Froud Meditations: Pathways to Faery

The Pathways to Faery app is available on iPhone and iPad, via iTunes. For those of us who don’t use apple products you can still buy the meditation album on mp3 from iTunes or Amazon. For more information please visit the BBP Creations website.

Susan Tooker’s Spinning Castle

Spinning Castle features outstanding Tribal faerie-inspired art jewellery, ritual tools and accessories by Susan Tooker. Susan creates visual fantasies designed with a powerful combination of glamour, crystals and beads intermingled with natural elements like feathers, stones and bones. Each creation is meticulously handcrafted for a one-of-a-kind Fantasy Couture look. Even the smallest earrings are show-stoppers, but it is the amazing headdresses that take my breath away!

Dream Fairies Oracle Cards

Newly published by Italian tarot specialist Los Scarabeo is the Dream Fairies Oracle Cards. Featuring the art of one of Fae Nation’s favourites, Julia Jeffrey, the Dream Fairies comprise a versatile and profound deck. During the night the cards shine, literally glowing in the dark. Connected with the wisdom of the zodiac, they come to our rescue helping interpret messages from our soul and our dreams. During the day the Fairies inspire reflection and share advice to help us deal with any situations and emotions that we encounter. There are 12 cards in total and come with a 192 page book by Francesca Genti.

House of Brigh, Faery Seer Institute

Founded by witch and teacher Orion Foxwood, the House of Brigh aims to reintegrate humanity with the natural and spiritual worlds, lessening the sense of abandonment that leads so many to destructive practices, and uncovering the true purpose of your current incarnation. Faery Seership draws on ancient lore and traditions from Celtic and pre-Celtic Europe. Orion is the author of two books, The Faery Teachings and The Tree of Enchantment, as well as a Faery Seership CD with original music by RJ Stewart.

Michelle Van Fleet’s Faery Mysterium

Hand crafted by Michelle Van Fleet these stunning faery seats are created using crystals, copper and natural elements. Michelle’s experiences as an artist and shaman have culminated in these unique artworks which act as portal to the faerie realm, bringing their own specific energies and inviting the faerie or deva to live in harmony with the seat’s human caretaker. Speaking about her work, Michelle says “These works are my gesture to the realm of faery and the world of human, that we may receive and imbibe the sacred knowledge of nature, healing our souls and uplifting our hearts in the doing. The open chair is an ancient symbol of welcoming hospitality for the honored guest, and these pieces are just that.”

ChaeyAhne SilverFox Designs

ChaeyAhne Silverfox specialises in creating stunning one of a kind feather writing quills, as well as other items for ritual use, including fans, dream catchers and medicine bags. Also available is handmade incense, jewellery, bookmarks… it is a real treasure trove of beautiful handmade items. Shown above is the faery star feather pen, enhanced with hand painted designs, crystals and other adornments.

Nature Spirits: Wyrd Lore & Wild Fey Magic

Danu Forest is a Celtic shaman, seer, druid witch and priestess residing in Glastonbury, UK. Her first book Nature Spirits: Wyrd Lore and Wild Fey Magic was published in 2008 by Wooden Books. This lovely little book is a guide to the hidden otherworld of Faeries and Elementals, and is splendidly illustrated by Dan Goodfellow. Danu has also written numerous articles for Pagan and faerie magazines, some of which are available to read on her website. There you will also find details of courses and workshops taught by Danu to deepen your connection to Faerie.

Tarot of the Sidhe

Artist Emily Carding is pleased to announce her Tarot of the Sidhe has now been published by Schiffer. Previously only available as a limited edition Major Arcana deck, this new edition features the complete set of 78 cards. The visionary art gracing each card has been created in attunement with the Sidhe realm and is designed to aid and deepen communication with those energies. Descriptions, meanings and keywords are explored in the accompanying book, in addition to channeled oracle messages received from the beings on the cards. Emily’s previous works include the groundbreaking Transparent Tarot and Transparent Oracle.

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A Fairy Connection

Author Jean Walker has written Your Guide to the Fairy Realm. The book features Jean’s own photographs of fairies and nature spirits and tells the story of her own experiences with them. The book also explains how you too can connect with the fairies in nature and use a special fairy wand. The website, A Fairy Connection has even more photographs and encouragement for fairy enthusiasts.

The Transparent Oracle

Emily Carding, previously a Featured Artist here on Fae Nation, is something of a genius when it comes to tarot. Her innovative Transparent Tarot, based on the traditional system, was released in 2008 to high acclaim. Now Emily has created the Transparent Oracle, a deck of 70 transparent circular cards which comes with 128 page companion guidebook and a white reading cloth. The Oracle is arranged in 7 sets of ten cards, each representing the 7 directions (east, south, west, north, above, below & within). Within each direction there are cards to represent a season, weather, element, time of day, landscape, guides and elementals (for the 4 compass directions) or aspects such as the planets and senses (in the remaining 3 directions). The deck’s symbolism will be familiar to anyone with a passing interest in folklore, Shamanism, astrology and ceremonial magick – however, that in no way means you need be an expert in any of those things to get a lot from this oracle! The symbols and images are simple and so clear that they can be understood immediately on an intuitive level by virtually anyone.
Aside from this wonderful simplicity, the beauty of this deck comes in the way the cards work together to paint a picture. When the individual cards are laid one on top of another, new and exciting images are born which uncover even greater depth and meaning. The splendid guidebook suggests several ways in which to use the cards, going beyond the usual divination. I’m particularly intrigued with the idea of using the cards to inform storytelling.
My one very small issue is the size of the cards, which I found a little too big to shuffle comfortably (but this could well be my small hands which are to blame!). But otherwise, this is an extremely fascinating oracle system and one I can see myself turning to frequently in the future.

Buy the Transparent Oracle from Amazon.co.uk