Gem Identification & Grading Academy

P.J. Joseph is a well-known gemstone expert who has traveled the world extensively in search of the earth’s most precious gift to humankind—colored gemstones.  Those who know him, or have studied under him as I have, are aware that while he is relaying stories and information about the gems of the world, there is another narrative running alongside. These stories, if you are listening carefully, invite us into the very depths of life to feel the energy of the universe that is flowing through each and every one of us. Gemstones have a way of opening our minds up to these deeper, magical experiences.

Joseph’s latest work, The Book Of Oh My God Gemstones, is certainly not your every day source for gemstone information, instead—it is the one you will always remember. The author has combined his extensive gemological knowledge acquired through years of study and research in the international gem trade with the passion and reverence gemstones deserve.  The reader is welcomed into the mystical world of gems by a gemstone expert, known as the compassionate boss, who is inspired by Jesus’s golden rule to do unto others as they do unto you. His “precious assistants,” seventeen of them, work with their master to spread the knowledge of gemstones to all who seek it, along with a spiritual message of kindness, compassion, self-control, creativity, and courage without hurting others as we travel through life.