Check out their website as they have some great photos of faery people.
http://www.faeriecraft.co.uk
 | A Field Guide to Irish Fairies | by Bob Curran, Andrew Whitson (Illustrator) | $10.36 | Reviewer: A reader from Studio City, CA This little book gets right to the meat of Irish folklore and the various sorts of fey. Includes the mythological variance between tales from differing counties and tries to reconcile the countless spelling/name variations and the differing significance attached to various elementals. The accounts and tales are both fanciful and straightforward and carry none of that phony, fadish, fluffy bunny fru fru that poisons serious examination and/or gentle celebration of our Good Neighbours. | |
 | A Field Guide to the Little People | by Nancy, Arrowsmith | $5.47 | Reviewer: Angus MacDonald from Santa Barbara, CA Is this a work of scholarship, a trip down memory (or nightmare) lane, or a true field guide? I leave you to be the judge, but this book is an absolute delight. I picked it up when it first came out in hardcover many and many a year ago and have been known to pick it up (still) two or three times a month and read a selection. The entries are short and most are crosss-referenced; in addition, there is a decent bibliography if you wish to keep going in your studies. If you like faeries, don't miss out on this book, but then also remember to leave the Good Folk a little something, just so they stay pleasant. | |
 | A Witch's Guide to Faery Folk : Reclaiming Our Working Relationship With Invisible Helpers (Llewellyn's New Age Series) | by Edain McGoy, Edain McCoy | $10.47 | Occult and Metaphysics Editor's Recommended Book Working on the idea that faeries are not merely mythological creatures or elemental archetypes, but actual beings who can aid in pagan rituals and magic, McCoy tells the reader where to find them, how to call them (or protect against them), spells and rituals involving the little people and a rather helpful dictionary of faery folk from around the world. I'm impressed with the amount of actually helpful information which McCoy has included in this book. | |
| Abbey Lubbers, Banshees, and Boggarts : An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies | by Katharine Mary. Briggs | $11.55 | Abbey Lubbers, Banshees, & Boggarts isn't at all 'bout folk tales, but rather rather 'bout those fey creatures who inhabit them. Written by the late Katherine Briggs, one of Britain's most-knowledgable folklorists, this book is "Everything You Wanted to Know about the Fey Ones, but Were Afraid to Ask." One online source has this short bio of the author: "Katharine Briggs was born November 8, 1898 in London, England, the daughter of Ernest Briggs, an artist and storyteller who introduced his daughters to the world of folklore. As a Brownie Scout and a Girl Scout, she further developed her storytelling talents. As an adult she honed her performance skills as the head of an amateur touring company. She received her master's degree from Oxford University in 1926, and her Ph.D. from the same institution in 1952. She was primarily known and widely respected as a scholar of folklore. She published prolifically in this field from 1959 until her death in 1980. Her greatest scholarly achievement was probably the publication of the four- volume A Dictionary of British Folktales in the English Language in 1970. An Encyclopedia of Fairies (1976) was also widely acclaimed. Briggs was writing for children before she began writing for a scholarly audience. Her first book, The Legend of Maiden-Hair, was published in 1915, and she wrote several other children's books, most of which were based on folktales and legends." Reviewed at: http://www.greenmanreview.com/anglo_celtic_folktales.html | |
 | An Encyclopedia of Fairies | by Katharine Mary Briggs | $20.49 | Occult and Metaphysics Editor's Recommended Book Perhaps she should have called it "Everything You Wanted to Know about Fairies, but Were Afraid to Ask." This book covers every type of "little people" from abbey lubbers to Young Tam Lin. Not just the tiny, translucent winged pixies of popular art, but brownies, goblins and bogies, even larger creatures like dragons and mermaids. Exhaustive in its coverage, while still entertaining. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title. | |
 | BELIEVING IN FAERIES: A Manual for Grown-ups | by Marcia Zina Mager, Tom Cross (Illustrator) | $17.47 | BELIEVING IN FAERIES: A Manual for Grown-ups is an inspired journey into the elusive realm of nature spirits. Beautifully illustrated by Tom Cross, Believing In Faeries is a gift for any grown-up who's ever lost touch with the magic of childhood; a children's book for adults who need a little more whimsy in their urban lives. Published by CW Daniel Company. | |
 | Child of Faerie, Child of Earth | by Jane Yolen, Jane Dyer (Illustrator) | $11.87 | A well-developed rhyming text describes the friendship between a human girl and a fairy boy. Despite the attractions of the nighttime, festive elven court and the fertile, hearty, daytime land, neither child wants to leave his or her own world, and they're forced to leave each other behind. The delicate, detailed watercolors emphasize the ethereal nature of the fairy world and the vibrant life of nature above. -- Copyright © 1998 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. | |
