Illustrated Crystallary: Guidance & Rituals from 36 Magical Gems & Minerals

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Best-selling author Maia Toll's third book, The Illustrated Crystallary, offers inspiration and spiritual guidance garnered from 36 gemstones and minerals, and includes 36 oracle cards beautifully illustrated by Kate O'Hara. In the ancient world there were three medicine kingdoms: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Following her previous acclaimed volumes on animal (The Illustrated Bestiary) and vegetable (The Illustrated Herbiary), Maia Toll fulfills the call for mineral with The Illustrated Crystallary, exploring the mystical qualities of 36 fascinating crystals and minerals, including gold, silver, copper, amethyst, hematite, mica, smokey quartz, emerald, ruby, and more. Combining bits of ancient wisdom with her own insights, Toll explores the aspects and energy of each stone and, through rituals and reflections, the life guidance it might offer contemporary readers. Obsidian's shiny surface and sharp edges reflect the shadowy corners of the self and serve as the tool for cutting them loose. The sky-like colour of earthly turquoise provides balance between opposing forces. The stunning illustrations of Kate O'Hara magnify the symbolism of each crystal throughout the book, and are also featured on 36 oracle cards included in an envelope bound in the back of the book. Also available: The Illustrated Herbiary Collectible Box Set and The Illustrated Bestiary Collectible Box Set. AUTHOR: Maia Toll has been many things - including a horseback riding instructor, a clinical herbalist, and a university teacher - but being an award-winning author is by far her favourite. Her Wild Wisdom series, featuring The Illustrated Herbiary, The Illustrated Bestiary, and The Illustrated Crystallary, offers glimpses into the wisdom of the natural world and the wilds within ourselves - insights Toll contemplated during her year-long apprenticeship to a traditional healer in Ireland. She teaches and blogs to an international following at maiatoll.com. SELLING POINTS: . Third book in Maia Toll's acclaimed series. Following the success of The Ilustrated Herbiary and The Illustrated Bestiary, Toll turns her insightful eye to the world of minerals. . Long used for healing and guidance in ancient traditions, crystals are taking center stage alongside a fascination with tarot and witchcraft, and have emerged as a fast-growing trend in health spas, wellness clinics, and alternative medicine centers. . Includes 36 oracle cards. With Kate O'Hara's luminous illustrations, profiles of 36 magical gemstones, and 36 pull-out oracle cards, this is a best-selling format that fans of the series are eager for more of.

Maia Toll is the author of The Wild Wisdom series, including The Illustrated Herbiary, and The Night School. After pursuing an undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and a master's at New York University, Toll apprenticed with a traditional healer in Ireland, where she spent extensive time studying the growing cycles of plants, the alchemy of medicine making, and the psycho-spiritual aspects of healing--and studied at The University of Michigan and New York University. She is the co-owner of the retail store Herbiary, with locations in Asheville, NC and Philadelphia, PA. You can find her online at maiatoll.com. Kate O'Hara is an illustrator and artist. Her work combines intricate nature drawings with decorative hand-lettering and rich color schemes. She received a BFA in Illustration from the University of the Arts. Clients include Cirque Du Soleil, Crabtree & Evelyn, Serif & Affinity Designer, Hasbro Toys, and more. She is currently based in Reno, Nevada.

"In The Illustrated Crystallary, modern oracle Maia Toll hands you her seeing eye. As you scry into her luminous dreamscape, you'll find intimate passages written with humor, wisdom, and the clarity of a sage. This book will center you in a timeless truth: your relationship with Earth will deepen when you listen to Her stories told in stone." -- Sarah Thomas, LAc, founder of the Upper Clarity School of Stone Medicine "Enchanting, fascinating, and surprising. Maia Toll introduces us to stones as teachers, and invites us into relationship with them so we may deepen our relationship with ourselves. This is the most beautiful, sane, and humane book about crystals I know. What a gift." -- Sarah Selecky, author of Radiant Shimmering Light "Toll's poetic and practical prose offers a gentle invitation into the world of crystals for those who dabble and, for more serious readers, new ways of thinking." -- Kelley Knight, author of Spells for the Modern Mystic "An informative, empowering, and introspective must-read for every witch non-witch alike!" -- Amanda Lovelace, best-selling author of the princess saves herself in this one