The Women's Book of Healing Auras, Chakras, Laying On of Hands, Crystals, Gemstones, and Colors

by Stein, Diane

• ISBN13: 9781580911566
• ISBN10: 1580911560
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-19
• Publisher: Crossing Press

Summary

Women are naturally healers. Throughout time, they have performed curative roles as mothers, midwives, caregivers, and wisewomen, but modern medicine has suppressed this important tradition. Ancient women healers knew that the body is more than what is seen: through body, emotions, mind, and spirit, we can connect with the Goddess and actively choose to heal ourselves and others. By relearning and using ancient skills like aura and chakra work, creative visualization, meditation, laying on of hands, psychic healing, and working with crystals and gemstones, women can prevent or transform many dis-eases of the body and spirit before they become matters for modern medicine. In THE WOMEN'?S BOOK OF HEALING, Diane Stein, author of the best-selling ESSENTIAL REIKI, demystifies, explains, and teaches these skills in ways that modern women can learn and use. She first introduces basic healing, then applies those skills to healing with crystals and gemstones-a beautiful, effective, and empowering aspect of the ancient woman'?s healing methods. A comprehensive guide from a knowledgeable healer, THE WOMEN'?S BOOK OF HEALING proves that well-being is within a woman'?s choice and natural abilities, and reaffirms her timeless role as healer of herself and others.An affirmation of woman'?s traditional role as healer, speaking to a national trend toward alternative medicine and natural healing methods.Demystifies, explains, and teaches the healing capabilities of auras, chakras, laying on of hands, crystals, gemstones, and colors.Thoroughly revised and updated, with a new introduction.Diane Stein'?s books have sold more than 600,000 copies.

Author Biography

DIANE STEIN is a popular and acclaimed healer and the best-selling author of Essential Reiki and 25 other books in the fields of metaphysical healing, women's spirituality, and alternative health. She lives and teaches in Florida.

 THE AUTHOR SCOOP

Read any good books lately?My favorite reading is science fiction, there are new good books coming out every day.  Look at Sharon Shinn, Tamora Pierce, Ann Bishop, and so many more talented women fiction writers.If you had to boil your book's message down to one sentence, what would it be?Serve the Light, trust the Light, make a difference in the world with who you are and what you do.

What are you working on now?I prefer to keep future books a secret until they are finished.  No one will know until the manuscript is mailed in.Do you eat your vegetables?I have been a vegetarian since 1983.  I do eat my vegetables.If you had a superpower, what would it be?Wonder Woman, of course.How long did it take you to write this book?  I have been working with herbs for over 35 years, so you could say it took that long to write it.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Foreword	x
Preface: Gender in Thought and Language	xi
Introduction	1	(6)
PART ONE BASIC HEALING	7	(130)
Chapter One Body, Emotion, Mind, and Spirit; The Aura	8	(22)
Chapter Two The Rainbow of the Chakras	30	(32)
Chapter Three Basic Healing Skills: Meditation, Visualization, and Color Work	62	(26)
Chapter Four Psychic Healing	88	(25)
Chapter Five Laying On of Hands: Prank Healing	113	(24)
PART TWO CRYSTALS AND GEMSTONES	137	(127)
Chapter Six Clear Quartz Crystal	138	(23)
Chapter Seven Beginning Gemstones: The Root Chakra	161	(26)
Smoky Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Tourmaline Quartz, Obsidian, Onyx, Jet, Hematite, Bloodstone, Red Garnet, Ruby, Red Jasper
Chapter Eight Colored Gemstones: The Belly and Solar Plexus	187	(24)
Carnelian, Red/Orange Coral, Agate, Jacinth, Topaz, Amber, Citrine Quartz, Tiger Eye, Golden Beryl, Malachite, Peridot
Chapter Nine Colored Gemstones: The Heart and Throat Chakras	211	(24)
Rose Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Pink Tourmaline, Watermelon Tourmaline, Green Tourmaline, Emerald, Jade, Green Aventunne, Aquamarine, Turquoise, Chrysocolla
Chapter Ten Colored Gemstones: The Spiritual Body Centers	235	(29)
Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Blue Sapphire, Fluorite, Moonstone, White Chalcedony, Moss Agate, Selenite/Desert Rose, White Opal, Amethyst, Zircon, Diamond, Rutile Quartz, Clear Quartz Crystal
Appendix I The Uses of Healing Gemstones	264	(10)
Gemstones for the Chakras	271	(3)
Appendix II Birthstones	274	(6)
Zodiac Gemstones	275	(2)
Planetary Gemstones	277	(3)
Appendix III Gemstone Remedies	280	(5)
Endnotes	285	(10)
Bibliography	295	(4)
Index	299