TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lecouteux,Claude
TI  - A lapidary of sacred stones: their magical and medicinal powers based on the earliest sources 
SN  - 9781594774638 (hbk.)
AV  - GR805 .L4313 2012
U1  - 398/.465 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Rochester, Vt.
PB  - Inner Traditions
KW  - Precious stones
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - Therapeutic use
N1  - "Includes more than 800 gems and stones"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-357)
N2  - MIND, BODY, SPIRIT: THOUGHT & PRACTICE. A comprehensive dictionary of sacred and magical gem lore that draws on the rarest source texts of Antiquity and the Middle Ages - Reveals the healing and magical virtues of familiar gemstones, such as amethyst, emerald, and diamond, as well as the lore surrounding exotic stones such as astrios, a stone celebrated by ancient magicians - Examines bezoars (stones formed in animals' bodies) and "magnets" that attract materials other than metal - Based on ancient Arabic, Greek, Jewish, and European sources, ranging from the observations of Pliny the Elder to extremely rare texts such as the Picatrix and Damigeron's Virtue of Stones Our ancestors believed stones were home to sacred beings of power, entities that if properly understood and cultivated could provide people protection from ill fortune, envy, and witchcraft; grant invisibility and other magical powers; improve memory; and heal the sick from a wide variety of diseases
ER  -