Margaret Ann Lembo - Crystals Beyond Beginners: Awaken Your Consciousness with Precious Gifts from the Earth

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Crystals Beyond Beginners: Awaken Your Consciousness with Precious Gifts from the Earth 2019 by Margaret Ann Lembo.

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First e-book edition 2019

E-book ISBN: 9780738755380

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Lembo, Margaret Ann, author.

Title: Crystals beyond beginners : awaken your consciousness with precious

gifts from the earth / by Margaret Ann Lembo.

Description: First Edition. | Woodbury : Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd., 2019. |

Series: Beyond Beginners ; 2 | Includes bibliographical references and

index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018049337 (print) | LCCN 2018051184 (ebook) | ISBN

9780738755380 (ebook) | ISBN 9780738754086 (alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Crystals--Miscellanea.

Classification: LCC BF1442.C78 (ebook) | LCC BF1442.C78 L46 2019 (print) |

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Acknowledgments

Lifes many twists and turns led me into the world of quartz crystals and gemstones in the mid-1980s. I would like to acknowledge the stock market crash of 1987 that turned my world upside down and ended my mortgage banking career, which catapulted me into opening my store, The Crystal Garden. Thanks to Carol Lonsdale, who was my business partner for the first seven years of my business. With her support and friendship, The Crystal Garden was founded and now has been in business for over thirty years.

I am grateful for the customers of The Crystal Garden. I am thankful for the staff at my store. Their teamwork and dedication allow me the time to write and share what Ive learned so far.

Thanks to the forerunners of the crystal consciousness evolution, including Marcel Vogel, Jane Ann Dow, Katrina Raphael, Melody, and Diane Stein. Their awareness and the books they have authored have provided me and many others with a good starting foundation for this work with the gemstone kingdom.

Thank you to Bill Krause and Llewellyn Worldwide for believing in me and my work. I am grateful for Carol Rosenberg of The Book Couple and Angela Wix at Llewellyn Worldwide for their excellent editing skills. They polish my writing and make the books I write better for your reading pleasure.

This book is dedicated to

The Crystal Garden in Boynton Beach, Florida.

Caution

In all circumstances, crystals, gemstones, and rocks are to be used externally only. Do not use them internally. Do not place them in liquid that you intend to drink. The use of crystals, gemstones, and rocks, which includes energetic healing, is not a substitute for traditional medicine. Energetic healing is a complementary practice to enhance a plan of action established by a professional health-care practitioner.

Do not ingest gemstone essences or aroma-energetic mists. Do not drink any water that has had rocks, gemstones, or crystals soaking in it, as unknown and potentially poisonous minerals can leech out of the stone into the water. Likewise, do not ingest anything to which you have added essential oils or other types of nondrinking liquids.

Contents

List of

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Exercises and Practices

Chapter 2

Mindfulness Practice:

Chapter 3

Exercise:

Chapter 4

Exercise:

Chapter 5

Exercise:

Chapter 6

Exercise:

Introduction

Have you been looking to deepen your knowledge of how to incorporate crystals, gemstones, and rocks into your everyday life and spiritual practice? There are so many wonderful uses for these precious gifts from the earth. In this beyond beginners book, I delve into many different ways you can put the power of crystals to work for you. From gemstone essences and crystal alignments to charm bags and crystal grids, you will discover a way to personalize your use of crystals to focus your intentions and support your positive affirmations. For now, lets take a look at the use of crystals, past and present, which provides the foundation for our work with these sparkling treasures.

Historical Use of Gemstones

The stories and lore associated with the use of crystals and gemstones throughout the ages are wide and varied. The use of crystals in jewelry and cosmetics dates back to the Sumerians of ancient Babylonia and the ancient Egyptians. Gemstones and crystals also played a part in the daily and religious lives of other ancient people from Mexico, Greece, and China. In biblical lore, the breastplate of Aaron, the high priest of the Israelites, contained a different gemstone for each of the twelve tribes of Israel: carnelian, chrysolite, emerald, turquoise, sapphire, amethyst, jacinth, agate, clear quartz, beryl, lapis lazuli, and jasper.

Many of the associated uses of gemstones that were established over the millennia include luck, protection, abundance, wisdom, and more. Citrine, for example, came to be known as the merchants stone for its ability to manifest sales and abundance. Likewise, amethyst became dubbed as the sobriety stone because bearers of the stone were believed to have greater willpower. Green aventurine earned the nickname shamrock of the gemstone kingdom for bringing good luck and great fortune to those who wore it. However, the earliest uses of crystals likely extend even farther back than folklore. As soon as humankind began making tools and trinkets, it is likely they incorporated crystals and gemstones into them for various purposes. Notably, amulets have been used for protection and good luck since our earliest recorded history. While an amulet can be made of virtually any material, crystals bring the added benefit of their positive associations and intentions.