 | Earth Light : The Ancient Path to Transformation : Rediscovering the Wisdom of Celtic and Faery Lore (Earth Quest) | by R. J. Stewart | $7.00 | Review by wwithin@nccn.net: Excellent introduction to the Fairy Kingdom R.J. Stewart has written an incredible book introducing us to the Fairy Kingdom Tradition. This is a tradition that was readily accepted and believed in until the turn of the century. Now much of the planet has lost this connection. He explores what the fairy kingdom is, who fairies are, and why its important for the survival of humans and the planet to re-establish this connection. It is a very real place with real beings. There are a lot of wonderful exercises/ journeys in the book to help take you there (similar to shamanic journeys). The sequel to this book is the Power Within the Land. I use a lot of his work and journeys with the groups that I take to sacred sites in England, Scotland and Ireland. | |
| Elves, Fairies and Gnomes | by Lee B. Hopkins | $21.97 | A collection of 18 poems about elves, fairies, and gnomes. | |
 | Enchantment of the Faerie Realm : Communicate With Nature Spirits and Elementals | by Ted Andrews | $12.95 | There was alot of information on many different types of fairies and nature spirits. There are outlines of different types of air, water, and fire beings. It also explains how you can get in touch with the elements of nature, and how to get in touch with fairies or bring them into your life. The only pictures are black and white drawings. But the text is very good. | |
 | Faery Magic | by Mary Jo Putney, Jo Beverley, Barbara Samuel, Karen H | $6.50 | This delightful collection offers magical tales from four beloved Regency authors. In "The Lord Of Elphindale" by Jo Beverley, Lovely Gwen Forsythe has loved Drew since she was a child. Both are half-faery, but Drew has denied the non-human part of himself for years. In an attempt to forever remove himself from the influence of the magic glen, he plans to marry another woman and move far away. But the faery people have other plans and take steps to again bring Gwen and Drew together. Karen Harbaugh's "The Faery Braid" tells the story of a beautiful changeling, Rowan; handsome Sir Jonathon Bradford; and the love that Rowan's still-human heart can't deny. In "The Love Talker" by Barbara Samuel, Faery Lord Galen is cursed, condemned to a life of roaming misty glens and seducing human women to their deaths. But lovely, innocent Moira enchants him, and when he falls in love, the spell is broken. Mary Jo Putney brings readers "Dangerous Gifts", a tale of true love and dangerous desire. Beautiful Leah and handsome Duncan fall in love, but the Faery Lord Ranulph schemes to seduce the lady. If Ranulph's plan succeeds, Leah will lose Duncan and everything she loves. | |
 | Faery Nights Oicheanta Si | by Micheal Mac Liammoir | $9.95 | A paperback edition of Micheal Mac Liammoir's bilingual book, "Faery Nights", "Oicheanta Si" affords the perfect opportunity to those who wish to brush up on the Irish they learned at school or to anyone who would like an introduction to the language. The eight stories, based on eight Irish festivals, are set out to give the two versions on opposite pages, thus making it easier to move from Irish to English or vice versa. Where Mac Liammoir's illustrations occur both versions appear on the same page. This would make a perfect present for a child, but there is no doubt that adults will also gain much enjoyment from it. | |
 | Faery Wicca : The Shamanic Practices of the Cunning Arts (The Ancient Oral Faery Tradition of Ireland, Book 2) | by Kisma K. Stepanich | $35.00 | Reviewer: anolddruid from Boston As an Irish gent recently relocated to Boston, and having come across the works by the Irish-American author, Ms. Stepanich, I must say that I find her understanding of Irish mysticism to be quite enchanting. I took the time to read the reviews below and found it quite interesting that many of them sounded as if they were written by the same person and that that person just might be one of the other "authors" so favorably highlighted. Such a shame to attempt to slaunder one individual to stroke your own ego! Makes for bad business. My end comment: a lovely spiritual practice is presented in this book and the first one. As an old druid I must say, she has got her finger on the pulse of the Faery more accurately than any other contemporary author. | |
 | Faery Wicca : Theory & Magick : A Book of Shadows & Light (The Ancient Oral Faery Tradition of Ireland, Book 1) | by Kisma K. Stepanich | $24.20 | This, like other similar books is not a history book. I find this book to be of great personal significance for transformation. Possibly the references to "the library" as the only legitimate resource are a way to throw us back into the patriarchal ways of the recent past. Books like this give the reader a start on the path to themselves and are not written as dry historical (history is written by the conquerors!) textbooks and can lead us to many fine insights into our spirituality. So, let the reader be aware of the semi-fictional basis of these type of books, but be encouraged to dive-in in search of transformation..... | |
 | Fairies : Real Encounters With Little People | by Janet Bord | $9.90 | Tales of fairies are usually left to the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, by many ordinary people claim to have encountered them in the modern world. Janet Bord, who has written extensively on numerous supernatural phenomena, has amassed a startling array of contemporary eye-witness accounts of the Little People. 8 pages of b&w drawings. | |
