Customer Reviews
Excellent - By: Indigo, 28 Sep 2008 
I like it! It was more expensive than I'd usually pay for a book, but worth every penny. I'd "Searched Inside" on Amazon prior to buying & that helped me make the decision. It's a sensible size unlike The Crystal Bible & the print is a decent size too. The photography is great too, I've identified at least one mystery crystal from flicking through it.
My edition does indeed have an index at the back with physical complaints & then another one for metaphysical, so I can find whatever I want fairly easily.
Well worth the moneyin my opinion as I suspect it'll be my first choicein reference now & I have a few crystal books, I seem to collect them like I collect crystals.
Wonderful book but frustratingly no index.............. - By: S. Hearn, 23 Jul 2008 
I had owned the 'The Crystal Bible' by Judy Hall for about a year & although I loved it I felt I needed more, so I brought this book based on the two previous reviews.
I was intially disappointed with it, the layout of the book is not as slick as the 'The Crystal Bible.' This book is simply not easy to use as a reference book, there is no index at the back of the book, so if you're interestedin say stones that aid diabetes, telepathy or whatever you have to read the entire the book & make notes, & this will need to be repeat for everything you are interested in. The description of each stone are detailed by the two main authors, & although there is little direct repetition it means there is alot of information to get through!!!
In fact I have had to read the entire book several times, & when I see text that I find interesting I underline it & then construct my own index! This is the only book I've ever written in!!
The result is a hard read but worth itin the end! It's just so frustrating it could be so much better by something so simple.
Fascinating - By: Mrs. J. Heath, 01 Jul 2007 An amazing book describing over 300 crystals with brilliant illustrations; a book you can't resist reading & refering to again & again!
A must for all crystal lovers & better than any other book on crystals I have read - more detailed & more exciting. An essential book to have if you want to expand your knowledge of the crystal kingdom.
THE book about stones! - By: The Crystal Alchemist Shop, 22 May 2006 This is not just a book of stones! Please dont judge this book by its cover either this is a very exciting & interesting look at many well known & newly discovered crystals. If you thought The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall was all you ever needed then think again. This is one big book that covers many crystals that do not make it into other books. As with all good crystal books an alphabetical index is at the beginning of the book. Each crystal has a colour photo & a short summary of its properties for quick reference. Also listed are the element associated with the stone plus the chakras it opens & heals which is very useful information.
Robert Simmons starts with some scientific information plus its origin then some interesting information on the stones discovery & history. The articles arein depth exploring the stone on all levels from self work to healing others & a second author gives her take on each stone adding to this wealth of information based on the authors experiences of the stones energy. This really is a metaphysical encyclopedia & will have you hunting out some of these new stones which many believe have been discovered for our own spiritual evolution. This is a must for crystal collectors & healers.
Some of the more exotic high frequency stones you can learn about are: Aqua Lemuria, Merkabite, Ohio Celestite, Fairy Wand Quartz, Gaia Stone, Lemurian Seed, Lemurian Midnight Jade, Nuummite, Pink Lazurine, Shiva Lingum, Tibetan Black Quartz.
