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	• Magickal Mystical Creatures: Invite Their Powers Into Your Life D.J. Conway Llewellyn Publications, 2001 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 5 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Blessed Be;


A Good Starting Point

A good book for beginners and those who are just beginning research on the various mythical beasts. She covers nearly every creature within mythology, quite a few of which I never heard of. At times it felt as though she wasn't saying enough about a creature but she did give enough to go on to further research each one.

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Starting point, but that's it

I was actually surprised; I liked this one better than the other two books of hers I've read. I still have my gripes, but I am admittedly pretty picky. This particular book is an encyclopedia of various mythological beings from around the world--primarily Eurasian, but with a smattering of beings from other places as well. They're divided by type-canines, gryphons and their ilk, various types of unicorn, etc. (I do have to say I loved the illustrations, too!)

There's a decent amount of information on each being gleaned from mythological and historical sources. Additionally, Conway adds in psychological interpretations of the kind of people who could either be helped or hindered by each entity, depending on its nature. She does also recommend that dangerous beings be avoided by all but the most experienced magicians (and sometimes not even then).

I think my biggest complaint is that it's simply not enough. Many of the beings that she recommends as being safe aren't necessarily so. For example, she presents unicorns as being mostly positive beings who can lead the reader into Faery. However, there's not much warning about the fact that unicorns were originally seen as fierce, dangerous creatures, and that Faery generally isn't someplace you want to just waltz on into. Even the "nice" faeries aren't particularly safe, especially if you study the original lore. As with a lot of basic pagan titles of the mid 1990s, things that really aren't safe and easy are presented as welcoming and available to all, with little warning of potential hazards.

And this is why I strongly recommend that you not stick with just a dictionary. While this has its uses, it's a starting point primarily, and the actual practical information comprises less than a score of pages, and it's mostly spellwork 101. Use this guide to get you introduced to what's out there, but then do your research with other sources, both on magical practice and on lore surrounding the beings you want to work with.

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Very Informative

I reccommend this book to beginners. This is a very informative book about the creatures of the astral plane. A very handy book indeed. Well, worth knowing.

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