| Fairies : The Cottingley Photographs (Theosophical Classics Series) | by Edward L. Gardner | $19.00 | Forward by Arthur Conan Doyle - with a new introduction in 1966 - Written before the Joe Cooper book, this contains large prints of the Cottingley photographs and an account, by a believer, of how they were discovered and the history of their publication and reception round the world. Fascinating section on the nature of Fairies by Geoffrey Hodson who went to visit the girls and the garden (though, apparently wasn’t that well liked by them, according to their testament to Joe Cooper). | |
 | Fairies and Elves (Enchanted World) | by Colin Thubron | $3.50 | Reviewer: A reader from Chicago, IL This book does a nice job of combining illustrations, general facts, short folk tales, and longer tales. Though it provides a great number of examples of fairy and elf tales from around the world (mostly European, of course) it does NOT provide useful tables or lists of names for similar creatures. Also, the book does not give meaningful overviews or summaries comparing and contrasting tales from different cultures. It's part of a beautiful series from Time-Life books but is not a complete reference source. | |
 | Fairies at Work and Play, Quest ed. | by Geoffrey Hodson | $9.99 | Clairvoyant Geoffrey Hodson captures the vast variety of etheric forms working with nature, stimulating growth, bringing color to the flowers, brooding over nature's beauty, dancing in the wind and sunlight. Meet the magical miniature world of green, transparent sea spirits; the entrancingly beautiful undine; the laughing delicate golden fairie; the graceful nature devas; and the ancient hardworking brownies! | |
| Fairies, Elves and Gnomes | by Roxanna Mennella, Maricke Gartner, Sasha Abelson | $2.00 | Reviewer: A reader from New York, NY United States THIS TREATISE ON FAERYDOM TAKES THE CAKE, REPLETE WITH FAERY DUSTING AND ALL! Three young childlike, impressionable minds meet to spin this capricious tale of sprites and creatures--oh woe is the reader who doesn't partake! We learn so much through yearling's witness--the innocent ways in which they create environments of whimsy... little rascals abound, faery dust poof-poofs galore! an absolute must for all creative people to own--own it NOW. Okay? Okay! | |
 | FAIRIES. FAIRIES. | N/A | $175.00 | No pub. info., circa 1910 8vo, pictorial wraps, fine. Illustrated in color by Phyllis Cooper in a direct imitation of Mabel Lucie Attwell - even including little Boo-Boo like fairies. Illus. with 4 full page color illus. plus black and whites and great color covers. | |
 | FAIRIES. FILOMENA AND THE FAIRY | Domestic Sewing Machine Co. | $200.00 | Domestic Sewing Machine Co. (1882). 8vo, pictorial wraps, a few edge and corner repairs, VG. Obviously published as a seasonal advertising book, the story of a lazy girl and a good fairy told in verse. Illustrated with color covers, 6 full page chromolithographs and full page illus. in brown. Interspersed throughout the story are pictorial ads for a variety of companies, with text of the story printed at the top. A rather elaborate advertising venture | |
 | FAIRIES. THE FAIRIE'S MENAGERIE | by Neville Cain | $150.00 | NY:Russell 1930. Large 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, edges worn else VG. Printed on heavy coated paper, text pages are printed in calligraphy and feature a rhyme about a different fairy. Opposite each page of text is a full page 3-color illustration of the fairy. "A glimpse to mortal eyes we bring, of that strange life twixt leaf and wing." | |
 | FAIRIES. THE TOPSY TURVY FAIRY | by Anna Alice Chapin. | $125.00 | NY: Dodd Mead (1914). Small 4to, blue cloth, pict. paste- on, 225p., VG+. A wonderful fairy fantasy tale, illustrated by ANNE MERRIMAN PECK with color pictorial endpapers, 10 plates (6 in color) including cover which is not repeated in text, plus b&w's. A very scarce fairy book. | |
 | FAIRIES. THROUGH THE RAINBOW | by Florence Peltier. | $125.00 | NY: Revell (1917). 8vo, cloth pict. paste on, 117p., fine in frayed dw. A wonderful fantasy tale of Jack and Edith who travel through each band of the rainbow where they meet fairies and strange beings. Illus. with beautiful color plates by CLARA POWERS WILSON and equally as lovely black and whites by JEWEL LENDRUM MORRISON. | |
 | FAIRY GARDEN | by Tom Cross (Illustrator), Constance Barkley Lewis | $11.25 | Fairies of the Four Seasons, created and Illustrated by Tom Cross, written by Constance Barkley Lewis. It is published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. FAIRY GARDEN: Fairies of the Four Seasons is a book for anyone and everyone that wants to feel the magic inherent in the world around us. It is for the young and the young at heart. Drawing much from the charming Flower Fairy™ books of Cicely Mary Barker that first came into the public eye in 1923 and whose popularity endures yet today, FAIRY GARDEN: Fairies of the Four Seasons is full with art that is rich in lightheartedness and laced with exquisite detail. The clever words and poetry of Constance Barkley Lewis have beautifully captured the inspiration and intent of the art as well. These are the fairies of our youth: innocent, fun-loving and as much a part of nature as sunflowers in full bloom on a hot summer's day. | |
 | Fairy Wings | by Lauren Mills (Illustrator), Dennis Nolan (Illustrato | $11.87 | In Mills' land of fairies, gossamer wings are prized above all, and Fia is the only fairy without them. In spite of that (and despite her habit of playing with "earthy" creatures like frogs and rats), a boy fairy steals a kiss and invites her to the May Dance. Fia's ingenuity and her earthbound friends save the day when a troll captures the fairies at the dance and prepares to cut off their wings. The writing tends to be syrupy, and too often comments are made "haughtily" or "saucily" or with a similar descriptor, but Mills still manages to create a magical fairy atmosphere that will enchant some readers. Delicate, detailed watercolors add greatly to the book's appeal, with Nolan's ugly troll providing an appropriate shiver. This will make a good read-aloud, but because it contains more text than the usual picture book, the reading might be stretched over two or three sessions. Susan Dove Lempke Copyright© 1995, American Library Association. All rights reserved. | |
