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The Crystal Alchemist goes beyond the basics of most reference books to offer specifics on how you can enhance your life with crystals every day. Crystals have long been known for their beauty and mysterious qualities. And, when used strategically, crystals can also help you cultivate a more conscious, contemplative, spiritually fulfilling life. Whether youre new to gems and stones or have been collecting for years, this brilliant and comprehensive guide will show you how to best use them in daily rituals.Written by healer, metaphysical practitioner, and Reiki master teacher Karen Frazier, The Crystal Alchemist provides everything you need to know to tap into the truly transformative power of crystals. Youll learn how to:Choose crystals based on their unique, healing propertiesProperly care for your crystalsPlace crystals in strategic locations for maximum benefitMeditate with crystalsWear or carry your crystalsUse crystals for personal care practicesSet intentions and create mantrasWith The Crystal Alchemist, youll discover more than just the properties, colors, and types of gems and stones. Youll find ways to personally incorporate crystals into each and every day to create a life of contemplation, intention, value, and meaning.
About the Author
Karen Frazier is the author of books about metaphysics, crystal healing, energy healing, dream interpretation, and the paranormal. As a professional writer, she has ghost written a number of books and penned hundreds of articles about a variety of topics. Karen is a columnist for Paranormal Underground Magazine. She currently writes two columns for the magazine: Dreams and Symbols and Metaphysics and Energy Healing. For more than seven years, Karen was also the co-host of Paranormal Underground Radio, and she formerly served as Paranormal Underground's Managing Editor. She is also the Paranormal and Horoscopes editor for LoveToKnow, and she writes feng shui, numerology, palmistry, psychic phenomena, paranormal, divination, and tarot articles for the site as well. Karen is also a member of Spirit Healing and Resolution (SHARe) , a collective of psychic mediums and energy healers dedicated to helping people dealing with afterlife experiences and hauntings, as well as offering spiritual coaching and energy healing services. A frequent guest in media discussing the results of her afterlife research, Karen has appeared on the Travel Channel's Mysteries at the Museum, spoken at regional conferences including the Oregon Ghost Conference, Haunting for Hope, Port Gamble Ghost Conference, and Paracon Seattle, and appeared on numerous radio shows. She teaches classes in energy healing, crystal healing, feng shui and space energetics, I Ching and divination, dream interpretation, Reiki, personal development, and psychic development. Karen is an intuitive energy healer who is a Usui Reiki Ryoho Master/Teacher (Shinpiden) , a Crystal Reiki Master/Teacher, and a certified animal Usui Reiki Ryoho practitioner, as well as an ordained minister for the International Metaphysical Ministry. She has also extensively studied and taken professional level courses in numerous energy, alternative healing, metaphysical, and divination techniques and concepts including quantum touch, aromatherapy, sound healing, Tibetan instrument sound healing, biofield tuning, Reiki sound healing, vocal sound healing, shamanic drumming, metaphysical healing, hypnotherapy, crystal healing, shamanism, feng shui, the bagua, tarot, numerology, astrology, Jungian dream interpretation, metaphysical dream interpretation, meditation, and the I Ching (Book of Changes) . She holds a Bachelor of Metaphysical Science (B.MSc) and a Masters of Metaphysical Science (M.MSc) as well as a PhD in Metaphysical Parapsychology. She is currently working a doctoral thesis focusing on sound as a source of spiritual healing in order to earn her Doctor of Divinity (DD) in Spiritual Healing. Karen is also a musician. She studied and played music for more than 35 years including as a music major at Eastern Washington University and in various musical groups as an adult. She plays flute, piano, mandolin, and percussion instruments and has developed a passion for sound healing, singing bowls, and
