much more exotic and interesting. In addition to all of the mineralogical and spiritual values of the stones, Gienger also approximates a current availability of each entry (i.e.: common, readily available, not readily available, scarce, rare, etc.).