{"id":23698,"date":"2021-02-01T01:10:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T05:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=23698"},"modified":"2021-01-26T11:45:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T15:45:56","slug":"book-review-crystal-grids-handbook-by-judy-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2021\/02\/01\/book-review-crystal-grids-handbook-by-judy-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review &#8211; Crystal Grids Handbook: Use the Power of the Stones for Healing and Manifestation by Judy Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">Book <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">R<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">eview<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">Crystal Grids Handbook<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">Use the Power of the Stones<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">for Healing and Manifestation<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">by <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Judy Hall <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">Fair Winds Press <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">176 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Pages<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23699\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook.png 300w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook-188x300.png 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Combine the phenomenal power of crystals with sacred geometry on a grid and you have a three-dimensional energy field that can manifest anything. Judy Hall\u2019s \u201cCrystal Grids Handbook: Use the Power of the Stones for Healing and Manifestation\u201d guides readers to harness that energy for everything from attraction and anchoring, to protection and prosperity.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Grids, she explains, are the language of creation. They are found in nature: the perfect spiral of the sunflower, honeycomb cells, snowflakes. Readers learn how to select the best crystals for a particular grid or purpose as well as how to correctly set up, activate, and dismantle a grid.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23700\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook2.png 330w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook2-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Each basic shape has a specific meaning and purpose. For instance, Hall attributes creation, rebirth, and out-of-body journeying to the pyramid; and consolidation, stability, strength, and protection to a square. Combining these simple shapes creates ever increasing complex grids to create, heal, and manifest goals and intentions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Grids can be placed around your body, in your home or workplace, in nature, or on top of a photograph or map. The location needs to be appropriate for the intention and the period it is to remain in place.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Crystals are listed by intention in one section, and at the back of the book are a glossary of terms and pictures of more than forty crystals, along with useful resources. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23701\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook3.png 372w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook3-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook3-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This handbook is a condensed version of \u201cThe Ultimate Guide to Crystal Grids,\u201d providing a quick reference with the fundamentals for creating effective grids. Dozens \u2013 both beginner and advanced \u2013 are provided with instructions, photos and illustrations in this <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">five-inch by eight-inch volume.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Hall urges readers to experiment and trust their intuition when choosing an appealing grid and crystals, making adaptions to suit their needs. Directions for pendulum dowsing are given to assist in making choices.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23702\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook4.png 396w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook4-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">I learned that while the external shape of a crystal does not affect its properties, it will determine where and how energy moves through the grid. I also learned crystals need not be perfect, and that \u201cpoints that are chipped or crystals that appear misshapen may work extra hard\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This book is a comprehensive introduction to amplifying the energies of crystals. All you need is a handful of stones to get started. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><u><b><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>About author <\/i><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Judy Hall<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Judy Hall is a mind-body-spirit author with more than 45 books to her credit including \u201cCrystal Bible (Volumes 1, 2, and 3)\u201d and the \u201cCrystal Wisdom Healing Oracle.\u201d Her books have been translated into nineteen languages. A trained healer and counselor, she has been psychic her entire life and has experience in many systems of divination and natural healing methods. Her B.Ed is in Religious Studies, her M.A. in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology. Hall&#8217;s expertise includes past life readings and regressions, soul healing, astrology, divination, and crystal lore. She lives in Dorset, England.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23699\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook.png 300w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crystal-grids-handbook-188x300.png 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1592339875\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1592339875&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=paganpages-20&amp;linkId=b8a656f1d92f7e6118a40ceb0294798f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Grids Handbook: Use the Power of the Stones for Healing and Manifestation on Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=paganpages-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1592339875\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>***<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Lynn Woike<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-20916\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"263\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thewitchonwheels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>thewitchonwheels.com<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thewitchonwheels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-20917\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike2.png 488w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike2-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">All my life I have known magic was real. As a child, I played with the fae, established relationships with trees and \u201cjust knew things.