The Crystal and Mineral Encylcopedia, The Liite Fantastic and The Last Testament, by Melody, Crystaliscious Book Review

Todays review is on Love is in the Earth, The crystal and mineral Encyclopedia, the lite fantastic nad the last testament, by Melody.

I had heard about this book before it was actually released. I had been an avid follower of Melody's work, the work this woman was doing had changed my life. I was so excited about the new book coming out, I pre-ordered.
Prior to this release, all of Melody's work was compiled in several different books. These books line my book shelves and are ratty from wear and tear. I knew that this release was to put all of that work, plus her newest and latest all in one book! No matter that it weighs somewhere around 10 pounds.
What I was most excited about with this release, was that the stone articles would now have pictures with them. Melody's earlier works are text, with pictures being an entirely separate book, so this was a big step in convenience. As a crystal healer, reading about what a stone does with no picture is expected, it is something we must learn. But to collectors, they want to enjoy the richness of the photos, the personality of the stones and the pride of the photographer in showing us a side of reality that most of us miss. This was an exciting opportunity to now have all of this glorious information and pictures in one place!

Crystaliscious Review of The Book of Stones

Today's review is on 'The Book of Stones, Who they are and what they teach' co authored by Naisha Ashian and Robert Simmons.

I will never forget the first time I saw this book. It was in the old Galactic Gateway's store and the gentleman behind the counter saw me mesmerized by it. I saw it as if it were a photoshopped picture with the blurry edges around it, slowly coming into focus and registering that there were PICTURES of stones on the front of this book.
My experience up until this point had been books that were either text books on the composition of minerals, or Melody's work, while still a staple in my healing room, doesn't offer the colorful adventure that TBOS does.
The book was on the highest shelf of course, and my arms were full of stones I was about to purchase. I had to turn my back and lay down all my treasures and I was sure that when I whipped back around ready to grab that book off the top shelf it would be gone. But it was still there, and I managed to get it into my hands and settle down in the corner in the floor to take my time savoring one of the most beautiful books I had ever seen. I brought the book home needless to say and like Melody's work changed the way I looked at the world, TBOS also had some influence on the direction that I have taken in my life.

Crystaliscious Review of The Crystal Bible and The Crystal Bible II

I get asked so often what are the best books to read about crystals. There is an extensive libraby out there on crystals, whether you are looking for metaphysical properties or geological information, there is already a book about it. Joshua and I not only read many of these books, we have worked with the information within them and learned what is effective in our present moment and what itsn't. I will highlight each book in separate post in order to give you the opportunity to choose which books are right for you. Hopefully I will give you enough information to make an informed choice, allowing you to build your personal library on the subject of crystals. At the end of each post, I will break down scores based on 5 different categories, Size and weight ( portability), Organization of content, ease of use, presentation and actual content. You will see the score in each category as well as the over all avg. of the book. I hope you enjoy our ramblings about the work we have done not only with the stones, but also with other tools available.

Today I plan on starting with Judy Hall's, The Crystal Bible.

A 3 Step Process to to stop recurring patterns within your life, crystalisciously of course

Wow, so here I was thinking that I had come so far from where I was just a few years ago. Less than 5 years ago I was truly scared for my life at times, my daughters lives at times and at others all of our lives. I had created a very traumatic situation within my life.

Contrary to what many believe, I still have residual scars from that time period. I was one of those many that believed that I escaped ‘scott free’, until the events that occurred, rather randomly surrounding my daughter’s school last week. These events not only showed me that I have so many residual thought patterns that could easily co-create my history all over again, but they also showed me how I can move from this step where I am, to the next step.

A Crystaliscious Perspective on Obama Care - another controversiaal post from crystaliscious

Opinions, we all have them, and I am about to express mine. If you have a desire for others to share your opinion at no cost, I urge you to stop right here. What I write here is not a plea for others opinions, nor is it a cry for help that someone can help me to see the light. This is my opinion, if you have an open mind and enjoy seeing what other people think about controversial topics please read on! Comments are welcome, however any negative slandering will quickly be deleted.

I grew up in the healthcare industry. Learning to draw blood and perform EKG’s by the time I was 14. I was the last of six children, the previous 5 had caused a wee bit of trouble and at the very first inkling of adolescence my father required me to work in his medical practice after school and all summer.

Things were different then, although I am not elderly, much has changed since the days of people going to the doctor when they are sick and paying cash. This was a time when physicians could own stock in procedural clinics, a time when insurance covered only hospital stays, a time when women stayed a minimum of 3 days after delivering a child, a time when individuals had relationships with the family physician, and some even still made house calls. Files were manilla folders with hand written notes, dictation was only done for hospital records. EKG’s were run on one long tape that had to be cut and mounted to be interpreted. Anyone could perform lab procedures, there was no credentialing required for most positions that weren’t physician or nurse. It really wasn’t that long ago.