The backgrounds stay the same for the card groupings. Only the inset gemstone changes. (and the geometric solid for the skanghas)
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/tibetan-gemstone-oracle/
The quibble most reviewers seem to have is that it is not based on
Tibetan knowledge. It's supposedly the Vedic chakra info; teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh (Zen Buddhist) ~ of course, as an American with no Eastern background, I have no idea what the differences are.
The book is spiral-bound and wider than it is tall, (roughly 9 inches by 5.5 inches) which makes it a bit difficult to use without bends to the covers. The cards measure about 9cm by 16cm (3 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches)
The heart/4th chakra has 2 cards assigned under each element.
Earth Lotus ~ Physical Body
black tourmaline, amber, jade, rose quartz, aventurine, turquoise, sodalite, Earth Keeper quartz
Water Lotus ~ Emotional Body
obsidian, moonstone, peridot, rhodochrosite, malachite, aquamarine, azurite, iolite
Fire Lotus ~ Spiritual Body
garnet, fire agate, Golden Imperial topaz, ruby, emerald, blue sapphire, amethyst, diamond
Air Lotus ~ Mental Body
smoky quartz, carnelian, citrine, kunzite, dioptase, celestite, lapis lazuli, selenite
Etheric Lotus ~ Pranic Body
Boji stone (aka shaman stone, moqui marble), rutilated quartz, apatite, rubellite (tourmaline), green tourmaline, blue topaz, sugilite, Herkimer diamond (quartz)
Skandhas- lingam, chrysocolla/gem silica, star quartz, moldavite, boulder opal
each has an associated Platonic solid shape instead of the colored lotus underneath
~ * ~ * ~ * ~
Does anyone in the Chicago area know what happened to Dawn Silver's store
Healing Earth Resources?
Apparently,
Bluestar Communications website is just returning errors when you click on the webpages. (Woodside CA, according to the book)
ETA: an older thread said someone paid $35 for it; I think that's close to what I paid too (way back when)
English edition 1885394330
Deutsche edition 3894271132