 | Fairy Worlds and Workers : A Natural History of Fairyland | by Marjorie Spock, Ingrid Gibb (Illustrator) | $9.50 | The fairyland and its denizens have long been the concern of poets, painters, and storytellers. Not only are such beings charged with the maintaining Nature’s household, but also with guiding her evolutionary plans as well. Our recognition of nature beings and their work helps their efforts to prosper and helps to carry the Earth forward in its evolution. Marjorie Spock draws aside the veil that obscures the life of the “Little People,” She makes their magic world come to life for us. This book includes four colored brush drawings of Undines, Gnomes, Sylphs, and Fire-Spirits. | |
 | FairyLand | by Paul J. McAuley | $6.15 | A winner of the Philip K. Dick Award presents a work of high-tech science fiction set in the near future about a renegade chemist and a child genius who create a new race of beings that turns deadly | |
| Flower A. Newhouses's Angels of Nature | by Stephen Isaac (Editor), Jonathan Wiltshire (Illustra | $5.95 | Newhouse was a Christian mystic with inspired insight into the world of Angels and Nature Spirits. This is a collection of her teachings taken from her books and other writings on and by her. Beautifully illustrated and an inspiring book | |
 | Gnomes | by Wil Huygen, Rien Poortvliet (Illustrator) | $17.47 | This book is charmingly written and exquisitely illustrated. It takes the reader deep into the world of the Gnomes, tiny people no more than 5 inches tall that are found all over the world, but rarely ever seen by man. The habits, and history of the Gnomes are also detailed. Find out how old Gnomes live to be, what a Snotgurgle is and why Gnomes avoid trolls at all cost. You will be delighted and amazed by Gnomes and you might even begin to look for them yourself. (Review by T. Botzum) | |
 | Good Faeries, Bad Faeries : 2 Books in 1 | by Brian Froud, Terri Windling (Editor) | $21.00 | This is the long-awaited sequel to Brian Froud's acclaimed book Faeries, which has stood as a definitive guide to the title subject since its first publication in 1978. In this coffee-table-size follow-up, Froud examines both the good and bad sides of faery-dom, ranging from the Faery of Pure Joy to Black Annis the Blue-faced Hag (and our favorite, the Gloominous Doom). While each faery is briefly described, the draw here is Froud's wonderful illustrations, which he says are "direct faery communications." Keep in mind that these aren't all Faery Godmothers and good wishes. Take Black Annis, for example. She "grabs children through open windows and takes them back to her lair to devour them." Parents should be warned that the bad faeries can be rather unpleasant (and that Good Faeries, Bad Faeries also contains a fair bit of nudity). However, Froud balances the dark side with the light, and for every Black Annis there is a Friendship Faery or a Gladfly who will make you believe that "when a baby laughs, the faeries dance." --Craig E. Engler | |
 | Green Witchcraft : Folk Magic, Fairy Lore & Herb Craft | by Aoumiel, Ann Mooura | $10.47 | As an author of Craft books myself, I found Green Witchcraft to be a nice change from the standard fare out there. While I don't agree with everything in the book, Ann Moura has managed to present a very interesting and eclectic look at the Craft, and that is most welcome. She casts off the notion that Wiccan tradition need be dogmatic, and opens up the concept of Witchcraft for those who, like me, prefer a less-dogmatic approach. | |
 | Gyo Fujikawa's Come Follow Me : To the Secret World of Elves and Fairies and Gnomes and Trolls | by Gyo Fujikawa | $7.92 | Reviewer: A reader from Austin, Tx I had this book when I was little and still love it. There are poems, stories, and lots of beautiful pictures. If you can find this book, I suggest you buy it. | |
| In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World | by Richard Doyle | $12.90 | The image is the closest I could find to this book. If you can find an actual image of this book please let me know. | ||
| Little People : A Book of Fairies, Elves and Dwarfs | by John Patience | $4.00 | ||
| Middle Kingdom : The Faerie World of Ireland | by D.A. MacManus | $12.95 | Reviewer: Jonathan D from Wellington New Zealand A Friend found this book for me in the childrens section of our city library, but this is not a childrens book, but that seems to be the typical attitude though. Dermot Mac Manus writes very poetically, which is not that suprising considering he was good friends with William B Yeats. This Book was used as one of the main source books for Patrick Harpur when he wrote Daimonic Reality. I will probably never look at trees in the same way after reading the section on Fairy Trees, which is great. The author defines fairies at the begining so if your expecting a book solely on the peter pan type of fairy you may be disapointed, as he point out they come in all sizes and to add to that, there not all malevolent or benevolent for that matter... All in all it was quite eerie at points, but also very romantic and peaceful to read at night. | |
