Magical Faery Plants: A Guide for Working with Faeries and Nature Spirits

by Sandra Kynes

Overview

Build Relationships with Faeries and Connect with Nature on a Deep, Soul Level

The natural world is integral to our spiritual and magical lives and the lives of faeries and nature spirits. With this book, you'll discover how plants bridge the worlds and help us work with these extraordinary beings. Drawing from folklore, history, and personal experience, Sandra Kynes teaches you all about faery magic and the unique ways that plants enhance your connection to the fae.

This comprehensive guide presents over one hundred profiles of common and obscure plants associated with faeries and nature spirits. Grow bracken fern to attract faeries to your property. Hold a small bundle of vervain to help you communicate with nature spirits. Set out a bowl of blackberries as a token of friendship. With hands-on activities and exercises, this book shows you how to journey to faeryland, conduct dreamwork, and heal both yourself and the planet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738770420
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	07/08/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Sandra Kynes (Mid-coast Maine) is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids and the author of seventeen books, including Star Magic, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences, Mixing Essential Oils for Magic, and Sea Magic. Additionally, her work has been featured in Utne Reader, The Portal, and Circle Magazine. Sandra's writing also appears regularly in Llewellyn's popular almanacs and datebooks. Visit her at Kynes.net.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction 1

About This Book 3

PART ONE
Chapter 1: What's in a Name? 7
Chapter 2: The Written Trail 15
Chapter 3: Getting Started 25
Chapter 4: The Faery Attunement 33
Chapter 5: Altars and Gardens 39
Chapter 6: Faery Magic 47
Chapter 7: Journey to Faeryland 55
Chapter 8: Plant Tools 61
Chapter 9: Liquid Tools for Magic 67

PART TWO
The Faery Plants 75
Plant Symbolism 76
Agrimony 77
Alder 78
Angelica 80
Apple 81
Ash 82
Bilberry 84
Birch 85
Blackberry 87
Blackthorn 88
Bluebell 89
Bog Myrtle 90
Boxwood 91
Bracken 92
Broom 93
Burdock and Bitter Dock 95
Buttercup 96
Butterwort 97
Cedar 98
Chamomile 100
Cherry 101
Cinquefoil 102
Clover 103
Columbine 104
Coriander 105
Cow Parsley 106
Cowslip 107
Crab Apple 109
Crocus 110
Cypress 111
Daffodil 112
Daisy 114
...

Conclusion 241

Appendix A: Powers and Attributes 243

Glossary 257

Bibliography 263

Index 273

Editorial Reviews

"Sandra Kynes has gifted us with an inspiring and incredibly useful work in Magical Faery Plants. Her breadth of knowledge, experience and a clear connection with the faery realm are evident throughout, all backed with research from reputable sources and packed full of practical suggestions you'll be eager to try for yourself. This is a valuable addition to any faery and nature lover's library."—Emily Carding, author of Seeking Faery

"A well-researched and lovingly crafted guide to the Nature Spirits. Filled with lovely rhyming chants and magickal verses, it will entice you to build your own Faery Altar and garden. Through this book you will learn to contact the Faeries and travel to the Fae Realms (and return safely!). The herb spells and prescriptions are filled with power and magick."—Ellen Evert Hopman, author of Scottish Herbs and Fairy Lore and Once Around the Sun

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