Seven Stars

Amazing place to buy healing crystals. I was there today for the first time. The man working there was very kind and helpful and the crystals were good quality!

I worked at Seven Stars in Cambridge about ten years ago. They have the best selection of metaphysical books in the Boston area. Stuart and Phillip are usually there at the counter. It’s great just to stop in and browse or chat with whoever is at the cash register. They’re all really knowledgable. Yes, maybe quirky but really fun to see what they have. They have a great collection of hand held crystals which I love to scoop up and feel the energy. LOVE them!

Love this trippy place! Plenty of Planet Cambridge going on, some great art books, metaphysical stuff and amazing museum quality crystals and geological pieces. Seriously great place to browse books on esotera, new age education, politics, or Kabbalism… Everything from A-​Zinc in crystals and healing stones, the best of the new and old Cambridge.

Well, I made it to Seven Stars. They didn’t have a ton of tarot cards — more than say a Barnes and Noble but less than some of the western Mass shops. They had the standard Waite variations and the more recent LoS decks, but nothing that stood out for this repro fan.
But they were very nice and helpful.
What they did have was a TON of books, including more than two shelves devoted to Tarot. They had shelves upon shelves of stuff. Whole bookcases each devoted to Golden Dawn, Wicca, Celtic stuff, I Ching, Buddhism, Kabbalah … Just astounding. Had easy nearby parking.
So while I wasn’t exactly wowed by the tarot selection, which was dwarfed by their crystal collection, I would definitely recommend them.

Went in looking for Tarot cards, and expected a little bit of guidance from the employees. They were to busy with their Skype call to help me. Didn’t seem very professional, which is unfortunate because it looks like a promising shop.

Excellent crystal and metaphysical bookshop with huge selection. Only drawback is silent austere vibe which makes you terrified to speak above a whisper lest you be reprimanded.

I was so thrilled to find this new hidden gem (at least from me). The store has an interesting and fairly extensive selection at reasonable prices. Pricing is actually probably subjective as it is hard to truly know what each of the many crystals should cost but they appear to be reasonably priced.

I was hoping for a little more guidance from the staff. The man working there when I went just handed me a laminated list of stones with their 101 properties, but there were several crystals in the store not listed on the sheet. Being newly curious about these things, it wasn’t very motivating to hear «I don’t really use the stones.» Also they did not have any sun-​catching crystals, maybe out of them temporarily? Nice stuff though.

Relaxed neighborhood bookstore for new agey books, crystals, jewelry.

My go-​to spot for all things Spirit. Chillaxed atmosphere with peaceful background music. Thankfully, no sensory assault of burning incense like you might expect to find at a place like this. You could pull up a chair and sit all day, treating the place like your own home. Staff will not pester you, but are also willing to have any length of conversation if you are feeling social or have questions. Crowded bookshelves stuffed with literally anything you can imagine, from generic self-​help to native american healing to alien encounters to cat poetry. I like to take my time to slowly browse and let my imagination run wild.

I’ve never seen anyone carry 1,000 astrology books. bravo.

The store is fine if you like weird things — the crystals are extremely strange if you ask me.
If you’re looking for some super old and overpriced books, this is the place to go.
I visited them back in 2006 and was told that their «website is coming soon». Here we are 7 years later and the exact same «unable to connect to database» message exists on their website. You’d think they’d have hired someone to fix that by now…

A great bookstore for all your metaphysical needs. Includes books on modern and ancient religions, witchcraft, psychology and self-​help, herbalism and holistic health, as well as books of other topics such as politics, etc! They also have a wonderful selection of crystals and stones, tarot and oracle cards, etc. Lovely people to talk to as well! Great energy; definitely a bookstore to support! Highly recommended.

A friend visiting over Christmas was looking for a particular book on male behavior in modern times and scoured all of the major bookstores in Cambridge to find it. Unfortunately, he did not know about Seven Stars. He was out of luck and unable to deliver the book as a Christmas gift as he had hoped. A few weeks later, I was stumbling through Central Square and found Seven Stars and found the very book that my friend had been hunting for. Aside from such unusual and hard to find books, Seven Stars also features many local authors UPFRONT and on tables nicely presented as you first enter the store. Unlike many book stores, they don’t have an overwhelming inventory and appear to hand-​pick quality work.

Excellent selection of books on a variety of specialized and esoteric topics (I spend all my time in the religion and philosophy sections). The books are both new and used, and I’ve bought a number of rare, out-​of-​print volumes here — usually in good condition! The table that runs down the middle of the store also has a thoughtful selection of popular books, both fiction and non-​.
I occasionally think that the fact that the owner knows what books are worth is a drawback: it’s not a place where you’ll find an expensive out-​of-​print book priced for a dollar. On the other hand, there’s not much junk that you have to dig through to find the gems. Although some of the rare books initially seem on the expensive side, a quick check online generally demonstrates that the price marked is fair. The owner also buys used books at a generous rate, especially if you ask for store credit — the only way you’ll do better is to sell your books yourself one at a time on
(I’ve tried that method — it’s time-​intensive and books can take years to sell).
There aren’t many independent bookstores left, and this is one that definitely deserves your business. I’ve found and bought books here that I never would have known existed if I hadn’t had the chance to physically browse the shelves.

Seven Stars is such an interesting store; they have books ranging from topics such as eastern spirituality to drugs to druids (!?) to alchemy. I love going here to peruse the the shelves and usually end up getting something absurd that I wouldn’t necessarily find anywhere else (a visual history of norse mythology, par exemple).
They also have some really cool semi-​precious stones and jewelry; I haven’t bought any, but the guy behind the counter has been helpful in explaining the differences between them. I mean, the whole place is definitely out there, but it’s a cool spot to check out if you’re in the area — and it’s always good to support the local economy. (:
I just wish they had some more chairs or floor cushions or something.

Seven Stars is the best shop of this genre in the Boston area. I guess their label would be «new-​age» but they have a lot more to offer than that stereotype would suggest. I have to moderate my visits there because I always find something to buy.
My favorite purchase so far has been a moldavite pendant. It’s hard to find moldavite, and the pieces you can find at Seven Stars are both beautiful and affordable. I would definitely recommend a visit!

Seven Stars is a pretty unique place in Central. This is a poster child for the type of place that I think only exists in like Cambridge, Austin, San Francisco, etc. They have a really specialized and focused colleciton of books — but if you are interested in alternative religions (i.e. not maintsream Christianity) they have a really extensive collection.
I was able to find a copy of Greek tragedies that I was looking for (and Rodney’s didn’t have) with some really helpful assistance from the guy working the desk.
I am sort of amazed this place stays in business in the age of Amazon and Borders. Cambridgians need to support this place and keep them a part of the local community.

Cambridge is full of specialty shops, and I love a thriving local economy! Seven Stars is the place to go for books on the Occult, Conspiracy, Astrology, Buddhist, and everything mystical. A low key store, the owners are very nice and an offer of help came quickly.
You’ve still got time to read up on the Mayan calendar predictions for 2012, there’s a plethora of crystals and stones at the counter, and the staff is only too happy to explain the healing properties of each. I would love to see more of a sitting area, and possibly small coffee and tea offerings here, to make it more of a destination book shop.
Ever the cost-​conscious Taurus I perused, but did not purchase, the 2010 Astrology outlook book for my sign. Lookout for the Bulls baby, this is our year!

The place for all things (mostly books) outside of or critiquing the mainstream. Very new-​agey, of course, but with enough variety for even a hard-​nosed materialist such as myself.
In other words, even the unenlightened won’t leave with wallets unlightened.