BOOKS
THE ALCHEMY OF STONES: Co-creating with Crystals, Minerals, and Gemstones for Healing and Transformation
by Robert Simmons
DestinyBooks.com
The Alchemy of Stones presents an inspired breakthrough in Robert Simmons’ thirtyfive year career of exploring and revealing the spiritual qualities and potentials of minerals, crystals, and gemstones. This holistic, Earthbased framework for understanding stones and their energies initiates readers into an alchemical worldview that leads to spiritual healing, transformation, and transcendence. Simmons provides guidance on discovering and harnessing the three human powers of intention, attention, and imagination, each a crucial component for meeting and working in harmony with the energies of the Stone Beings. Simmons also introduces us to the Divine Feminine intelligence known as Sophia, or Wisdom. The Stone Beings are her emissaries, and through relating and co-creating with them, the healing and redemption of ourselves and the Earth becomes a reality.
Offering an illustrated dictionary of the spiritual qualities of more than 375 different minerals, crystals, and gemstones, Simmons also explores in depth what he calls the Four Cornerstones of the Alchemy of Stones: Moldavite, Phenacite, Azeztulite, and Rosophia. He discusses the stages of alchemical transformation and provides meditative practices with specific stones to go with each stage. He also explores how to work with stone mandalas, crystal body layouts, gemstone elixirs, and Orgonite energy devices and details powerful techniques for working with stones. Woven throughout are Simmons’ personal stories of the pivotal mystical experiences that triggered his capacity to feel stone energies and led him to develop his relationship with the stones, revealing how this work can open minds and awaken hearts. Lavishly illustrated, The Alchemy of Stones is an invitation to a journey of enlightenment, transformation, and spiritual metamorphosis aligned with the path of our living, conscious Earth.
VIBRATIONAL SOUND HEALING
Take Your Sonic Vitamins with Tuning Forks, Singing Bowls, Chakra Chants, Angelic Vibrations, and Other Sound Therapies
by Erica Longdon
InnerTraditions.com
All sound and vibration affect us. From the moment of birth—even in the womb—every word, thought, or sound we encounter is important and powerful, nourishing or toxic. When we understand the powerful effects of sound and vibration, we can consciously apply them for our health and well-being. In this accessible guide, Erica Longdon explains the therapeutic and healing impact of sound, frequency, and vibration on the body, mind, and spirit. She shows how sound therapy triggers the body’s natural self-healing mechanisms and offers a noninvasive way to permeate every cell of the body with healing intentions. She presents a wide range of sound-healing methods and vibrational practices and explores tools such as tuning forks, gongs, singing bowls, drumming, chakra chants, and angelic vibrations as well as cymatics—the study of wave phenomena, which makes sound visible. She explains how to use different sound healing methods and offers instructions both for self-treatment and as preparation if you go see a sound therapist. She reveals how each of us has a sound healing tool at our disposal—our own voice—and provides simple practices and exercises such as humming, vowel toning, and affirmations that you can begin using right away for self-healing. She also explores the power of silence and how even our inner vibrations—thoughts and intentions—affect us sonically and can be used for vibrational healing. Offering a natural way to treat pain and illness, this guide gives you the tools to connect with your inner healer, restore balance and harmony, and harness the power of vibration for sound health.
PRODUCTS
PILLOW CUBE
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Welcome the support at bedtime with Pillow Cube a must-have pillow for side sleepers that the manufacturer says helps with spinal alignment, decreases sleep apnea and reduces acid reflux. Available in both 12” and 28” wide pillows. Pillow Cube is made in the USA out of the same high rebound comfort foams that the top bed-in-the box companies use. Pillow Cube gives you a highly engineered, structurally soft, perfectly shaped bed for your head wrapped up in a silky-smooth stretchy cover. It’s perfect to take traveling and even to use in between your legs for the best night’s rest. Hey, it’s a great conversation piece, too 🙂
SHUT EYE
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Nuvana’s Shut Eye was created by a neurologist and biochemist to improve sleep with a natural sleep aid. Shut Eye packs a one-two punch of the amino acid L-Theanine and the neurotransmitter GABA. Together they help the brain to down-regulate feelings of worry, stress and anxiety to create a state of relaxation that makes it easier to fall asleep and extend the duration of deep sleep. Shut Eye promotes improved, restorative sleep with naturally sourced ingredients that are vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free and dairy-free, are non-habit forming, help with time zone acclimation when traveling, and anxiety relief.
SAFE HOME DRINKING WATER TEST KITS
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Remember to stay hydrated daily at home. Safe Home Drinking Water Test Kits were created by a senior scientist with more than 40 years of research testing home drinking water. Environmental Laboratories Inc. provides consumers peace of mind on the quality of their drinking water in their home. The kits are designed so anyone can test with DIY at Home “You Test It” kits for screening home drinking water as well as In-Lab Certified “We Test It” kits for detailed testing of your home drinking water.
HANDSON GLOVES
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Take time out in your day to share extra TLC for your pets as well as bonding therapy for you too. HandsOn Gloves grooming, bathing and massaging innovation for our pets helps add comfort and joy while also supporting those that may suffer from inflammatory arthritis conditions in their hands adding a health benefit for the mobility of the finger and palm joints. HandsOn Gloves scrubbing nodules and hypo-allergenic, bio-friendly components clinically are proven to be safe for use with humans and animals. The gloves work wet or dry allowing for the perfect combination to care for your pet at home and on the go. Users will find their animals wanting to come closer at groom time and the gloves help keep fur shedding to a minimum and their bond with your family to a maximum. The gloves come in the following sizes: Kids Junior and Adult S, M, L & XL and Colors: Green, Black, or Purple.