\u201d In my maiden years I discovered witchcraft and dabbled in the black-candles-and-cemeteries-at-midnight-on-a-fullmoon magick just enough to realize I did not understand its power. I went on to explore many practices including Zen, astrology, color therapy, native traditions, tarot, herbs, candle magic, gems, and, as I moved into my mother years, Buddhism, the Kabbalah and Reiki. The first man I dated after my divorce was a witch who reintroduced me to the Craft, this time by way of the Goddess. For 11 years I was in a coven, but with retirement, I have returned to an eclectic solitary practice. When accepting the mantle of crone, I pledged to serve and teach. This is what I do from my skoolie \u2013 a 30-year-old school bus converted into a tiny house on wheels that I am driving around the country, following 72-degree weather, emerging myself into nature, and sharing magic with those I meet. Find me at <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/thewitchonwheels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">thewitchonwheels.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">, Facebook and Instagram.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-20918\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike3.png 464w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike3-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Review Crystal Grids Handbook Use the Power of the Stones for Healing and Manifestation by Judy Hall Fair Winds Press 176 Pages &nbsp; &nbsp; Combine the phenomenal power of crystals with sacred geometry on a grid and you have a three-dimensional energy field that can manifest anything. Judy Hall\u2019s \u201cCrystal Grids Handbook: Use the Power of the Stones for Healing and Manifestation\u201d guides readers to harness that energy for everything from attraction and anchoring, to protection and prosperity. Grids, she explains, are the language of creation. They are found in nature: the perfect spiral of the sunflower, honeycomb cells, snowflakes. Readers learn how to select the best crystals for a particular grid or purpose as well as how to correctly set up, activate, and dismantle a grid. &nbsp; &nbsp; Each basic shape has a specific meaning and purpose. For instance, Hall attributes creation, rebirth, and out-of-body journeying to the pyramid; and consolidation, stability, strength, and protection to a square. Combining these simple shapes creates ever increasing complex grids to create, heal, and manifest goals and intentions. Grids can be placed around your body, in your home or workplace, in nature, or on top of a photograph or map. The location needs to be appropriate for the intention and the period it is to remain in place. Crystals are listed by intention in one section, and at the back of the book are a glossary of terms and pictures of more than forty crystals, along with useful resources. &nbsp; &nbsp; This handbook is a condensed version of \u201cThe Ultimate Guide to Crystal Grids,\u201d providing a quick reference with the fundamentals for creating effective grids. Dozens \u2013 both beginner and advanced \u2013 are provided with instructions, photos and illustrations in this five-inch by eight-inch volume. Hall urges readers to experiment and trust their intuition when choosing an appealing grid and crystals, making adaptions to suit their needs. Directions for pendulum dowsing are given to assist in making choices. &nbsp; &nbsp; I learned that while the external shape of a crystal does not affect its properties, it will determine where and how energy moves through the grid. I also learned crystals need not be perfect, and that \u201cpoints that are chipped or crystals that appear misshapen may work extra hard\u2026\u201d This book is a comprehensive introduction to amplifying the energies of crystals. All you need is a handful of stones to get started. &nbsp; About author Judy Hall Judy Hall is a mind-body-spirit author with more than 45 books to her credit including \u201cCrystal Bible (Volumes 1, 2, and 3)\u201d and the \u201cCrystal Wisdom Healing Oracle.\u201d Her books have been translated into nineteen languages. A trained healer and counselor, she has been psychic her entire life and has experience in many systems of divination and natural healing methods. Her B.Ed is in Religious Studies, her M.A. in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology. Hall&#8217;s expertise includes past life readings and regressions, soul healing, astrology, divination, and crystal lore. She lives in Dorset, England. &nbsp; Crystal Grids Handbook: Use the Power of the Stones for Healing and Manifestation on Amazon *** About the Author: Lynn Woike thewitchonwheels.com All my life I have known magic was real. As a child, I played with the fae, established relationships with trees and \u201cjust knew things.\u201d In my maiden years I discovered witchcraft and dabbled in the black-candles-and-cemeteries-at-midnight-on-a-fullmoon magick just enough to realize I did not understand its power. I went on to explore many practices including Zen, astrology, color therapy, native traditions, tarot, herbs, candle magic, gems, and, as I moved into my mother years, Buddhism, the Kabbalah and Reiki. The first man I dated after my divorce was a witch who reintroduced me to the Craft, this time by way of the Goddess. For 11 years I was in a coven, but with retirement, I have returned to an eclectic solitary practice. When accepting the mantle of crone, I pledged to serve and teach. This is what I do from my skoolie \u2013 a 30-year-old school bus converted into a tiny house on wheels that I am driving around the country, following 72-degree weather, emerging myself into nature, and sharing magic with those I meet. Find me at thewitchonwheels.com, Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10005],"tags":[10346,10095,12771,10478,10075],"class_list":["post-23698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-author","tag-book","tag-crystal-grids-handbook-use-the-power-of-the-stones-for-healing-and-manifestation","tag-judy-hall","tag-review"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23698","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\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23698"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23705,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23698\/revisions\/23705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}