 | Midsummer Nights | by Wendy Froud | $12.60 | In a forest called the Old Oak Wood, early on a rosy summer's morn, a young faery named Sneezle wakes in his nest to the clear music of pipes and the warm smell of the sun. At dusk tonight, the Midsummer Eve festivities will begin -- a time of potent magic in the faery realm. But just what will take place remains a mystery, for every year young Sneezle has fallen asleep. Something wonderful will happen, he knows -- or perhaps something dreadful and strange, for the faeries have two sides to their natures. | |
 | Nature Spirits | by Rudolf Steiner | $18.95 | In ancient times people had a natural spiritual vision and were able to communed with the spirits of nature. Nature spirits — also referred to as "elemental beings" — became known as fairies, salamanders, undines, sylphs, elves, and gnomes, immortalized in myth, legend, and children's stories. Steiner contends that this aspect of traditional wisdom is based on spiritual reality — that the instinctive understanding we once had for these elemental beings should be transformed into a clear, scientific knowledge. Without developing a new relationship to these beings, human beings will be unable to bridge the gulf between themselves and the spiritual world. | |
 | Nature Spirits and Elemental Beings : Working With the Intelligence of Nature | 14.95 | Describes the various elemental beings and their roles in maintaining the web of life, along with the flow of energies within landscape and the long-suppressed Goddess culture. Includes evocative images of the nature spirits. | ||
 | Perelandra Garden Workbook I : A Complete Guide to Gardening With Nature Intelligences | by MacHaelle Small Wright | $16.80 | This edition of the Perelandra Garden Workbook (published in 1993) contains updated material, process refinements and helpful hints for making co-creative work easier. Much of the new material is a result of questions and comments I've received since the original edition was published in 1987. Other material resulted from the ongoing research at Perelandra. The Garden Workbook is a hands-on manual for those who wish to work in conscious partnership with the overlighting nature intelligences. In this book, I have broken down environmental processes I use with nature in the garden and have presented them in an easy, step-by-step format that anyone can follow. (I'm not kidding. You won't believe how easy this will be for you!) The book begins with how to get started in this partnership with nature, and continues through the simple techniques of communication and how to get detailed information from nature. | |
| Personnel of Fairyland: a Short Account of the Fairy People of Great Britain for Those Who Tell Stories to Children | by Katherine Briggs | |||
 | PETER PAN | by J.M. Barrie and Raquel Jaramillo | $17.50 | Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie's tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up, remains one of the most beloved children's books ever written. In this lavishly produced edition of the unabridged adventure classic, designer and illustrator Raquel Jaramillo interprets Peter Pan through her wondrous photographic imagery. By blending illustration, photography, and computer technology, she blurs the lines between fiction and reality. The result is fresh and startlingly beautiful -- pure magic. To read more about PETER PAN, please visit: http://www.fsbassociates.com/simonschuster/peterpan.htm | |
 | Plant Spirit Medicine : The Healing Power of Plants | by Eliot Cowan | $7.50 | This book is about healing at the deepest and most fundamental level. Herbs and plant medicine heal at the physical and emotional level. Cowan has learned how to communicate with the Spirit of all of life in the form of plant spirits and collaborates with that Spirit to heal at the level that transforms illness into health. Not about herbal medicine or symptomatic intervention, this process is about contacting the phenomenal power of love that is the Source of life and in cooperation with this Source, determining the underlying cause of imbalance, which manifests as illness, and directing Spirit to provide the kind of intervention that restores balance. This book is about restoration of balance and health, a magical process and a simple one; but this healing requires the kind of sobriety, intentionality, and heart that Carlos Castaneda alludes to in his books about shamanic journeying. Cowan is a deeply committed healer who has traveled into the awesome and sometimes fearful world of Spirit to bring back wisdom for all of life. The book is an introduction, filled with wondrous stories and enticing examples. Read it if you want to enter more deeply into the mystery of being and transformation. Read it if you want to be astonished at possiblities that seem mythical but which Cowan assures us are quite literally possible for anyone willing to practice diligently. Read it if you just want to be impressed with one man's journey into mystery. Whatever your reason, if you're interested in the possiblities of being fully human, I recommend that you read this book. | |
 | Robin Goodfellow and the Giant Dwarf | by Michael Jennings, Tomie De Paola (Illustrator) | $6.46 | Robin Goodfellow likes to get into mischief. One day he decides to play a trick on a slow-witted giant. The giant appears to be smaller and goes to others for advice and help. | |
