Contents List of Exercises, Figures, Myths, Rituals, Journaling, and Recipes xvii Foreword by Orion Foxwood xxv Introduction 1 Part One: Preparing for the Journey Chapter 1: The Origins of the Faery Tradition . 11 The Mythic History of the Faery Traditions 15 Early Modern History 19 Chapter 2: Opening the Way--Beginning the Faery Path . 25 A Traditional Faery Altar 28 Opening the Way 30 The Personal Temple 33 Chapter 3: Summoning the Faery Fire . 37 The Breath Is Life 40 Life Force and Food 42 The Blue Fire 44 Chapter 4: The Personal Trinity . 51 Talker: The Mental Soul 53 Fetch: The Primal Soul 56 Holy Daemon: The "God" Soul 59 Chapter 5: Purification Work . 71 The Fires of Purity 74 The Waters of Purity (The Kala Rite) 76 Chapter 6: The Witches' Forge: The Warrior's Will and the Iron Pentacle . 83 The Iron Pentacle 87 Sex 91 Pride 92 Self 93 Power 94 Passion 94 Part Two: The Hidden Powers Chapter 7: The Hidden Temple of Air . 107 Magical Singing 109 The Magic of Scent 110 The Guardian Beast of Air: Eagle 112 Sylphs 115 The Wand 116 The Watcher of Air: Star Finder 119 The Flower Maiden 123 The Blue God 124 Chapter 8: The Hidden Temple of Fire .

135 Candle Magic 136 Movement and Dance 139 The Guardian Beast of Fire: Lion 141 Salamanders 144 The Blade 145 The Watcher of Fire: Shining Flame 148 The Horned God 151 Chapter 9: The Hidden Temple of Water . 157 Baths 159 Asperging 162 The Guardian Beast of Water: Serpent 163 Undines 167 The Chalice 168 The Watcher of Water: Water Maker 172 The Great Mother 175 Chapter 10: The Hidden Temple of Earth . 179 Herbs, Stones, and Curios 182 The Power of Place 185 The Guardian Beast of Earth: Bull 187 Gnomes 190 The Cube 191 The Watcher of Earth: Black Mother 195 The Dark God 197 The Hag 199 Chapter 11: The Hidden Temple of Aether . 203 Divination 206 The Crossroads 211 The Mirror 216 The Cauldron 221 The Watchers of Aether Above and Below: Heaven Shiner and Fire-in-the-Earth 224 Sex Magic 229 Chapter 12: The Heart and the Pearl . 233 The Pearl Pentacle 234 Love 239 Law 239 Knowledge 239 Power 240 Wisdom 240 The Black Heart of Innocence 243 Part Three: Journeying Between the Worlds Chapter 13: The Middleworld . 255 The Middleworld 257 Another Word on Formal vs. Informal Practice 258 Creating Personal Triggers 259 The Thirteen Planes of Progression 260 The Faery Tree 265 Chapter 14: The Underworld . 269 The Underworld Journey 270 Samhain: The Feast of the Dead 271 Ancestor Reverence 272 The Ancestor Altar 273 The Mighty Dead 275 The Grandmaster's Chair 275 Beltane: The Faery Rade 279 Traditional Prohibitions 282 Chapter 15: The Overworld .

287 The Celestial Sphere 289 Drawing Down the Moon 289 The Star Goddess 292 Afterword 305 Appendix 309 Bibliography 311 Resources 313 Index 315.