Faery Wicca: Theory & Magick: A Book of Shadows & Light (The Ancient Oral Faery Tradition of Ireland, Book 1)

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Summary: I loved Faery Wicca book 1
Review: I believe this was an excellant book. It is more than worth the money. It gives detailed directions on rituals but the author also says it is okay to do things your way. In my opinion this book is the best for learning the faery-faith

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Summary: Nourishing Teaching from Faery
Review: I bought this book without ever having looked at it. It was out of print so I had to find it used. It arrived and I was more than overjoyed. Finally a system of wicca which is not based on material like Fluffy Bunny Scott Cunningham. This book has recieved terrible reviews from many and I believe that those reviews are from people who donot want the real thing in print. Cusotmers are probably outraged at what Kisma reveals and Im glad for it. Its high time people stop pretending to be practitioners of the craft and get their hands into the soil of its roots. Faery Wicca is truly refreshing

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Summary: pretty good
Review: I didn't find it to be as easy a read as some other books on Wicca that I've read, but it's still packed with information.

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Summary: A Major Disappointment
Review: I Found Kisma Stepanich's book to be a great disappointment. While it contained a lot of interesting reference material, I found Stepanich's attitude off-putting and elitist, and her writing style boring and pedantic. I still use the material contained within, but have rejected the majority of her ideology. The pictures are great, though!

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Summary: This has got to be one of Llewellyns Worst books ever!
Review: I found that the so called "Faery Wicca" book is alot of junk. History and Fairytale Books are way better than this! Kisma K. Stepanich stole from lore, wicca, and added some imagination! I think she tried to create her own "Faery Wicca" *~*BLESSED*BE*~*~*

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Summary: Sorry I spent the money on it......
Review: I found this book to be poorly researched and poorly written. In addition, the sources used are not fully credited, in some instances. The book is such a concoction of things, with threads of the Theosophy, Anthroposophy, Druidry, and Celtic Faery traditions woven together as if they were one, solid, 'Thing' - that it is hard to take any of it seriously. The attempt to make this mish-mosh of things into One Thing (i.e. the ancient faery tradition of Ireland) - is ludicrous. The 'reader from Ireland' (above) states that the Faery Wicca books are clearly the documentation of the authors journeys. Yet the author herself states (in the second book), that she went to Ireland for the first time in 1994 - the same year this book came out! It's hard to believe that this book is Llewellyn's #1 seller, as the reader from Ireland states (by the way, reader from Ireland, how do you KNOW this interesting little fact?). But then again, maybe it's not so hard to believe...........considering the quality of recent Llewellyn publications and the credulity of the general public......This author's 'Sister Moon Lodge' was a much better book. Perhaps she should stick to that kind of writing.

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Summary: Not worth the paper it's printed on
Review: I give this book one star simply because the illustrations are lovely. I've never seen the artist's work before, but I'm very impressed.
That said, both of Kisma's 'Faery Wicca' books are pure trash. It's sad that people actually believe that Kisma is revealing an ancient tradition. I'm sorry to ruin anyone's happy little fantasy, but she is not. The ancient Irish did not practice something that is suspiciously similar to Wicca. The fact that Kisma has somehow convinced many people that they did is lamentable.
Ignoring her lack of historical fact, as a book about a spiritual path, it fails. There is not much mention of the Tuatha de Danaan, whom Kisma claims are ever so important. The only real rituals offered are four rather short, rather uninspiring holy day rituals. I'm confused as to why she spends so much time focusing on things such as "the four elementals" <which, SURPRISE!, are not Celtic at all> and not on her gods.
I can't help but laugh at the reviews here, where people suspect that Kisma's books have been given bad reviews because people are "angry" that she "exposed their secrets". Honeys, end your fantasies. Kisma and her group are the only ones who have practiced this stuff. It is NOT ancient. I can't repeat that enough.
Even wit the bad history, this book might have been an okay guide to a more Celtic <notice that I did not say A CELTIC> form of Wicca, if Kisma just admitted that this stuff wasn't ancient and was just a Celticization of Wicca. Sadly, she doesn't do this.

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Summary: Not worth the paper it's printed on
Review: I give this book one star simply because the illustrations are lovely. I've never seen the artist's work before, but I'm very impressed.
That said, both of Kisma's 'Faery Wicca' books are pure trash. It's sad that people actually believe that Kisma is revealing an ancient tradition. I'm sorry to ruin anyone's happy little fantasy, but she is not. The ancient Irish did not practice something that is suspiciously similar to Wicca. The fact that Kisma has somehow convinced many people that they did is lamentable.
Ignoring her lack of historical fact, as a book about a spiritual path, it fails. There is not much mention of the Tuatha de Danaan, whom Kisma claims are ever so important. The only real rituals offered are four rather short, rather uninspiring holy day rituals. I'm confused as to why she spends so much time focusing on things such as "the four elementals" and not on her gods.
I can't help but laugh at the reviews here, where people suspect that Kisma's books have been given bad reviews because people are "angry" that she "exposed their secrets". Honeys, end your fantasies. Kisma and her group are the only ones who have practiced this stuff. It is NOT ancient. I can't repeat that enough.
Even wit the bad history, this book might have been an okay guide to a more Celtic form of Wicca, if Kisma just admitted that this stuff wasn't ancient and was just a Celticization of Wicca. Sadly, she doesn't do this.

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Summary: The BEST ever!!!
Review: I have both books. They are awesome! A must have!!

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Summary: Just wonderful
Review: I have both Faery Wicca books and the tarot cards. I LOVE them. I have found them inspiring and personal. Every question I have is answered chapter by chapter. For critics I ask - which Faery Faith are you talking about, which aspect of Wicca are you talking about? The Celtic countries stretched from Ireland to the old Eastern block countries (eg. Czech Republic). Kisma does well to extract from a wide source of information (ALL referenced mind you!)information most relevant to Irish Celtic Paganism. I am saddened by the harsh words and the attacks. As with anything, take a look at these books and see for yourself, if they speak to you, you will find them intense and full of passion. I have found them life changing.

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