 | Sacred Plant Medicine : Explorations in the Practice of Indigenous Herbalism | by Stephen Harrod Buhner | $8.80 | Indigenous herbalism is explored in a title which is the first to examine the historical use of plants by peoples in indigenous cultures. A short compendium of plants and their uses as sacred medicine is presented, but the heart of the title lies in its historical reviews of native approaches to herbal medicines. | |
 | Sacred Trees | by Nathaniel Attman | $6.05 | I became inspired to write Sacred Trees while meditating in a grove of yellow beech trees in southern Chile. The book acknowledges the central role that three have played in the survival of humanity and in the growth of nearly all of the world's civilizations. In writing the book, I was able to draw from the history and myth of dozens of world cultures, including the cosmic trees of the Norse and Iroquois, as well as trees of knowledge, ancestral trees, trees of healing, and trees as providers. It also shows how we can work with sacred trees to gain wisdom and healing, and how to plant a sacred grove. The book also contains dozens of beautiful illustrations of trees, most of them taken from old woodcuts, photographs and paintings. | |
| Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes, and Goblins : An Encyclopedia of the Little People | by Carol Rose | $75.00 | The author of this title has compiled more than 2,000 entries of "Little People," or spirits. Inclusion in this volume is based on the spirit's active, willful, and supernatural influence on humans or their domestic creatures. Rose covers a wide variety of these "Little People," taking a multicultural approach that includes aboriginal, Native American, and African as well as European myths. Typical entries are Rumpelstiltskin, Hesperides, Goblin, Trickster, Tooth Fairy, and Old Man of the Sea. Arranged alphabetically, entries generally range from one sentence to approximately 500 words in length. The longest entry, Fairies, extends for several pages and discusses fairies in different countries. Information includes the spirit's popular name, physical description, character, powers, and activities. Most of the entries direct the reader to a bibliography of 137 titles, referenced by number. Many of the titles in the bibliography are familiar, such as Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable and volumes from the Enchanted World series published by Time-Life. Readers are also directed to the appendixes, where the spirits are classified by type (for example, "Devils," "Spirits Associated with Water") and by place of origin. The appendixes include additional names not mentioned in the text entries and would be strengthened if names that do not have entries were differentiated from those that do. The reader who wants to research folklore of the U.S. must look up each of more than 100 names to see which ones appear in the main text. A way to distinguish among the legends of different U.S. cultures would also have been useful. More than 100 black-and-white illustrations enhance this work. Cross-references aid the researcher in dealing with name variants and also in tracing the similarities and differences between the legends of different cultures. Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes, and Goblins deserves a place in public libraries and school libraries. Academic libraries needing a one-volume compilation to supplement more scholarly sources might also find it useful. Copyright© 1997, American Library Association. All rights reserved | ||
 | Spiritual Beings in the Heavenly Bodies and the Kingdoms of Nature : A Cycle of Ten Lectures Helsinki, April 3-14, 1912 : With Four Additional Lecture | by Rudolf Steiner | $16.95 | In this classic, unparalleled work of Angeology, Steiner leads the reader from sense experiences to the experience of the spiritual beings active in nature, in the elements and forces of the earth, and to the dynamic, cosmic working of the angelic hierarchies. Using the language of Christian esotericism, he unfolds in an inspiring and magnificent vision the cosmic collaboration of the hierarchical beings in cosmic and human evolution. | |
 | Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells : Quentin Cottington's Journal of Faery Research | by Terry Jones, Brian Froud (Illustrator) | $36.88 | Once again in desperate need of cash, ex-Monty Python member Jones and renowned faery authority and illustrator Froud team up to present the hilarious sequel to the brilliantly successful Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book. Lady Cottington's previously unknown twin brother, Quentin, employs his "psychic image nebulizing generator" and "psychic odor nasalizing gasificator" to analyze the protoplasmic nature of the mysterious stains left by pressed fairies. | |
| Tales of the fairies and of the ghost world, collected from oral tradition in south-west Munster | by Jeremiah Curtin | |||
 | Talks with Trees | by Leslie Cabarga | $15.95 | Whole Life Times, October 1998 "This beautifully illustrated little tome is subtitled, 'A Plant Psychic's Interviews with Vegetables, Flowers and Trees.' At first glance, the reader may be thinking, 'Is this a fantasy, an allegory; can anybody really talk to plants?" But the wisdom, sincerity, and insight given by Cabarga's interview subjects, which range from a rubber plant, a head of lettuce and a sprouted onion, to Spanish bougainvillaea and the mighty California redwoods, among others, will soon make you a believer." | |
| The Anatomy of Puck : An Examination of Fairy Beliefs Among Shakespeare's Contemporaries 7 Successors | by Katherine M. Briggs | $43.06 | ||
