Faerie Tradtion Lite....November 21, 2006 11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I got this book super cheap at a sale, otherwise I doubt I would have purchased it.
Just a warning, if you are seriously interested in profound, complex work with Faeries, this is not the book to help you. Like the other reviewer wrote, is this fiction? She said she's done tons of research. Where? What books was she researching? Certainly none of the dozens of books I have read on the lore, history and past of this ancient tradtion. She makes no mention of ancestors, none of the different types of faeries (hives, trooping etc)...only focusing on the elementals, which aren't even the Faery in the body of old lore. No mention of the connection between the Faerie realm and ghosts (ancestors as well)....even though this is well known and documented throughout all cultures and times.
Her brand of Faerie seems to come from the post industrial realm of what people think Faeries are and do. Really a made up one. She has none of the beautiful and evocative poetry and words from well known old poets such as W.B. Yeats, Fiona MacLeod....or writing from the famous Robert Kirk...nothing whatsoever of any histrorical mention, not even folklore or ballads! Just qoutes from her horrible sounding faerie romance novel (from the many qoutes from it) Uhg and the artwork...pretty bad. One of the paintings of a "faerie king" looks like some cheesy calvin klein model, with one of his hands in his jeans to boot. I laughed outloud at this drawing. The only thing intersting in the whole book was her description of the Snow Queen.
This book is just bad. If you are a serioud seeker and what to really delve into the enchanted realm and way beyond I recommend The Feary Teachings by Orion Foxwood or Earth Light and Living World of Faery by R.J. Stewart. If you want to keep it lite and flit about the flowers and think you've somehow connected to something by just wandering around nature and building altars with glitter....by all means read this book.
Faeriecraft is the prefect stepping stone into the realm of the FaeJune 9, 2006 3 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you are interested in learning faerie magick this is definitly a book i would sugest it is full of great info that is easy to understand and follow ... definitly a 5 star book
Not What I Expected ! Fiction?April 30, 2006 8 out of 11 found this review helpful
What a joke! I have read alot of books on faeries. After reading all of R J Stewarts` books and Faery Teachings by Orion Foxwood this seams like fiction. I could bearly bring myself to finish it. I can`t beleive the author is the UK`s top authority on faeries. Very sad.
faeriecraft by alicen and neil geddes-wardJanuary 29, 2006 4 out of 6 found this review helpful
i have many books on the faeries and have read all of them and the book alicen and neil wrote is the best....! this book tells how to get in touch and whom you are talking to, this book is the best ever written... i feel that this book is a must for every library ! a must to read!
A Good Source of Knowledge and PracticeJanuary 24, 2006 5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I thought this book was wonderful too, but it seemed, if anything, a little advanced. Not only was it more involved than other faery craft books, but it seemed almost religious. Leaving the Good People letters, for instance.
Besides that, I enjoyed to chapters on the Faery Queens and Kings. The books inspired in me a delightul interest in Oberon King, the consort of Mab. Be warned: Oberon is not as gentle as he would seem -- loveable -- but not gentle . . .
It is also a wonderful source for anyone who would like to become a faery priestess. Like most things that take time and practice, this is not an easy tranformation. It requires not only the witch's effort, but the effort of the Fae as well. The Little Folk have to be willing to "initiate" you, I suppose. And of course, seeing them with your heart is a challenge well worth the try.
This is a great book for anyone interested in Faery craft, but my advice is to read a few others first -- maybe some introductions to the Fae.
Also, check out the Farey Oracle by Jesa MacBeth and Brian Froud.
