Nicholas Pearson has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for more than 20 years. He began teaching crystal workshops in high school, later studying mineral science at Stetson University while pursuing a degree in music. He worked for several years at the Gillespie Museum, home to the largest mineral collection in the southern United States. A certified teacher and practitioner of Usui Reiki Ryoho, he teaches crystal and Reiki classes throughout the United States. He lives in Orlando, Florida.

Acknowledgments

Introduction: What Is a Crystal?
The Birth of Crystals
Why Crystals Matter

PART ONE
How and Why Crystals Work

1 Exploring Crystal Energy
Everything Is Energy
Essential Crystal Functions
Crystals and the Human Body
We Are Literally Made of Crystals

2 Decoding Crystals Formation Process
The Seven Crystal Systems
Mineral Composition
The Mohs Scale of Hardness
Color
Diaphaneity, Pleochroism, Cleavage, Luminescence
The Consciousness of Stones
Putting It All Together

3 The Human Energy Field
Biology and Spirit
The Aura

The Chakra System
Exercise: Scanning the Aura
Exercise: Dowsing the Chakras
Exercise: Chakra Balancing with a Pendulum
4 Building a Collection
Helpful Considerations
Building a Healing Toolbox
Exercise: The Pull-In Test
Exercise: The Body PendulumStoring Crystals

5 Foundational Practices
Cleansing Crystals
Exercise: Cleansing with Water
Exercise: Vocal Cleansing
Exercise: Cleansing with Breath Dedicating
Exercise: Dedication Ritual Getting to Know Your Crystals
Exercise: Crystal Contemplation Programming Crystals
Exercise: Programming with the Breath
Exercise: Programming with Affirmations Activating Crystals to Their Highest Potential
Exercise: Activating and Deactivating

6 Crystal Meditations
Getting Started
Exercise: Grounding and Centering
Exercise: Crystal Visualization
Exercise: Crystal Gazing Advanced Meditations
Exercise: Crystal Breathing Exercise: Journeying within Your Crystal
Exercise: Meeting the Crystal Devas Practice, Practice, Practice

7 Crystal Elixirs
Making Crystal Elixirs
Using Crystal Elixirs
Crystal Elixir Recipes

8 Crystal Grids Making Grids
Exercise: Crystal Grid Activation Numerology and Geometry of Crystal Grids
Crystal Grid Templates

9 Crystal Layouts for HealingUsing Crystal Layouts
Basic Layouts
Additional Layouts
Creating Your Own Layouts
Exercise: Intuitive Crystal Layout

10 Spiritual Hygiene and Protection
Cleansing Your Space
Exercise: Energy Clearing with Crystals
Exercise: Creating Sacred Space Psychic Protection
Exercise: Cocoon of Light More Practices for Energetic Clarity and Integrity
Exercise: Personal Recharge
Exercise: Aura Clearing with Selenite
Exercise: Combing the Aura
Exercise: Cord Cutting
Exercise: Extracting Thoughtforms

PART TWO
A Directory of Crystals and Stones

11 Two Hundred Gemstones for HealingAgate (Blue Lace Agate • Botswana Agate • Crazy Lace Agate • Fancy Agate • Fire Agate • Flower Agate • Moss Agate • Pink Agate • Snakeskin Agate • Tree Agate • Turritella Agate) • Amazonite • Amber • Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst • Lavender Quartz) • Ametrine • Angelite • Apatite, Blue (Golden Apatite • Green Apatite • Red Apatite) • Apophyllite • Aquamarine • Aragonite (Blue Aragonite • Brown Aragonite • Green Aragonite • Aragonite Sputnik • White Aragonite) • Aventurine, Green (Blue Aventurine • Peach Aventurine) • Azurite • Barite • Black Onyx • Bloodstone • Calcite (Blue Calcite • Golden Calcite • Green Calcite • Mangano Calcite • Optical Calcite • Orange Calcite • Red Calcite • Yellow Calcite • Zebra Calcite) • Carnelian • Cavansite • Celestite • Chalcedony (Black Chalcedony • Blue Chalcedony • Grape Chalcedony • Pink Chalcedony • White Chalcedony) • Chalcopyrite • Charoite • Chrome Diopside • Chrysocolla • Chrysoprase • Citrine • Creedite • Danburite • Dioptase • Dumortierite • Emerald • Epidote • Fluorite (Blue Fluorite • Blue John Fluorite • Green Fluorite • Purple Fluorite • Rainbow Fluorite • Yellow Fluorite) • Fuchsite • Galena • Garnet (Almandine Garnet • Black Garnet • Green Garnet • Hessonite Garnet • Rainbow Garnet • Rhodolite Garnet) • Heliodor • Hematite • Hiddenite • Howlite • Iolite • Jade • Jasper (Dragon’s Blood Jasper • Green Jasper • Leopardskin Jasper • Mookaite • Ocean Jasper • Picture Jasper • Polychrome Jasper • Poppy Jasper • Red Jasper • Silver Leaf Jasper • Yellow Jasper) • Jet • Kunzite • Kyanite, Blue (Black Kyanite • Green Kyanite • Orange Kyanite) • Labradorite • Lapis Lazuli • Larimar • Lepidolite • Magnetite • Malachite • Moldavite • Moonstone (Rainbow Moonstone) • Obsidian, Black (Apache Tears • Mahogany Obsidian • Platinum Obsidian • Rainbow Obsidian • Snowflake Obsidian) • Opal (Black Opal • Blue Opal • Dendritic Opal • Ethiopian Opal • Fire Opal • Green Opal • Pink Opal • Purple Opal • White Opal • Yellow Opal) • Peridot • Petalite • Petrified Wood • Phenakite • Pietersite • Prehnite • Pyrite • Quartz (Amphibole Quartz • Elestial Quartz • Garden Quartz • Herkimer Diamond Quartz • Lemurian Seed Crystal • Lithium Quartz • Phantom Quartz • Rose Quartz • Rutilated Quartz • Scepter Quartz • Smoky Quartz • Spirit Quartz • Tangerine Quartz • Tibetan Quartz • Tourmalinated Quartz • White Quartz) • Rhodochrosite • Rhodonite • Ruby (Ruby in Zoisite) • Sapphire • Scapolite • Selenite (Desert Rose Selenite • Golden Selenite • Satin Spar Selenite) • Seraphinite • Serpentine • Shungite • Smithsonite • Sodalite • Spinel • Stilbite • Sugilite • Sunstone • Tanzanite • Tektite • Tiger’s Eye (Blue Tiger’s Eye • Red Tiger’s Eye) • Topaz, White (Blue Topaz • Golden Topaz) • Tourmaline (Black Tourmaline • Blue Tourmaline • Brown Tourmaline • Green Tourmaline • Pink Tourmaline • Watermelon Tourmaline) • Turquoise • Unakite • Vanadinite • Vesuvianite • Wulfenite • Zincite • Zircon

Conclusion

Appendix: Index of Healing Properties

Physical Healing

Psychological Healing

Spiritual Healing

Bibliography

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