Fairy Spells: Seeing & Communicating with the Fairies (Hardcover)

~ Claire Nahmad (Author)

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Product Description

English author Claire Nahmad takes us into the world of fairies. We learn what places are most favored by fairies, how to recognize signs of fairy presence, and the days and hours most auspicious for meeting them--an enchanting book. 17 color photos.

About the Author

Claire Nahmad is the author of Earth Magic and Your Guardian Angel.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Souvenir Press; 2nd edition (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0285634704
• ISBN-13: 978-0285634701
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #830,072 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was Lovely, October 27, 2000

By	"twylytnixi" (USA) - See all my reviews

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.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful but not recommended, November 6, 2004

By	Dee Sanfilippo Solindas "elvendrums" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, March 13, 2001

By A Customer

This book is called Fairy Spells, leading one to believe that the book has, well, fairy spells. There are only about two passages that might be construed as spells, and they are badly constructed and far too cumbersome to be of any use. The information on fairies was a rehash of 18th century poets and didn't bring anything new or interesting to the subject.

The pictures were lovely, and the poetry was very nice, so it gets two stars for that. But to be honest, I got more relevant information about fairies from the movie Fairy Tale, and that was not the best of movies.

If you like poetry and general information on fairies, than this is a good book for you. But the book is called Fairy Spells and just doesn't live up to the title. Anyone who actually wants to connect with the fairy realm would do much better to turn to just about anything written by the Frouds and leave this overpriced nicely illustrated book on the shelves.