Crystal Alchemy - A Practical Guide to Crystal Therapy (Paperback)

Shirley O'Donoghue has been teaching energy-based complementary therapies for over twenty-five years. In this book she shares the wealth of knowledge and experience she has gained to help you discover how you can use crystals for spiritual and personal development and healing. This book is a must for any complementary therapist wishing to understand how to use crystals as energy-based tools when treating the subtle energy system (chakras, meridians, etc.). Crystal Alchemy is suitable for both the professional therapist and the beginner, and is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on crystal therapy published, containing practical exercises to help the reader to understand crystal therapy, as well as nurturing sensitivity to the energies which crystals offer. Shirley O'Donoghue guides you, step by step, through the entire process of understanding and tapping into crystals' energetic qualities, using meditation and other practical techniques to identify how crystals can be used to stimulate blocked energy flow within the subtle energy systems, as well as enhancing and stimulating energy flow to create specific responses. The chapters are designed as a practical guide to enable anyone to gain insight on choosing the correct crystal through to combining crystals with other therapies to empower the treatment overall. Recommended reading for anyone wanting to understand how to use crystals for themselves, their clients, or family and friends.