Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic

Difficulty Level: Beginner No magickal background necessary. Pros: - It's an occult/Pagan classic. I believe this book was written for Pagans in general, and would be useful for Pagans. However, just know that it's written from a Wiccan perspective. This book is used by virtually all Wiccans, and is popu......more

One of the three encyclopedia’s, “Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic” by Scott Cunningham is actually an updated version of the author’s original. This book is arranged similar to the other two. In 14 chapters, the author relays a lot (but not all) of the historical information r......more

Fantastic referance book! Well written and informative. I have other crystal books that I love, but this is the first one that talks about the crystal and gems relationships and associations to goddesses/gods, the sun, moon, planets and other celestial beings, as well as their interactions with meta......more

It's a good reference book with a nice introduction in using crystals, cleansing them etc. There is unfortunately some passages in the book that should be ignored at best because they did not stand the test of time. Like the reference to using mercury and asbestos along putting random stones in your......more

So far I enjoyed every book of Scott Cunningham that I read. His Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic is not an exception. It's quite a short and useful collection of information about the gems and metals. I read it all through but you can read selectively the only information you need now. Af......more