Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic by Scott Cunningham:

I just finished reading this and it’s a great book if you want to learn about stone and metal magic. It even tells you about certain rituals that you can follow to enhance the powers and effectiveness that each stone or metal contains. This is the first book that I’ve read about Crystals and Metals, so I’m not sure how great it is compared to others but I thought it was pretty informative so I wanted to share it’s knowledge.

Practice an ancient magic that is both natural and powerful—the element Earth magic of crystals, stones, and metals. This comprehensive and clear guidebook by Scott Cunningham has introduced over 200,000 readers to the secrets of over 100 gems and metals. Lear how to find and cleanse stones and use them in divination, spells and tarot card readings. Discover how to determine the energies and stories contained within each stone, and the symbolic meanings of a stone’s color and shape. Also include in this classic guide:

* A 16 page full color insert, new with this edition

* Birthstone and jewelry magic lore

* Tables listing both planetary and elementary rulers of stones, magical intentions, and magical substitutions

So, here is the Table of Contents:

Introduction: xii

* Part 1: Beginnings and Magic

Chapter 1- The Powers of Stones Pgs. 3-6 

Chapter 2- Magic Pgs. 7-12

Chapter 3- Stone Energies Pgs. 13-16

Chapter 4- The Rainbow of Power Pgs. 17-24

Chapter 5- Hearts, Diamonds, & Stars: The Magic Form Pgs. 25-28

Chapter 6- Obtaining Stones Pgs. 29-36

Chapter 7- Cleansing the Stones Pgs. 37-40

Chapter 8- Stories Within Stones Pgs. 41-46

Chapter 9- Stone Divinations Pgs. 47-54

Chapter 10- A Stone Tarot Pgs. 55-62

Chapter 11- The Magic of Jewelry Pgs. 63-66

Chapter 12- Stone Spells Pgs. 67-72

* Part 2: Magic & Lore 

Chapter 13- The Stones Pgs. 75-174

* Part 3: The Magic of Metals 

Chapter 14- The Metals Pgs. 177-206

* Part 4: Supplemental Information

The Tables pgs. 209-228

Energy: Projective and Receptive Stones Pgs. 210-211

Planetary Rulers Pgs. 212-215

Elemental Rulers Pgs. 215-217

Magical Intentions Pgs. 218-223

Magical Substitutions Pgs. 224-225

Birthstones Pgs. 226-228

Resources Pgs. 229- 232

Glossary Pgs. 233-238

Annotated Bibliography Pgs. 239-250

Index Pgs. 251-268

I hope this helped you if you’re thinking of buy this book or learning about how to use, cleanse and charge Crystals, Gems, and Metals in magic. Namaste, to all of you. : )

(I found this information on the website www.barnesandnoble.com and the picture on the website www.google.com)

Yayyyy! I can’t even believe it! I just found a bunch of the rocks that I used to collect when I was in Elementary School. Yippie! : )

Just yesterday, I was talking to my mom about how when I was little I used to buy rocks every time we went to the jewelry store and how I had absolutely no idea where they went. 

I had been looking for these rocks for years and nobody knew where they were. Then, out-of-nowhere I said to my mom, “I think I used to put my rocks in those little dresser drawers that I had.” I asked her if she knew where the mini dressers were, but she didn’t.

Today, however, I spontaneously decided to clean up my closet a little bit and surprisingly in the back I found the mini dresser drawers that I had asked about the day before. At first, I only saw two and was quickly disappointed when I found that they were both empty. But then I spotted a third and when I picked it up it was really heavy and I could hear the sound of rocks moving around inside of it. Sure enough when I opened it I found my rocks and there were over 100 of them. I’m sooo excited!!!

I’m also a bit freaked out that all of the sudden I just said where I knew they were and the next day I found them exactly where I said they’d be. I definitely feel like each with each day that passes I get a little more psychic and something weirder happens. It probably helps too that I’ve been meditating more often.

(I found this picture on the website www.google.com ,it isn’t a picture of the rocks I found.)

1. Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic by Scott Cunningham

2. The Chakra Bible by Patricia Mercier

My mom just got me these two books a few days ago, and it’s funny because even though I didn’t tell her to buy a book on Chakras she said that she felt something telling her to get it for me, so she did and the price came out to be $33. (That’s a sign of “good” for my family, like we’re headed in the right direction).

Anyways, the whole reason I wanted a book on Crystals was because my Grandma showed me a rock that she bought, without knowing what kind it was or its powers, she said she just liked the way it looked and it turned out to be a Clear Quartz Crystal. Of that I am almost positive.

So, it starts to get weird when I show her my Rainbow and Apricot Moonstones, which I bought last year, and I find out that Moonstone and Quartz Crystal are associated with one another.

I hadn’t looked up what my Moonstones were used for until she showed me her Clear Quartz Crystal, and when I researched the mystical and magical properties of both stones the information I received was shocking. These stones were exactly what we needed in our lives and I think we intuitively gravitated towards them for those reasons.

Stuff like this and situations 100 times weirder than this happen to me all of the time, and I’m sure all of you lightworkers experience the same. Oh, and when I finish reading each book I’ll do a review so you’ll know if its good or not.

Always follow your intuition and you will see the beauty of life- Otherworldygirl367

Namaste! : )

(I found these pictures on the website www.google.com)