Nature Spirits

Shhhhhhh ... Can you hear the ancient dryad wisdom of treesDo you know how to calm the spirits of storm and waveCan you see the elusive and intelligent souls of trees, stones, rivers and clouds subtly infusing the world with magic, wonder and meaning In this beautiful book, illustrated throughout by faery artist Dan Goodfellow, Celtic shaman Danu Forest reveals how to communicate with wild nature spirits for mutual benefit, working with air, fire and water to grow in harmony with nature, in all its magical splendour.

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• 3 with illustrations by Dan Goodfellow NATURE SPIRITS WYRD LORE AND WILD FEY MAGIC Danu Forest First
• 4 This book is dedicated to the Earth Goddess and Her Lover may they bless us all, and help us remem
• 1 INTRODUCTION In the wild Welsh hills, and the craggy clifftops of the highlands, the splendour of
• 2 3 The Web of Wyrd weaving the worlds The spiritual calling amongst humans is almost universal, as
• 4 5 Sacred exchange offerings, spells and prayers As in most other countries, offerings have long be
• 6 7 devaS spirits of growth Since food was first gathered from the forests, and later when the first
• 8 9 PoWerS of Place local guardians, gods and goddesses Mankind has always seen divinity in nature,
• 10 11 faerieS the strange and shining sidhe Faeries can evoke both fear and yearning in mortal minds
• 12 13 familieS and familiarS ancestors and animal spirits According to many traditions across the wo
• 14 15 guardianS and guideS cousins and cowalkers Every nation and spiritual tradition has its guardi
• 16 17 SPiriT doorS shamanic journeying Spiritwalkers both ancient and modern use the symbol of the t
• 18 19 coPPer and cold iron cutting and mending the threads The web of life, stretching across the un
• 20 21 Seer SighT cultivating devic vision In Celtic folk tales, the many beings with one eye, one le
• 22 23 earTh SPiriTS stillness, stones and crystals There are some places across the planet where the
• 24 25 earTh healing the gifts of nature Humans have long held the Earth to be the mother from which
• 26 27 earTh magic the secrets of roots and green shoots Sitting or standing in silence and stillness
• 28 29 faerie floWerS and magical woods The growing gifts of the green Earth may be used to either b
• 30 31 Tree SPiriTS communion with the dryads Tree spirits, sometimes called by their classical name
• 32 33 air SPiriTS sylphs and storms. Air spirits, or sylphs, can be felt and seen in the breath that
• 34 35 The four WindS cardinal kings of the air Classically, there are four cardinal winds, mighty ai
• 36 37 raiSing calming The WindS binding the breeze Few sounds are more evocative than the howling o
• 38 39 birdS and bird SPiriTS magical feathers and flocks Birds and their great spirits have long bee
• 40 41 Wild fire fire spirits, serpents and salamanders Fire holds a special place in the human imagi
• 42 43 Kind fire spirits of the candle flame The soft golden light of a flickering candle is a power
• 44 45 divine fire the lightning flash Sudden and sharp, ripping the sky with silver daggers, the li
• 46 47 WaTer SPiriTS mysteries of shore and wave Nymphs and mermaids, merrows, selkies and nixiesspir
• 48 49 befriending The nymPhS sacred springs and holy wells Sacred springs and holy wells hold specia
• 50 51 mananan mac lir charming and calming the waves Mananan mac Lir, who gave his name to the Isle
• 52 53 The god of The greenWood laughter amongst the trees Sometimes friendly, at other times terrify
• 54 55 The greaT goddeSS the many faces of mother nature Mother goddesses have been worshipped from t
• 56 57 o The Four DirecTions In traditions as diverse as medieval magic, witchcraft, druidry, native
• 58 The PenTaGram An ancient pagan symbol, signifying the four elements of earth, air, fire and water