La biblia de las hadas: Todo lo que siempre habías querido saber acerca del mundo de las hadas

by Teresa Moorey, María del Mar Cañas Luque (Translator)

¡Bienvenido al mágico mundo de las hadas! Por medio de detalladas descripciones, así como de bellas y singulares ilustraciones, esta obra te presenta a más de cien tipos de hadas, que abarcan desde las hadas de las flores y los árboles, hasta las sirenas, los duendencillos y los gnomos. Podrás conocer la naturaleza de su mundo, que sin duda te sorprenderá. Sabrás sus costumbres, sus tradiciones y su lenguaje. Y averiguarás cuáles son los mejores lugares donde poder percibirlas. Esta fascinante guía también contiene conjuros y meditaciones para atraer a estas huidizas criaturas y obtener por medio de ellas buena suerte, riqueza y amor. TERESA MOOREY ha escrito más de 40 libros sobre astrología y ocultismo; colabora en revistas como Mother & Baby, Baby & You y Zest & 19, e imparte conferencias y charlas en radio y televisión.

Genres: Fantasy, Reference, Mythology, Fairies, Spirituality, Fae, Research

400 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2008

About the author

Teresa Moorey has written many books on personal growth, self-help, psychic powers and esoteric wisdom. She is the author of Working with Psychic Protection, Working with Hypnotherapy, Your Crystal Code and The Fairy Bible.

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 1 out of 5]

This review contains what might be considered spoilers. This book doesn't have a plot, so I don't think it counts, but it seemed polite to warn you just in case.

This book may be the most infuriating thing I've ever read. I was looking for a guide to different type of fairies, and I almost got it in this.
Almost.
There is so much feminist hippy crap in this book that even when Teresa presents good information, she then defines the "meaning" of the story and spoils it. She paints all fairies to be kind benevolent creatures that will be nice to you so long as you respect the earth, or "Mother Goddess," which is simply not true. Fairies are tricksters, and are very rarely trying to help humans.
She also defines several gods and mythical creatures as fairies, such as Hermes, Thoth, The Four Winds, Sphinx, Familiars, Pan, Yeti, Bigfoot, Robin Hood, Djinn, Prometheus, Griffin, Lilith, Valkyrs, Odin, and Thor. While all of her stories and information was accurate, defining all of these as fairies is not, and quite simply is disappointing from an author who knew so much.
I think the worst part of this book, however, was that she included instructions on how to build alters and meditate to get closer to fairies for every single classification she came up with. She made several digs at Christianity painting all of these spirits as evil, but just because something isn't evil does not make it benevolent, and certainly does not make it praise worthy.
Honestly, I really had to make myself finish the last 200 pages, because so much of it is opinionated crap. I truly would not recommed this book to anyone.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book 100% exceeded my expectations and I absolutely love this book. It's my favorite book of this type. I so so so so so so highly recommend this book. I also read the mythical creatures book in this series but I think the fairy bible is better. The content is so engaging, the illustrations are gorgeous and you come away with practical knowledge. Also love the meditations and spells, they really take you to another place. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and Teresa Moorey is a fantastic writer. I'll be revisiting this book for many years to come.

[Su · Rating 3 out of 5]

To begin with, this book is gorgeous in terms of its physical look and artwork. The content, though, could have been better. Its short entries do make for a pleasant read but if you bought this book for its information, you may be a little disappointed. Like I said, the entries are quite short.
Now for the negative point. This book includes quite a lot of inaccuracies. It lists certain creatures as fairies when these are often gods and other mythological creatures! For example, Odin and Thor, as well as Mercury and a few others, are listed as fairies which, in my opinion, is quite ridiculous.
This book however remains an enjoyable read. While those inaccuracies bugged me, I did enjoy this book. But, if you want to read this for research of any kind on fairies and their lore, this book might not be a great choice.

[Aldi]

Cute, with some beautiful art, but it's definitely more of a "coffee table" type book than a good resource for mythology or, in fact, accuracy. Author seems determined to let you know that every single fairy ever is benevolent and/or misunderstood and/or just serving to help you find your inner truths. She also includes a lot of entities in the "fairy" bracket that are actually deities or different beings altogether. And then there's a bunch of instructions on how to use the concept of fairies as meditation aids, building altars and attracting fairy qualities/protection, etc. It's essentially harmless and well-intentioned but definitely very woo-woo modern hippie style rather than engaging in any meaningful way with mythology.

[Merewyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice little compendium of all the various magical types of Fair Folk that are wandering through our world with us. :) I like how she separated them into the different elemental categories and the extra spells and meditations too. I realize that some people have been shocked and scandalized by how the author would include the gods with the spirits and Fair Folk, however, I think this was another nice touch because it made me remember how many of the Fair Folk and spirits were once regarded as gods themselves too.
If you want some extra information or inspiration about the Fair Folk then this could help you. However, if you are expecting a deep scholarly tome with a monstrous bibliography, then look elsewhere. This book is a lighthearted study of the Fair Folk. :)

[Launsett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me parece en general buen material de referencia o introducción hacia el folclor de diversas partes del mundo, sobre sus leyendas y relatos hablados, pero no era exactamente lo que esperaba. ¿Mi mayor problema? Que se siente un poco como cuando alguien quiere meterte a alguna logia o religión. Y es un poquito molesto eso.
La lectura a veces se hace un poco pesada y repetitiva, tal vez porque siempre se suele seguir el mismo patrón para contar las cosas. Las ilustraciones son bonitas, pero no encontré los nombre de los autores ni los títulos de las pinturas. El libro está bien, creo que lo volvería a leer.

