Witchcraft Books ~ Meet the incredible book Fairies by Yoshitaka Amano

In the Lunar Shelf section, I write about Witchcraft books, Magic books and Pagan books. In this post, I will write about and show this amazing book full of magic and beauty that is a great source of inspiration for those who practice witchcraft, works with the fairy magic, and also for those who love folklore, mythology and art. Come to see the book Fairies by Yoshitaka Amano!

For those of the video game scene, Yoshitaka Amano may be a familiar name. He virtually illustrated every Final Fantasy game and some other RPGs. There is also a compilation of his works involving the Final Fantasy series called The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy which is composed of 3 books full of magic and magical creatures from the Final Fantasy universe. I’ll still write a post about this compilation!

Fairy Magic – Entering the Fairy World of Yoshitaka Amano

A very interesting sentence contained in the book says:

“You cannot paint fairies without entering their world and believing in them.”

And this is the purest truth.

Once you believe in them and allow yourself to cross the border between our worlds, the richness and beauty of fairy magic are exposed to us and we get wrapped in this dimension full of magic and inspiration.

The book Fairies is not a grimoire and does not teach to cast any fairy spells. In turn, the book brings illustrations of various fairies and folkloric creatures from Ireland and Great Britain and, along with the illustrations, short stories and texts on each one.

So, expect to find in this book fairies present in Shakespeare plays, good fairies, mischievous fairies, dangerous fairies (!), goblins, gnomes and more!

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Fairy Magic – Get to know a little of the content of the book Fairies

The book Fairies contains in its final section the criteria for selection of the fairies that were illustrated:

1. The fairies unique to the folklore of the five regions of the British Isles;
2. The fairies of Celtic Mythology;
3. The fairies of the Legend of King Arthur;
4. The distinctive fairies that appear in the plays of Shakespeare.

Therefore, the content of the book is very vast and inspiring. Below, I will put the content of some pages and a brief explanation of the fairies portrayed. Click or touch the images to enlarge.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

“In the wood of Athens, young people fall in love picking hawthorne buds at dawn for the rite of May.”

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“The Kind Fairies: Seelie Court” and “The Mischievous Fairies: Pixies”

Seelie Court is a “group” of good and happy fairies, but don’t make them mad! The Pixies are mischievous but are also good.

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“The Rich Fairy: Leprechaun” and “The Troublesome Fairy: Boggart”

Besides “common Fairies” in this book we also find goblins, mermaids and other magical beings.

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“From Celtic Mythology: The Swan Maidens” and “From the Celtic Mythology: Etaín”

A Swan Maiden can shapeshift from human to swan form. Etaín is the heroine from the Irish story Tochmarc Étaíne.

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“The Prankster Fairies: Goblins” and “The Kidnapping Fairies: Changelings”

Never mistreat a Goblin, please. And be careful, your child can be replaced by a fairy, thus you’ll have a Changeling at home!

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“Fairy of the Sea: Mermaid” and “Fairy of the Lake: Gwragedd Annwn”.

Mermaids are half woman and half fish. Gwragedd Annwn are from Welsh Folklore, they can live in lakes and rivers.

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“From the Legend of King Arthur: Triamour” and “From the Legend of King Arthur: Merlin and Nimue”

Triamour was the Princess of the Fairy Land in the West. Merlin and Nimue were lovers and their stories are full of magic!

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Book full of magic: Fairies by Yoshitaka Amano – Conclusion

So here was an overview of this book full of fairy magic: Fairies by Yoshitaka Amano. I recommend not only the appreciation of the arts but also the reading of the short stories, poems and texts.

If you are interested in buying this book, you can find it on Amazon. You can use the link below to buy it and support Santuário Lunar:

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[su_service title=”Fairies – Yoshitaka Amano” icon=”icon: book” icon_color=”#9722b7″]Title: Fairies
Author: Yoshitaka Amano
Translation: Camellia Nieh
Publisher: Dark Horse
Year: 2006
ISBN: 1595820620
Pages: 80[/su_service]

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