Flavia Kate Peters - Shaman Pathways--Way of the Faery Shaman: The Book of Spells, Incantations, Meditations & Faery Magic

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Way of the Faery Shaman

Flavias words will make you feel the joy and magic of the faery realm all over again. Voices from childhood return, and I feel the urge to clap these arent just the pretty sprites of the Victorians but true tales of the land, beautifully told, in all their Puckish wildness.

Cat Treadwell, druid priestess and author of Facing the Darkness.

My inspiration comes from my love of nature and fascination for ancient legend, just as Flavias words of guidance in this book do. We both agree Fae represents the natural world we live in, and now more than ever, it is a communion with this world that we must cultivate and respect in order to once again bring about the real beauty in humanity.

Linda Ravenscroft, world renowned fairy & fantasy artist.

Flavia walks her talk, her passion for the Fae is as real as it gets and in world that needs more magic Flavia brings just that. I love her honest heartfelt approach, the Fae worlds shine through her.

David Wells, astrologer, presenter and author of Your Astrological Moon Sign: Werewolf, Angel, Vampire, Saint? - Discover Your Hidden Inner Self.

Flavia has an intuitive connection to the faery realms. She speaks in a way that is easy for all to understand, and makes communication with the Fae effortless. This book should be on the shelves of every faery lover as a treasured reference for those treading a faery path for years to come.

Karen Kay, Editor in Chief, FAE Magazine.

First published by Moon Books, 2014
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Text copyright: Flavia Kate Peters 2014

ISBN: 978 1 78279 905 4

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Dedication

For the Fae with my love

The most magical time of my life was as a little girl, in the Scottish Highlands, engaged in the old stories of how Faery Doctors, wise men and women, specially chosen by the Fae, lived and worked with them. Working with faeries was one of the earliest forms of ritual magic and healing, which was honoured and revered in an oral tradition.

Shamanism is humankinds most primal form of connection to both the spirit of the land, and the elements of nature. Faery Shamans have the ability to connect to the elements, all of nature and the faery realms of the Four Directions. The Faery Shaman grows with seasons, recognises the call of the wilds and the change of the winds. In these crucial times of climate change and destruction of this precious planet, the Faery World urges us to walk the way of the Faery Shaman.

Flavia Kate Peters reveals how we can once again restore the mysterious and magical path of the Faery Shaman into our lives. The world of nature is waiting for the Faery Shamans to reawaken and reclaim a world of magic, which is easily accessed through the pages of this book.

Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, The Highland Seer and bestselling author of The Shaman Within.

Brilliant, you heard them! You answered the call of the faeries. They knew you could do it. But why have they called you specifically? Well, you actually know the answer to that, deep in your soul. But allow, if you will, the magic of these pages to remind you. For you are invited to re-discover the truth of who the faeries really are, and work with the forces of nature through spell work, through meditation, invocation and rhyme.

You will embrace the elements that actually govern us, here on our beloved planet. Your senses will heighten as you grow more sensitive to every aspect of the natural world and its magic. By working and living each day this way, the faeries will assist in enhancing your natural magical abilities, heal your spiritual, physical and emotional wellbeing and bring you back to a real connection to the Elemental Realm.

Romantic notions of fairy tales and magical beings of make believe abound, which mostly stem from pictures such as the Cottingley Fairies of the 1800s to the enchanting beings created by Walt Disney, like Ariel the Little Mermaid, Tinker Bell and Cinderellas Fairy Godmother, we are no strangers to fairy dust, magic wands, and fairy rings!

However, faeries are far from the sparkling characters of childrens bed-time stories; they are very real beings of nature and are as magical and as old as the hills. Written mention of Faeries such as nymphs, satyrs and fauns are found in the texts of Homers Iliad and Odyssey. In the days of Ancient Greece, gods and goddesses were worshipped and minor deities were recognised as the spirits of nature. Faeries were honoured in the waters, meadows, forests and flowers

Where round the bed, whence Achelous springs, that watry Fairies dance in mazy rings. Iliad, B. xxiv. 617.

What sounds are those that gather from the shores, the voice of nymphs that haunt the sylvan bowers, the fair-haird dryads of the shady wood, or azure daughters of the silver flood? Odyssey, B. vi. 122.

The early Roman religion understood we shared our homes with household spirits and guardians, and flying faeries played a part in Oriental, Arabian and Asian cultures. Ancient Norse traditions include stories of elves, Lorelei and other such beings of magical folklore, and faeries were found from the Scottish faery mounds of the Sidhe, to the Tuatha De Danaan of Irish barrows.

Like in many other cultures, the ancient Celts made faeries an important part of everyday life. For these beings of nature were treated with a deep reverence. It was general protocol to leave small gifts of food or milk as a mark of respect and gratitude. Our ancestors knew that faeries had the power to bestow them with a bountiful harvest, or cause destruction to the entire crop. It was believed that elves spread diseases and if someone was ill they were said to be fairy taken.

Faeries were also accused of stealing babies, often in return for a fairy child that was left in its place. These were called Changelings and were often spotted by having an unusual Fae appearance or of something different to the original child. Through the superstitious ages of the Anglo-Saxons, when a baby became sick it was believed that it had become a Changeling, and many an innocent baby was burned to death in order to get rid of this evil being said to have been put in its place. People wanted to protect themselves from these types of encounters and so never an ill word was spoken of the spirits of nature.