 | The Book of Fairies : Nature Spirits from Around the World | by Rose Williams, Robin T. Barrett (Illustrator) | $33.37 | Many of the most popular fairy tales are not really about fairies, but this anthology offers retellings of tales in which fairies play a starring role. The introduction gives some general history of fairies' role in mythology and uses examples from the stories in the collection to establish a link between fairies and the natural world. The eight stories have been drawn from such diverse countries as France, Ireland, Japan, and India. The story choices are good, and the retellings are competent. Robin Barrett's illustrations, in airy pastel colors, lend a lovely, ethereal quality that enhances the text. Youngsters may enjoy searching the pictures for the flowers and trees said to be associated with fairies, which are described in the closing section "Fairy Flora." This section, the introduction, and the source notes will be helpful research aids. Copyright© 1998, American Library Association. All rights reserved. | |
 | The Book of Little Folk : Faery Stories and Poems from Around the World | by Lauren A. Mills | $37.95 | Published spring 1997. Twenty-nine stories and poems, some retellings and some original, feature elves, gnomes, dwarves, fairies, tomtens, and other wee folk. Selections from many times and places include Hans Christian Andersen's humbelina,ist whistby e. e. cummings, and the Ojibwa eelinau,as well as stories from India, Russia, Africa, Ireland, and Korea. Pictures rendered in delicate, precise watercolors perfectly capture fairyland's fanciful inhabitants. A bibliography includes sources. Ind. -- Copyright © 1998 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. | |
 | The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies (Flower Fairies Collection) | by Cicely Mary Barker | $17.50 | This elegant book is for all fairy lovers everywhere and is a must have for all fairy collecters. Cicely Mary Barker captivates the essence of what most people would consider a fairy. Her beautiful art brings these enchanting creatures to life. This book unlike all the originals is larger to make the images much more desireable. This is definately a must have. | |
 | The Elves of Lily Hill Farm : A Partnership With Nature | by Penny Kelly | $1.91 | "Ye are out of balance and yer standard of living is so close to a nightmare that we are sure ye must all be asleep!" So says the elves of Lily Hill Farm. This incredible true story revolves around Penny Kelly (owner of Lily Hill Farm) and the "deal" she makes with a group of elves to produce one hundred tons of grapes from a mere 13 acres of vineyards. The result is an amazing drama involving humans, plants, animals, and the elements. Reminiscent of the Findhorn story. photo insert. | |
 | The Faerie Way : A Healing Journey to Other Worlds (Llewellyn's Celtic Wisdom Series) | by Hugh Mynne | $7.40 | Reviewed by Freya Brisingamen: This book was VERY interesting. I thought it held promise when I picked it up and it explained the balance of positive and negative forces, and the necessity of them. Then it started stating links between Faeries and UFO's. | |
 | The Faery Convention | by Brett Davis | $1.05 | It's springtime in Washington, D.C., and the denizens of the supernatural world--elves, centaurs, goblins, gnomes and the lot--are coming to the capital to sign a historic treaty. The supernaturals have finally decided they need a homeland to practice their magic at will and decide to settle in the southwest. But things are never simple when dealing with the world of Faery. | |
 | The Fairies | by Suza Scalora (Illustrator) | $13.97 | An archeologist, a woman of science and logic, always believed fairies were the stuff of storybooks. That was before she made the discovery of a lifetime. After learning the secrets behind locating and luring these magical creatures out from hiding, she vows to travel all over the world photographing every fairy she can find. Visit the website: Myth | |
 | THE FAIRY RING | by Anna Franklin and Paul Mason | $20.97 | Fairy tarot decks are very hard to find. The Fairy Ring is only the 4th fairy tarot deck I have seen on the market and of all those this has to be the best I have seen. The pictures are beautiful and hold very true to the fae. There are some beings present that are more friends of the fairy folk, than fairy themselves. As someone pointed out to me, this is The Fairy Ring! so they would all be invited. The deck is laid out a little different than regular tarot which make it unique. There are the 4 basic suits which are seasons, relating to the elements and The Fairy Festival. The deck comes with a number of card layouts that are printed on cards. So if you want to just take the cards without the book, it makes it very easy. The book is pretty simple and straight forward. I enjoyed reading a number of the interpretations. It is packed with the meanings of each cards and some basic info. The pictures are wonderful, but some cards could have used more symbols. This makes it difficult to read those cards and some beginner tarot readers might be frustrated. Even so it is worth having this deck if you love fairy folk! | |
