Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90639 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781401907600
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author

Customer Reviews

Cutesy, superficial glitz
Doreen Virtue's books on Divine Guidance and Earth Angels impressed me as being clear and "on the money," so I was hoping this book would cut through the cutesy stereotype and give a sound understanding of the fairies and nature spirits.

Unfortunately this is one of the most superficial treatments of fairies that I have encountered. Aside from several illumining fairy stories sent to the author by fans, the book offers nothing but rosy stereotypes and half-baked platitudes.

According to Ms. Virtue the main message of the fairy race is that "life is fun" and "you can magically manifest everything you need."

The way to attract fairies is to put "candy," "shiny objects" and "doll house furniture" in your yard. And if you want to empower fairies to save the earth repeat: "I do believe in fairies!"

If you use non-toxic cleaning products, the fairies will love you and grant you favors; if not they will play tricks on you. Despite their acute awareness of our habits, the author suggests you warn the fairies every time you walk on the grass.

Almost every chapter of the book exhorts us to "practice recycling," "donate to environmental groups," and "be kind to the environment" yet the book is printed on glossy, non-recycled paper.

Almost half of the book consists of full-page photos (produced by a marketing professional) of scantily-clad women in medieval costume languishing in forest scenes. None of the images depict deeply wise beings actively serving humanity and the earth. There is one alleged photo of the "little people" which is obviously a silhouette created by the eraser tool of a paint program.

This book appears to be little more than a hastily conceived marketing venture, so I decided to do some research.

On googling Doreen Virtue, I found that a number of her former students assert that her training programs in healing and counseling are so superficial as to be dangerous, and her emphasis is far too heavy on marketing (see for example the Cult Education Forum or Skeptico blogsites). Ms. Virtue is a New Age icon, but that does not mean readers should just buy into the rosy image and suspend critical thinking.

If you want a serious, thoughtful book on fairies that portrays their deep wisdom and dignity, I would recommend The Sidhe by John Matthews.

Beautiful and informative
First off, I would like to say that apart from the text, the book itself is beautifully printed on coloured pages with many pieces of pretty artwork depicting fairies on the inside of this on the small side hardcover book. For the artwork itself, it's the kind of book you can leave out on your coffee table.

The text also recieves five stars. The book is basic, as it should be for being a "101" book. There is information about the lifestyles of fairies, differant types of fairies, famous fairy kings and queens, and how to contact these fairies.

The author tells about how to see, interact, and exchange services with a fairy. She says why fairies behave the way they do and how they will reward those who help them be it in physical or spiritual ways.

Also contained in the book are several uplifting stories about people who have interacted with fairies, none of which are silly or over the top. They range from stories about children, to healing, to those involving adults.

Like most of Doreen Virtue's works, she focuses on the lighter side of something, so if you are looking for something that shows the darker side of fairies, I would recomend someone like Brian Froud for you. Still, this is a must for anyone who loves fairies.

Additionally, this is not a book for skeptics, although of you are already a believer in angels, you may want to give this one a try.

Woke Me Up
This book woke me up to the world of the Fairies - that magical, mystical and practical place where they reside and where we can interact with them. I recommend this book highly to anyone who is open to the idea that there is more in this world than we can perceive with our five senses.