Animal Magick: The Art of Recognizing and Working with Familiars [Paperback]

D.J. Conway (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 1995

Receive direction, inspiration, and healing when you take the collar off a favorite animal’s natural powers! Animal Magick is the first book to present familiars from a European Pagan viewpoint. It shows you how to access the unique power of familiars—real or imagined animals—for magickal assistance, enhanced health, and spiritual growth. You don’t need a pet or companion animal to have a familiar. Whether you collect glass animals, dream about snakes, or “talk” with an animal already, you can further develop this connection for extraordinary magickal results.

Animal Magick presents practical meditations, rituals, and power chants for enticing, befriending, understanding, and collaborating with familiars. You’ll learn ways to attract a familiar, explore various types of familiars and discover which one works best for you, and learn how to recognize messages and guidance from your magickal companion.

 

 

 

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Many of you reading this will have had pets for years. Some of you may consider them to be your familiars. In D. J. Conway's Animal Magick you'll discover new ways to learn from them (and other creatures) in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment and personal power.

The book includes explicit instructions on how to find familiars and work with them. You'll learn how to meditate and do magick with them. More than 100 animals are described and you will discover what powers and knowledge each can share with you.

Animal Magick shows you how your work with familiars can take on an even greater purpose that is true to the Pagan tradition of remembering and honoring your ancestors. That's because this is the first book to explore the subject of familiars from a European Pagan perspective. Now you can investigate ancient European Shamanic traditions — including your heritage, perhaps — that were destroyed during the Burning Times.

Another unique feature of this book is that for each animal Conway has included a special "power chant" to invoke that animal's natural and magickal attributes. This way, even if you are not meditating, doing a ritual, or going on a shamanic journey to the "otherworld," you can still call on your familiars to bring you the help and confidence you need.

Animal Magick shows you a powerful path to a more creative, more secure future. If you are looking to improve your life, you owe it to yourself to get this book.

About the Author

A native of the Pacific Northwest, author D.J. Conway has studied the occult fields for over 35 years. Her quest for knowledge has covered every aspect of Paganism and Wicca to New Age and Eastern philosophies; plus history, the magical arts, philosophy, customs, mythologies and folklore. In 1998, she was voted Best Wiccan and New Age author by Silver Chalice, a Pagan magazine.

Conway is the author of  more than 20 nonfiction  books including: Celtic Magic (Llewellyn), Dancing with Dragons (Llewellyn), Mystical Dragon Magic (Llewellyn), The Ancient Art of Faery Magick (10 Speed Press), and The Little Book of Candle Magic (10 Speed Press).

She lives a rather quiet life, with most of her time spent researching and writing.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (January 8, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567181686
• ISBN-13: 978-1567181685
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for people just starting to work with familiars, March 15, 2002

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Kayana Shintos (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animal Magick: The Art of Recognizing and Working with Familiars (Paperback)

This is the book that i first bought when i started studying more of animal magick, meditating to find animal spirits, and trying to work with familiars in general. I must say that this book was a great help. It gives examples of meditations and rituals of how to work with familiars. It also gives an index of animals and their history, and traits, so that you may find an animal that you can correspond with. It also gives a list of deites with familiars that they are portayed to be with. This book is definetly worth buying, and great for quick references.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Valuable Book On the Art of Familars, February 10, 2000

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William K Beecher - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animal Magick: The Art of Recognizing and Working with Familiars (Paperback)

This book provides a solid foundation for the art/magick of working with familars. It's down to earth format provides an easy read for a beginner who has sought long and hard for a book on such a topic. The chapters are well written and organized, leaving little mystery on how to start practicing using magick based on these arts. Gives the reader ample core information, allowing the reader freedom to adapt to their own rituals while still providing a strong fall-back guide. A must read.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, July 19, 2003

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Moonbrooke (Tampa,FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animal Magick: The Art of Recognizing and Working with Familiars (Paperback)

I like the meditations and rituals to give ideas and seek help from my Familiars. I like the chants to call the animals for help.this book had alot of creativity put into it from a european view D.J conway has been under alot of fire lately, Still this book has some of better medititions for beginner and advanced even thou not total complete but one of betters written about animals use book use this and Animal Speak by ted Andrews for finding and working with totems.I think the book was worth the money and one of the best.

Blessed Be;