 | The Findhorn Garden | by Findhorn Community | $4.99 | Reviewer: jumpy1 from New York, NY United States This is a book of conversations and pictures with each of the founders of the Findhorn garden and community. The most remarkable thing about Findhorn is that it is a flourishing garden with plants from every climate (even tropical), growing many times normal size, in sand in Scotland, of all places! Throughout the years horticulturists have tested the soil and declared the results incomprehensible, even impossible. Findhorn also does not use pesticide, but instead talks to the insects and makes agreements about what the insects eat and what they don't (after all, we wouldn't have anything without them and they should get their share of Earth's bounty!). The candid thoughts in the book, simply expressed, gave me the shivers, they felt so true. I can only read it in spurts because after only a page or 2, there is so much to digest and think about. The pictures are only in black & white, but I find myself constantly looking at them in awe of the Joy and Life coming through in the people and the plants. This would be a great book for environmental scientists to read, as we move into a unique time where serious decisions will have to be made about natural resources and how to use our waste. The Findhorn community presents an idea that things would be so much easier for us if we allowed the veil to come down that exists between man, beast, and the spirit world. According to them, the Universe is full of helpful entities who genuinely WANT life to continue and for us to create heaven on Earth. | |
 | The Little World of Elves and Fairies : An Anthology of Verse | by Ida R. Outhwaite | |||
 | The Living World of Faerie | R. J. Stewart | 1995. A huge, definitive book on the faery tradition, with tales, ballads, visionary techniques, ceremonies, herb lore, faery healing, the Second Sight, and modern ways of working with the old traditions. Includes extracts from an 18th century journal, previously unpublished. | ||
 | The Real World of Fairies | by Dora, Van Gelder, Dora Vangelder | $3.38 | A wonderful book on fairies and the nature spirits by van Gelder who had clear clairvoyant vision. Important new epilogue on the effect of pollution in the nature spirits. | |
 | The Secret Life of Nature : Living in Harmony With the Hidden World of Nature Spirits from Fairies to Quarks | by Peter Tompkins | $149.50 | Occult and Metaphysics Editor's Recommended Book Peter Tompkins, author of the New York Times number one bestseller The Secret Life of Plants, parallels the scientist's world of quarks and muons with the spiritualist's world of fairies and sprites in The Secret Life of Nature. There's more to nature than green leaves and twittering birds: it's a world that only the gifted and dedicated observer can see, using techniques of the mind that transcend the limits of the five senses, much as the scientist peers into the subatomic world with supercolliders and electron microscopes. Going beyond the boundaries of typical pro-environmental propaganda, The Secret Life of Nature is more than a plea to save the planet; it will change the way you see the world. | |
 | The Uses of Enchantment : The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales | by Bruno Bettelheim | $11.20 | Reviewer: A reader from Lisbon Falls, Maine Bruno Bettelheim makes a very good case for the importance of reading fairy tales to children. He proposes that by hearing about life-threatening problems, serious problems, children are given vital information for the planning of their lives and the formation of their personalities. By hearing of success against great odds, children are given hope that they, too, as powerless as they may feel themselves (as children), can one day hope to "live happily ever after." This is in sharp contrast to programming such as "Barney" which presents an unreal fairy-tale present. While children may enjoy seeing programs where there is no violence, they nevertheless DO need to have the reassurance that the difficulties they experience in daily living are universal, and that by perseverance they can develop into good strong, kind people. The author defines a fairy story as one in which there is a happy ending. Exceptions are (notably) "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" and "The Little Match Girl". I took a renewed interest in reading these tales to my youngsters, and found that indeed they did appear to be most receptive to them. And no longer did rather gory details disturb me, as the children DO seem to realize that 1) it is just a story, and 2) there is in fact some reasonableness to the idea of unhappy people in this suffering world. I recommend this book very highly, indeed, to parents of young children. But Dr. Bettelheim cautions against telling the children how good the stories are for them, lest the full impact be somewhat dissipated. | |
| The vanishing people ; a study of traditional fairy beliefs | by Katharine Mary Briggs | $64.00 | ||
 | Victorian Fairy Tales : The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves | by Jack Zipes (Editor) | $23.95 | This is an irresistible and unique anthology of fairy tales written by some of the most notable writers of the Victorian period, including Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Oscar Wilde, Rudyard Kipling and Edith Nesbitt. | |
 | Walker Between Worlds : A New Edition of the Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies | by Robert Kirk, R.J. Stewart (Editor) | $227.51 | You can view on the web or even download this book at: http://www.dreampower.com/Kirk_WBW/ | |
 | World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and Other Little People | by T. Keightley | $12.99 | Reviewer: A reader from Mexico This book explores fairies and other fantastic characters in different folklore like german and english, but also in different times, from Persia to Middle-Age. It has few black and white illustrations, but the point of this book is not to be pictorical but informative. It's like taking a tour through different times and cultures viewing the roles fantasy characters have been playing in folklore. | |