title: Gem Magic: Crystals and Gemstones for Love, Luck, and Power
author:  Brenda Knight 
description: Brenda Knight is a writer, medieval scholar, and Wiccan who lives and works in San Francisco, California. She is the author of nine books, including the Witch's Brew six-book series, which has sold over 45,000 copies. Knight has appeared on many national television shows, National Public Radio, and been featured in magazines such as Glamour, Mademoiselle, and major newspapers including the L.A. Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, and the New York Post.
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  All's For the Best
  
  
  [I. FAITH AND PATIENCE.  
    
  ](All%27s%20For%20the%20Best_split_001.html#filepos3065)[II. IS HE A
  CHRISTIAN?  
    
  ](All%27s%20For%20the%20Best_split_001.html#filepos19970)[III. "RICH AND RARE
  WERE THE GEMS SHE WORE."  
    
  ](All%27s%20For%20the%20Best_split_001.html#filepos37906)[IV. NOT AS A CHILD.  
    
  ](All%27s%20For%20the%20Best_split_001.html#filepos47533)[V. ANGELS IN THE
  HEART.  
    
  ](All%27s%20For%20the%20Best_split_001.html#filepos51860)[VI. CAST DOWN, BUT
  NOT DESTROYED.  
    
  ](All%27s%20For%20the%20Best_split_001.html#filepos66209)[VII. INTO GOOD
  GROUND.  
    
  ](All%27s%20For%20the%20Best_split_001.html#filepos78254)[VIII. GIVING THAT
  DOTH NOT IMPOVERISH.  
    
  ](All%27s%20For%20the%20Best_split_001.html#filepos96186)[IX. WAS IT MURDER,
  OR SUICIDE?  
    
  ](All%27s%20For%20the%20Best_split_001.html#filepos108949)[X. THE NURSERY
  MAID.  
    
  ](All%27s%20For%20the%20Best_split_001.html#filepos182596)[XI. MY F