{"product_id":"the-sacred-history-of-stones-and-crystals-a-historically-grounded-guide-to-ancient-lapidaries-mineral-folklore-planetary-magic-sacred-symbolism-a-9798198198999","title":"The Sacred History of Stones and Crystals: A Historically Grounded Guide to Ancient Lapidaries, Mineral Folklore, Planetary Magic, Sacred Symbolism, a","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Evelyn Daly\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Folklore \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover the ancient, mysterious, and deeply human story of sacred stones and crystals.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years, human beings have carried stones for protection, buried them with the dead, set them into royal crowns, carved them into seals, placed them on altars, and read their colors as signs of divine presence. Long before the modern crystal shop, stones belonged to temples, tombs, scriptures, lapidaries, healing traditions, planetary magic, folk charms, and sacred landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sacred History of Stones and Crystals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a richly detailed historical guide to the cultural, magical, religious, and symbolic life of stones across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this book, readers will explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAncient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome, where stones were used in amulets, seals, medicine, ritual, and royal art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedieval lapidaries, biblical stones, monastic medicine, Hildegard of Bingen, Albertus Magnus, and the Christian symbolism of gems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenaissance planetary magic, Hermetic correspondences, talismans, sacred metals, and the celestial meanings assigned to minerals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuartz, lapis lazuli, amber, jet, jade, emerald, sapphire, ruby, amethyst, turquoise, obsidian, coral, and many other stones in historical context\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFolk protection traditions from the British Isles, Europe, Asia, the Americas, and beyond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rise of modern crystal culture, including chakras, New Age spirituality, and the debate between belief, symbolism, psychology, and evidence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book of empty crystal claims. It is a serious and atmospheric journey through the long record of what people have believed about stones, why those beliefs endured, and how minerals became mirrors of power, protection, beauty, death, divinity, and the unseen world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with historical care and a deep sense of wonder, this book is ideal for readers interested in folklore, occult history, ancient magic, sacred symbolism, mineral lore, lapidary traditions, and the hidden meanings human beings have given to the earth's most enduring treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe stones are older than memory. This book follows the story of how humanity learned to listen to them.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890823184535,"sku":"9798198198999","price":1271.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198198999.webp?v=1781181492","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-sacred-history-of-stones-and-crystals-a-historically-grounded-guide-to-ancient-lapidaries-mineral-folklore-planetary-magic-sacred-symbolism-a-9798198198999","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}