{"id":18035,"date":"2019-02-01T01:10:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T06:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=20441"},"modified":"2019-02-01T12:10:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T17:10:14","slug":"review-animal-totems-animal-allies-and-gemstone-guardians-cards-by-margaret-ann-lembo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/02\/01\/review-animal-totems-animal-allies-and-gemstone-guardians-cards-by-margaret-ann-lembo\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2013 Animal Totems And The Gemstone Kingdom- Spiritual Connections of Crystal Vibrations and Animal Medicine Book & The Animal Allies and Gemstone Guardians Cards by Margaret Ann Lembo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This\nis a book and oracle deck that go together. The book is titled\n“Animal Totems and the Gemstone Kingdom” and the cards are\ntitled “The Animal Allies and Gemstone Oracle Cards”. Both\nby Margaret Ann Lembo. The book is 222 pages and the deck has 44\ncards with images and written information on both sides of cards.\nArtwork by Richard Crookes, crystal photos by Andy Frame Photography\nand Ines Blersch Fotografie. Published by Findhorn Press, 2018. The\nbook retails for $19.99 U.S. and the cards retail for\n$15.99 U.S. They are available at both Amazon and Barnes and\nNoble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The oracle deck has 44 animals on one side of the card, and 44 crystals on the other side. Each side has a small image of the respective animal or crystal, and a paragraph with prompts, guidance and food for thought. You could simply pick a card and receive both an animal spirit message and a crystal message. If you just got the deck this would function nicely on its own. I like the variety of animals and crystals, there are some different ones you don’t see often included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a book and oracle card deck that are meant to work together, but honestly both are also great on their own. Both have a ton of information and different content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The\nbook is a tool in and of itself as you could just randomly flip to\nany page you feel called to to do your reading like that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or\nyou can use the book to gain further insight on each card. There are\ntwo full pages on each corresponding oracle card in the book. After\nyou read the card, go to the matching card in the book (they are in\nalphabetical order by the animal). It has many correspondences and\ninteresting information to make your experience richer. Another thing\nthat’s included in this book are multiple great appendixes at the\nback as well as a fabulous glossary. You can use the appendix to look\nup other crystals that correspond to a given animal, or to look up\nanimals that correspond to archangels and angels. It even has an\nappendix for wheel of life locations for animal totems. How cool is\nthat? Whether you want this book as a resource or as a tool to\nreceive messages, either is covered with this book. I’m very\nimpressed by the amount of content here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In\nconclusion I have really thoroughly enjoyed both this book & the\noracle cards. I have used them for myself and for friends and family\nand everyone loved them. Crystals and animals are two of my very\nfavorite things and this combines them both in a cohesive and unique\nway that I haven’t seen before. I recommend them both completely. I\nwill use these forever and thank you so much to Findhorn Press for\nallowing me to review them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crystal blessings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animal Totems and the Gemstone Kingdom: Spiritual Connections of Crystal Vibrations and Animal Medicine on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Animal Allies and Gemstone Guardians Cards on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the Author:<\/strong>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Retha N. Lent<\/strong>\nhas been married for 17 years to her husband Mark & they have\nfour cats that are their life. She lives in Norristown, Pa. Retha has\nher Bachelor\u2019s of Science degree in Behavioral Counseling Sciences\nfrom Drexel University. She is the owner of \u201cRetha\u2019s\nCrystals<\/a>\u201d & sells sterling silver unique crystal jewelry &\nspecimens on her FB business page. She has a FB group for her\ncustomers and those interested in learning more about crystals &\nall things magical called \u201cRetha\u2019s\nCrystal Circle<\/a>\u201c. She is also an advisor in the S<\/a>age\n<\/a>G<\/a>oddess\n<\/a>A<\/a>ffiliate\n<\/a>P<\/a>rogram<\/a>.