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Hello! First of all, I love your blog. I have yet to find a Fae blog that seems as rooted in historical evidence and knowledge as yours (or flooded with aesthetics more-so than information). Not to mention, outlining the dangers involved. However, I’m curious: all I’ve ever found on working with Fae is making deals. Is there potentially more to “Fae Work?” How does one even get to that point if you have no idea Fae could be around? Also, any good book recommendations for this area? Thanks!

generalwitchery:

“Fae work” is kinda subjective, just like spirit work is. For me, it means safe and healthy interactions with fae, and teaching my friends to also stay safe. This involves any interactions with nature, speaking with local land gods, using elemental or plant magic, mediating interactions others have if needed, and most important for me: working under Aoibheall and with those in her court.

The fae are everywhere–most if not all nature spirits are fae. But I tend to attract them more than normal (seelie and unseelie both) so I don’t exactly have a way to avoid them, which means I learned about them as much as I could from a young age. Studying old and new stories, talking to them, observing, and learning their culture, customs, and magic whenever I could.

The book I recommend most is in the Young Person’s School of Magic and Mystery series. Volume 6, Faerie Charms, by Ted Andrews. It’s a little lighthearted (as it’s aimed towards a younger audience), and you’ll probably notice that I preach more caution than this book does. But it helped me a lot when I was starting out.

i wrote a kitchen witchcraft book

leodrunewitchcraft:

i wrote and illustrated my own kitchen witchcraft book! potioncraft is an original written + hand-illustrated collection of recipes and rituals for beverages of all kinds. it features recipes for spiced hot cocoa, mulled cider, harvest sangria, and basil lemonade; it also features information on the magick of smoothies, teas, coffee and more. throughout the booklet are beautiful stippled illustrations that create a rustic witch-of-the-woods aesthetic.

the book is $8 and makes an great gift for yourself or another. buy it here. support witches!