Stone Medicine: A Chinese Medical Guide to Healing with Gems and Minerals

Really loving this book. Lots of great information and it explains many things I've tried to learn over the years but could never make the connections. This book does it all.

This book is a must have for the Crystal Healer. It incorporates the stones into Chines Medicine seamlessly and for the advanced practitioner it is indispensable. But! For someone who does not have much learning in Chinese Medicine, , Leslie Franks gives clear and concise information. Her writing style is not at all dry like the typical textbook, which makes learning even easier. The information on each stone is extensive, and she gives clear explanation for each stones use.I must disagree with a reviewer who found ‘several key issues’. First, quality of the stone is not of utmost importance. Some very not pretty crystals and gems have strong healing properties. Crystal healing is NOT just for those who can easily drop thousands of dollars on perfect stones. Secondly, you don’t have to be a special and enlightened and sophisticated human being to use a terminated crystal. A little study (there is so much info online and some fabulous books) will give you all the information you need. As for someone creating imbalances in a ‘patient’, I would hope that by the time you are working on clients, you are no longer a beginner and have much study and learning behind you. Please let me say again that lower quality stones do not harm you! They are all part of the stone kingdom earth has kindly provided us. If only exquisite crystals and gems could be used in healing, there would be very few crystal healers. We all buy the stones that we are drawn to, and also what is available in our price range.I have been a crystal healer for almost 30 years, so I know what I am talking about. If you are an absolute beginner, this book is for you too! Don’t let silly reviews scare you away. I would also grab a great book on Crystal Healing and quartz crystals to get to know the different types and their properties. But this book will bring you far down your healing path.

So much wonderful information

Beautiful pictures, great information inside. I've been working on the healing aspect of crystals and a friend let me borrow her book. I loved it and had to have one of my own! It talks about the Key Characteristics of the stone, Directionality/Energetic Mechanism/Channel System, Functions and uses which includes emotional use. Explains the Methods of Application along with Cautions and Contraindications. Such a huge wealth of information. I recommend this to anyone wanting to delve into the healing with crystals as this will be a major resource for you.

Leslie Franks has done a masterful job of organizing and presenting Master Jeffrey Yuen's view point of Chinese energetics - this is the book I have been wanting for at least ten years! Franks sums up nicely much precious information which I have spent 15 years in gathering - from recordings, transcripts of talks, and personally attending Master Yuen's seminars. The first 75 pages provide short descriptions of Yuen's teachings about Chinese medicine in general, which provides a good foundation for understanding the text of the Stone teachings.In the rest of this generous-sized book, the Stones are arranged according to which level of Qi with which they most resonate, which is a potent way to apply them. She also lists their chemical compositions, crystalline structure, level of formations, chinese name, appearance, key characteristics, directionality, functions and uses, and combinations of stones to use.While this book is aimed at practitioners of Chinese medicine, it should be useful to many health care providers because of her clear explanations. She is a natural teacher; thank you, Leslie Franks!

This is a book that will tell you everything you want to know about the stones from where they are found IN the earth or around the earth. It tells how to your them emotionally and much much more. Very impressed with the amount of knowledge you can gain from this book. A great reference book.

This book is remarkable!

After practicing acupuncture for 30 years, I began playing with applying Herkimer Diamonds to acupuncture points. The results blew me away. I have collected rocks, stones, crystals and gemstones my entire life. Then I googled and learned that there actually was stone medicine being taught from one of the most esteemed teachers in the field, Jeffrey Yuen, and some of his students. A few months later I discovered this book! I can't say enough about both the content and the ease of use of this book. It is brilliant. If you have found yourself at this page, your entire journey will be inspired and enhanced by this offering. To have had this book 30 years ago would have been miraculous. To have it now is truly a blessing for which I am very grateful and feel everyone interested in stones for healing and transformation would benefit greatly from having it in their personal library. Thank you Leslie Franks for making this your love offering to all of us who love the stones.

This is an excellent book. I purchased as a gift for my sister who like me is very interested in the healing modalities of crystals. It serves as a great resource for someone who has outgrown their pocket crystal reference book and is craving a deeper understanding of the intricate properties of stones such as their topical/internal/external applications, key characteristics, complimentary healing combinations, cleansing & charging instructions and much more (photo example incl). Learning through the lense of Chinese Medical philosophy provides deeper insight to the intricacy of each individual stone’s healing power (preface is given at the beginning of the book so you can understand the context of said properties). If I were to be critical I would mention the slight delicacy of the pages leave you feeling a bit conscious when flipping through. With it being on the thicker side at 488 pages however I understand you have to be mindful of how thick you can go and the book itself has a good weight to it. I highly recommend!

Practical book, full of amazing information about the healing uses of minerals. Detailed but also very accessible. Colored photos, extensive specific guidance. A real gem!

bon livre , excellent , je suis amateur de lithothérapie et les informations permettent de progresser énormément . bravo leslie franks pour ce magnifique travail , digne de l'enseignement reçu .

Veramente una bibbia della medicina cinese e dell utilizzo delle pietre e dei cristalli per cura delle malattie. un punto di riferimento per chi fa questo lavoro o chi si interessa in questo settore

Healing nd therapy issues I'm using this book