\nShe has her Holistic Healing Certificate and Pillars of Priestessing\ncertificates from Sage Goddess. She is also an Ordained Pagan\nMinister from the Universal Life Church. Retha has a passion for\ncrystals, nature, astrology, working with moon cycles, ritual\npractices, tarot and oracle cards, runes, essential oils, herbs,\nmanifestation work, ancient cultures, magic & music. Her favorite\nplace is New Orleans, La. Retha has an extensive personal crystal\ncollection and loves sharing her love of crystals with the world. She\nhas been a practicing pagan since she was 16 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can reach her at\nrethalent@hotmail.com<\/a>\nor on her business\npage on FB<\/a>:\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Rethas-Crystals-197411227666484\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or in her\nFB group<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/m.facebook.com\/groups\/1960619300929876\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Her Sage\nGoddess<\/a> affiliate link is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.sagegoddess.com\/ref\/84\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or follow her on Instagram\nat @spookygirl16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is a book and oracle deck that go together. The book is titled “Animal Totems and the Gemstone Kingdom” and the cards are titled “The Animal Allies and Gemstone Oracle Cards”. Both by Margaret Ann Lembo. The book is 222 pages and the deck has 44 cards with images and written information on both sides of cards. Artwork by Richard Crookes, crystal photos by Andy Frame Photography and Ines Blersch Fotografie. Published by Findhorn Press, 2018. The book retails for $19.99 U.S. and the cards retail for $15.99 U.S. They are available at both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The oracle deck has 44 animals on one side of the card, and 44 crystals on the other side. Each side has a small image of the respective animal or crystal, and a paragraph with prompts, guidance and food for thought. You could simply pick a card and receive both an animal spirit message and a crystal message. If you just got the deck this would function nicely on its own. I like the variety of animals and crystals, there are some different ones you don’t see often included. This is a book and oracle card deck that are meant to work together, but honestly both are also great on their own. Both have a ton of information and different content. The book is a tool in and of itself as you could just randomly flip to any page you feel called to to do your reading like that.  Or you can use the book to gain further insight on each card. There are two full pages on each corresponding oracle card in the book. After you read the card, go to the matching card in the book (they are in alphabetical order by the animal). It has many correspondences and interesting information to make your experience richer. Another thing that’s included in this book are multiple great appendixes at the back as well as a fabulous glossary. You can use the appendix to look up other crystals that correspond to a given animal, or to look up animals that correspond to archangels and angels. It even has an appendix for wheel of life locations for animal totems. How cool is that? Whether you want this book as a resource or as a tool to receive messages, either is covered with this book. I’m very impressed by the amount of content here. In conclusion I have really thoroughly enjoyed both this book & the oracle cards. I have used them for myself and for friends and family and everyone loved them. Crystals and animals are two of my very favorite things and this combines them both in a cohesive and unique way that I haven’t seen before. I recommend them both completely. I will use these forever and thank you so much to Findhorn Press for allowing me to review them.  Crystal blessings Animal Totems and the Gemstone Kingdom: Spiritual Connections of Crystal Vibrations and Animal Medicine on Amazon The Animal Allies and Gemstone Guardians Cards on Amazon *** About the Author: Retha N. Lent has been married for 17 years to her husband Mark & they have four cats that are their life. She lives in Norristown, Pa. Retha has her Bachelor\u2019s of Science degree in Behavioral Counseling Sciences from Drexel University. She is the owner of \u201cRetha\u2019s Crystals\u201d & sells sterling silver unique crystal jewelry & specimens on her FB business page. She has a FB group for her customers and those interested in learning more about crystals & all things magical called \u201cRetha\u2019s Crystal Circle\u201c. She is also an advisor in the Sage Goddess Affiliate Program. She has her Holistic Healing Certificate and Pillars of Priestessing certificates from Sage Goddess. She is also an Ordained Pagan Minister from the Universal Life Church. Retha has a passion for crystals, nature, astrology, working with moon cycles, ritual practices, tarot and oracle cards, runes, essential oils, herbs, manifestation work, ancient cultures, magic & music. Her favorite place is New Orleans, La. Retha has an extensive personal crystal collection and loves sharing her love of crystals with the world. She has been a practicing pagan since she was 16 years old.  You can reach her at rethalent@hotmail.com or on her business page on FB: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Rethas-Crystals-197411227666484\/ Or in her FB group: Her Sage Goddess affiliate link is: www.sagegoddess.com\/ref\/84\/ Or follow her on Instagram at @spookygirl16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":240,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/240"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18035\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}