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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Elves and Fairies

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I found this to be comprehensive book with an amazing amount of information on elves and faeries. I liked that it combined modern popular culture with mythology and folk tales. I loved the section where J.R.R Tolkien gives his views on the Faerie Realm and the stories that arise from it. Also stuff on Harry Potter, Joseph Campbell, and the fairy tales of W. B. Yeats and Charles Perrault. Includes information on fairy gardens, magic, and rituals.

Sirona Knight's new book is really a fine resource on the Faery. It has all the stuff you want to know about the fae including the Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Faery traditions, and Faery gardens. I couldn't put this book down until I finished it. The way Knight writes is really easy to understand and follow. I have this book and her other one called Faery Magick, and I really have enjoyed both of them. If you want to read a book that covers it all, and accurately, then buy this one first. Then check out her other book Faery Magick. It has lots more rituals and spells and charms, too.

Sirona Knight's book is a really excellent resource book on the elves and fairies. I keep going back to this book and doing more of the exercises and meditations. I really like the way the book is written. It's easy to follow. Sirona Knight's book FAERY MAGICK is really cool too!

I only gave this book 4 stars because I bought the book yeterday,and I just started reading it.I've skimmed through all the chapters,but it seems like a wonderful starter book and I think it has good information for anyone who has worked with the Fey for many years too.I've been blessed to see and hear them again after being taught that they were "not real"......just because most adults cannot see
them with their physical sight does not mean that they are not "real".
Unicorns,dragons,faeries,and all of the other
wonderful beings are patiently waiting for those who want to befriend them......but you must respect them as you would a good friend.
Blessed Be

When I bought this at the book store, I couldn't wait to get it home and read it. I had found Sirona's previous books, such as "Faery Magick" and "Empowering Your Life With Wicca," to be very enjoyable reading. My expectations were well rewarded as this is the best book I have read all year. I found it both interesting and informative, while at the same time feeding my insatiable appetite for anything having to do with elves and faeries.

I do believe there are some aspects of this book that seem a bit farfetched, and there are topics that I feel the author makes up a reason just to bring them up and relate them to faeries, such as Harry Potter, stargate SG1 (wormholes) and a few others. However I have often been asked by people, since I've been studying faeries and celtic and irish mythology and folklore for many years, where to begin learning about faeries? I always recommend this book. It outlines all the basics of the folklore and how stories originated, as well as the history of faeries. It gives an excellent overall picture of faeries and elves so that any novice could comprehend it easily. Towards the end there are guides for meditation and inviting the fae into your life, and I feel the author gives a simplistic outline of instructions for those who believe in the faerie realm to follow. And for those who don't believe, the book is still an excellent source of information for any beginner.

Typical of the "Idiot" instructional books, this one informs and entertains. If you want to know about fairy legend and lore, this book is most helpful.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. I suppose there is a worthwhile pursuit in the study of folk history (though I would scarcely call Harry Potter an element of folk history and that seems to be a large portion of the source material used in this book). But seriously, learning to see and hear and meet them? Give me a break. You can believe in whatever imaginary creatures you darn well please but please don't go insisting that they are real.