Description: Tales of the Elven ones have echoed on whispering winds since time immemorial. The fayerie realm lives in unity within the sacred landscapes and within this book, the author takes you on a journey into the heart of the Celtic fayerie worlds … where trolls roam through sylvan glades … where dragons dwell amid mountain ranges … and where at night, through sapphire skies, moonbeams descend on faeries, dancing.

Verdict: In Pagan Portals - Ancient Fayerie: Stories of the Celtic Sidhe and how to Connect to the Otherworldly Realms, by author Melanie Godfrey, reveals ways by which you can unite with these mystical worlds as you reconnect with nature and realize that you are not separate from Mother Earth.

As you share in the author’s creative visions, you will learn how to intuit the world of fayerie. This book will inspire you to fall in love with these Celtic Isles over and over again, and these lands will lead to a homecoming within your heart as you take your own pilgrimage.

In the Emerald Isle they have Irish myths aplenty about the Fairy Folk, with records starting in the 17th Century and continuing right through to Fairy stories and Irish folklore that is still being spoken of and recorded in the present day. They call them the Sidhe.

The Sidhe, who are Irish Fairy folk specifically, is a genuine belief and tradition that still holds sway in Ireland today and thus Irish folklore is rich with stories of fairies, elves, and other magical beings. Indeed, these tales are often passed down through generations and are believed to contain important lessons for us humans.

Many believe that these legends are rooted in real events, and there was (and still is) a very real belief in these inhabitants of the Fairy Mounds, and the powers they wield. The Sidhe, or Fairy People, are said to travel the mountains and forests of Ireland, usually invisible to humans, and to be found also in the bogs, caves, lakes and islands of the Irish landscape.

Especially belonging to them though are the old forts and mounds, the ancient monuments built by our ancestors, which contain entrances to where the Sidhe really live – the land of Fairy, or the Fairy realm, which we call the Otherworld (An Saol Eile).

They generally appear as human like, though there are exceptions among the different types of Irish Fairy, and though there are some who are traditionally small in stature (such as the leprechaun), they will most often appear as regular human sized too.

Irish mythology and folklore tradition varies through the ages on whether they are the Tuatha Dé Danann, a race of Gods and Goddesses banished to the hollow hills, or fallen angels, not quite bad enough to be cast to hell during the fall, stuck in limbo here on earth until the day when they are forgiven and can reclaim their place in heaven.

In modern terms, Irish folk who believe in the Sidhe tend to view them as inhabitants of the Otherworld, encompassing a variety of races or tribes or types, who have access to this world and can manifest here or affect humans at will … though humans are usually not aware of their presence or interference, often until it is too late.

But I digress, as what Melanie does here in this fascinating book is share some of her very own intimate encounters with Faery and the Elemental Kingdoms. She begins with a story, one that as it progresses, itself envelopes experiences had within various sacred landscapes. She then offers up both techniques and meditations to help the reader deepen their own relationship with these beings from nature, and their respective dwellings.

About the Author - Melanie is an International Psychic Clairvoyant who has been working with the spirit world for the last twenty-six years, giving spiritual readings and healings to people and animals from all over the world. She is also a Therapeutic Counsellor, a Spiritualist Healer, and is an Ovate in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. She lives in Cornwall, UK.

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