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Summary: Weird guy
Review: Cute book, but the author's a little off his rocker.
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Summary: Good but too idealistic...
Review: First of all, let me just get this out of my system, I love faeries. There, that being said, on with the review. I thought that Ted Andrews did a great job with this book. SOME of his information was good. However, he fell into that all too often trap that most writers fall into these days. He fell into the trap of blind idealism. The way he portraied faeries was decent, however, the world of the fae, much like ours, has good inhabitants and some not so good ones. I would read this book in conjunction with another book such as the living world of Faerie by R.J. Stewart or a A Witch's Guide to Faerie Folk by Edain McCoy
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Summary: Excellent info!!!
Review: I only had two problems with this book: 1. The pictures were black and white 2. The author really seemed to think that there was much spiritual gratification that comes from reading fairy tales. If you think so, this book is for you. Otherwise, just skip over those parts, because the book was still a very comprehensive resource on info on all types of faeries and elementals
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Summary: Opinions, opinions
Review: I personally loved this book. My mother bought it for me when i was about eight...and I remember flipping though it with my best friend Olivia in thrid grade. It didn't matter to us that we couldn't understand half of the words, or much of the content-but we loved the stories. We had so much fun reading about the different types of faries, tree-sprits, ect and we even ventured to try some of the exercises. I am now 13 and I still love this book. There have been many times when I re-discovered this book on the shelf and re-read it. As I got older i also began to understand more of it as well. I think that this book was one of the things that- as all of my friends stopped believeing in magic-kept me from losing part of the child in me as I grow up. I know now that no matter how old I get I will still be a believer. I may not go aroung avertising it but it's really the thought tnat counts!:)
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Summary: Great book on Faeries
Review: This book was one of better books and one of few book printed other than a opinion which from what i seen with other review you will see same.i would get this book just for infomation and just ingore his view go with your heart and also read the legends and myth and then decide.Stewarts books and Mc Coy book A witched guide to fay folk has good infomation. Just do your reseach.Still a good book.Blessed Be;
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Summary: Weird guy
Review: This is a brilliant book for all people. But I didnt love the way he suggests speaking with faeries through meditation.
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Summary: Don't Bother
Review: This is just another example of someone with his finger in too many new age pies. His books have been about so many different topics, he can't write one that is clear, well thought, and well researched. I'll admit, there are some good points and ideas here. I just didn't feel that this book was believable. I wouldn't recommend it for beginners in the craft. Go for Aoumiel's Green Witchcraft series, or Edain McCoy's A Witch's Guide to Fairy Folk instead.
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Summary: Fantastic, Informative & Fun!
Review: This is one of my favorite Ted Andrews' books. It is easy to read, fun and very well organized. It lays a foundation so that people can begin to reconnect to Nature and the Faerie World. The exercises are amazingly effective and he inspires the reader to explore the spirits of Nature. I have read his books and attended his workshops, including workshops on this particular book and his depth of knowledge and experience is amazing. And yet he makes the material accessible to everyone, regardless of their experiences. He helps the reader to remember what we all once knew. He inspires us to seek out new doorways to this magical realm.
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Summary: Enchanting
Review: _Enchantment of the Faerie Realm_ is not a bad book, really. It has its amazing moments and its less-than-amazing moments. I especially like the idea of faerie tales as meditation exercises; the legends and fantasies dreamed up over the centuries might well be our best key to the nature of the fae. The meditations are also good; I especially liked "Meeting the Flower Faeries" and "Tree Faeries." I only wish the list of flowers and trees had been longer, but the meditations can be used with any plant, so that's no big deal. Unfortunately, much of the book is devoted to a hyper-organized approach to the fae. There is too much ceremonial magic and not enough whimsy or wild magic. Note that the high points I mentioned above are also the moments in which the book is given over mainly to wild magic. In my work with the fae, I've never gotten the idea that they're a strict bureaucracy. They aren't that organized, and trying to organize them just misses the point. The fae *aren't* like us. They're wilder and more unpredictable, and I bet there are a lot of fae giggling a bit at parts of this book. I also don't like the emphasis on using the fae to work on your psychological issues. If you're going to get to know the fae, it's best to get to know them just for the joy of getting to know them. And, yes, that *will* make your life happier and more interesting, but that is just icing on the cake. Don't use the fae; befriend them.
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Summary: Too organized, but not bad
Review: _Enchantment of the Faerie Realm_ is not a bad book, really. It has its amazing moments and its less-than-amazing moments. I especially like the idea of faerie tales as meditation exercises; the legends and fantasies dreamed up over the centuries might well be our best key to the nature of the fae. The meditations are also good; I especially liked "Meeting the Flower Faeries" and "Tree Faeries." I only wish the list of flowers and trees had been longer, but the meditations can be used with any plant, so that's no big deal. Unfortunately, much of the book is devoted to a hyper-organized approach to the fae. There is too much ceremonial magic and not enough whimsy or wild magic. Note that the high points I mentioned above are also the moments in which the book is given over mainly to wild magic. In my work with the fae, I've never gotten the idea that they're a strict bureaucracy. They aren't that organized, and trying to organize them just misses the point. The fae *aren't* like us. They're wilder and more unpredictable, and I bet there are a lot of fae giggling a bit at parts of this book. I also don't like the emphasis on using the fae to work on your psychological issues. If you're going to get to know the fae, it's best to get to know them just for the joy of getting to know them. And, yes, that *will* make your life happier and more interesting, but that is just icing on the cake. Don't use the fae; befriend them.
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