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Summary: one of the best books...
Review: ...I ever read! it was wonderful! Loved all the pictures, and the information was very useful.
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Summary: Excellence in this Topic
Review: But I would recommend it. It isn't like typical spell books. It is, however, beautiful, and I believe that the author had the best intentions. Contains a lot of information, advice, and spells for you to sift through, and you can choose what applies to your own life. Books on fairies are relatively scarce; although this one isn't perfect, it's worth reading.
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Summary: Pricey and Boring
Review: This book is very difficult to understand because of how the author word's her sentences. She should use simpler terms instead. She also writes it so boringly. This book isn't much of a help, although there are good references of the faery times and dates and the times of the archangels etc. You would think that a book that is called 'Fairy Spells' would actually give you spells. This book doesn't really give you enough spells to actually be a spellbook. The spells are very complicated and need herbs and items that are hard to get your hands on. [...] The art on the other hand is very beautiful and colorful. I think the best part of this book is the art. Just the cover has a beautiful faery holding a wand. Look inside for more pretty fae pictures. Because of the beautiful pictures, I give this book 2 stars, or I would have given only 1.
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Summary: It was Lovely
Review: This is an incredibly beautiful book! Even the appearence of the outside. It's such a charming size. The cover is gorgeous. There are many other pictures that mach up to the cover's beauty inside. On about every-other page or so are detailed faery paintings by professional artists. I recognized a few of the paintings from fantasy-type sites I've seen on the internet. And the pages themselves are glossy and lovely. It's very easy to read and understand. From the title, one might expect "Fairy Spells" to mean this is a book that teaches one how to make charms, mix herbs, or perhaps even stating "mystical" rhymes. What this book really is about is more... preparation for contacting the faeries. It's about heightening your senses, listening to nature... paying attention to the vibes you get when seeking the faeries. There are a few little "spells" in there. One I specifically remember is a "protection" spell, to use when you're out in the forest and you start to get bad feelings from the fairies. Or if you're lost and being "faery led," imagining certain images and saying certain things may help you overcome the sensations. If your a fan of the Fae, or really like fantasy/faery art... this is an incredibly perfect book for you. If you're a hardcore Wiccan and searching for something that contains many rituals which in turn will create abundant results... then you should probably continue browsing. Then again, a big part of magic, aside from charms and spells, is the spirit; how one feels about and sees the world around them. Little books like this can help that sort of thing.
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Summary: Beautiful but not recommended
Review: This small hardcover book is illustrated with many famous paintings from the past. It's an interesting mixture of things, as the author talks as much about angels as she does about faerie, relegating the latter to things of children and vegetation and other "lesser energies." That's probably the biggest issue I take with the book. In many ways, she makes work with fairy seem almost formulaic, providing information on fairy hours and special days and what she calls "fairy dieties."
Some of the advice given is very Christian in orientation, making this a good book for those who see faerie in that way. In it she writes "I who walk with angels would walk with the fairies," and describes a secret well of the heart called the Cup of Mary. Her spells are formulaic as well, with lots of poetry, and they link fairy with angels in a way that isn't comfortable for me.
Although I don't particularly like this book, I agree with her writing on the use of imagination and intuition as gateways to faerie. She stresses the importance of attitude and intent in working with them and I agree.
The book makes no references to other books, and no bibliography is included. It's not one I'd particularly recommend.
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Summary: Useful Guide.
Review: This work is a wonderfully illustrated epistle on the subject of Fairies, the Little Ones from the Astral Realm that can influence our lives for the better. However, the author of this work appears to be very confused in her theology, insisting on the Christian and Pagan theologies' dual validity in an effort to support her theories. This is simply a metaphysical impossibility. Given the wonderful artwork in this work, I recommend it as a book for the art lover; however, I do not recommend it for any serious study of Pagan theology, metaphysics, of the Fairies themselves. Blessed Be and May The Light Of The Goddess Shine Upon You All. Love and Light,
TRISTON JAY AMERO
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Summary: Difficult
Review: Well, what can I say? I absolutely loved this book, but Ican understand why people give it only 1 star; the language is a bit difficult, the information is full of fantasy and very dreamy but also very vague. This pictures on the other hand are beautiful, and I love the size and shape of the book, others might not, but I do because it's færie-sized and shaped.
This little book reminds me of something nostalgic. Old and a bit Shakespearian. The whole Stratford-Upon-Avon vision.
I would advice this book to those who are extremely good at English, and with English I mean UK English, because Claire uses alot of hard-to-understand words. I wouldn't recommand this book to those like (useful) information, because it's not that practical. It's more like theological information and something to keep in mind, but the færie spells all seem a bit strange to me. But once again, read it if you like pictures, but leave it if you like usuable information
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