Description |
217 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm |
Summary |
"In this collection of sharply observed essays, Jaya Saxena reflects on--and challenges--the ideas associated with eleven popular stones, including unconditional love (rose quartz), happiness and success (citrine), balance (amethyst), self-care (black tourmaline), purity (pearl), imposter syndrome (pyrite), toxic positivity (carnelian), change (opals), traditional concepts of marriage (diamonds), presentation versus identity (obsidian), and death (amber)." -- Amazon.com. |
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"Personal essays about the self-care applications of crystals"-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-217). |
Contents |
The rose quartz ceiling of unconditional love -- Black tourmaline and setting boundaries -- Pearl and the white light of innocence -- Pyrite, imposters, and fools -- Carnelian and the curse of positive thinking -- Citrine and the cost of happiness -- Opals and the terror of change -- Diamonds aren't special and neither are you -- Obsidian and finding the truth beneath the surface -- Amber, death, and the preservation of life -- Amethyst, for when you seek balance at all costs. |
Subject |
Crystals -- Miscellanea.
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Talismans -- Miscellanea.
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Genre/Form |
Essays. (OCoLC)fst01919922
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Essays.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Saxena, Jaya. Crystal clear Philadelphia : Quirk Books, 2020 9781683692041 (DLC) 2020031964 |
ISBN |
9781683692034 (hardcover) |
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1683692039 (hardcover) |
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9781683692041 (epub) |
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