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The Curious Lore of Precious Stones

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Discover the magical and practical properties of gemstones with this classic work by America's first professional gemologist, George Frederick Kunz.Drawing on his wide-ranging research into the occult and magical properties of gemstones, George Frederick Kunz produced a treasure trove of a book that covers ideas about precious and semi-precious stones from around the world. With tables of correspondences and sections on scrying and astrological uses of stones, omens regarding certain stones, and how gemstones were seen historically around the globe, this is a fascinating work of impressive scope.Learn about the history of gemstones and how they have been Within fortune-telling and for their magical properties For their astrological associations In rituals, as symbols and talismans

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The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, George Frederick Kunz, Charles Hugh Stevenson

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2024
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Language
English
Released
2024
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Hardcover
Pages
304
ISBN10
1398838551
ISBN13
9781398838550
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Discover the magical and practical properties of gemstones with this classic work by America's first professional gemologist, George Frederick Kunz.Drawing on his wide-ranging research into the occult and magical properties of gemstones, George Frederick Kunz produced a treasure trove of a book that covers ideas about precious and semi-precious stones from around the world. With tables of correspondences and sections on scrying and astrological uses of stones, omens regarding certain stones, and how gemstones were seen historically around the globe, this is a fascinating work of impressive scope.Learn about the history of gemstones and how they have been Within fortune-telling and for their magical properties For their astrological associations In rituals, as symbols and talismans