[Bridget · Rating 2 out of 5]

The same as many other reviewers, I think I was just looking for something different when I picked up this book. There's an abundance of colorful and pretty artwork, but the content itself fell flat for me. I was looking for more of an encyclopedia - especially one where I could enjoy reading about all the really nasty little gremlins that do NOT want to be your friend.

Also... Thor? Odin? Hmm.

[Minna · Rating 3 out of 5]

ihana lukea näistä olennoista. etenkin fairy festivals ja kaikki kotiin liittyvä.

[J · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is probably one of the worst fairy books that I came upon and I would definitely not recommend it to anyone who just wants to get to know more about the fantasy creatures. If you are into local New Age and anything similar to the Wiccan path than it may peak your interest a bit as it includes meditations, spells and exercises into getting attuned to the world around you. Otherwise the book is a Harry Potter-focused and we are destroying the world and need to get our act together combined with wrong information as everything is a hidden fairy conspiracy mess.

The writing was painfully slow and difficult to want to continue to read, especially on those same parts for meditation and spells. At these times I just wanted to pull out my hair and ask the author why must this be so much like a regular boring textbook instead of something more magical for the subject. No such luck!

As for the entries I got myself totally confused. I understand the fact that many of the older gods and goddesses were demonized with the advent of Christianity but in this case Teresa just chose to call anyone who wasn't from the Judeo-Christian and Muslim religions a fairy. As a result such fairies included were the same abovementioned deities, cryptids such as Bigfoot and Yeti (who knew they would show up right?) and even fantastical creatures such as dragons or centaurs. Who know I guess in a sense I may be a fairy right?

For me the information in many senses could be considered questionable in its presentation anyway for two reasons. First the salamander isn't a reptile but an amphibian if we go with modern science and knowing that it was based on the creature with the same name. And yes I may be living in this time but I don't need you alluding to every British, Welsh and Scottish creature as appearing in Harry Potter. Sad....

The illustrations were taken from an array of sources so they had almost nothing in common with each other besides the topic matters and there are plenty of illustrations that I would have chosen over the ones that were included. The faces on many were strangely sketched while giving them a crazy predatory look in many instances where a non pre-produced piece of art was used.

The only saving grace on this book was that it did include how to pronounce some of the names. Unfortunately this didn't include all of the names so there were still some areas to scramble on if you don't know how to pronounce them. But as for the actual fae creatures that I was hoping to get to know more about was included in a small glossary in the back while these weren't given a lot information nor pronunciations at all.

Again this is one book that I would definitely avoid unless you are curious but even then there has to be a much better book out there on the subject that isn't too liberal in their naming of fairies or Potterheading.

[Vanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

No author of the numerous illustrations. Nevertheless, I guessed some illustrators. I don't think it is fair.

[Alicia Doyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I came across this little book while doing some research for my current WIP. There is such a thing as creative license when you write fiction, especially fantasy, but for me, I want to write fantasy stories with respect to the cultures of those people that I include or perhaps bring focused attention to, in this particular case Irish Folklore (which is a major part of the novel I'm writing). Keeping with that goal, I have been trying to research authentic and authoritative sources of information.
The Fairy Bible is self-described as a "definitive guide to the world of fairies." I'm not sure that I agree but I will attempt to explain.
Firstly, this book does well in exploring many examples of creatures from the Otherworld, not specifically those found only in Ireland. This was enjoyable for me because I love learning about various mythologies and folktales from around the globe. The book is also full of beautiful artwork to delight readers who perhaps need a bit of help visualizing what they read.
For me, this book let me down in a few ways:
1. Many of the entities in The Fairy Bible are described with flowery (no pun intended) language, made to seem friendly or approachable, and even benevolent in some cases. Having delved pretty deeply into many reputable sources (Morgan Daimler and Lora O'Brien to name a few), I feel that it is a bit dangerous to portray the Other people as friendly, "disney-esque" beings who are fun-loving or altruistic. That does not line up with folklore, historical accounts, or many people's experiences with them.
2. The book contains meditations and "spells" throughout meant to, I presume, assist the reader in approaching or connecting with these Otherworldly entities. I am not an authority on the subject. Not even close, but I would advise against doing so, especially so frivolously.
3. I was really hoping for concrete (at least as concrete as possible), details that I could use to properly portray these entities in my writing, but much of what I read seems to contradict what I have read and heard elsewhere.

Overall, if you like stories, and pretty pictures and are looking for something to entertain you, this is a neat perspective on the Otherworldy crowd, but I wouldn't call it an authoritative guide on the topic.
If you are looking for specifics on the topic, I suggest looking into Morgan Daimler, Lora O'Brien, et al.

[Shy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book, as I love to study fairy lore. The book is beautiful at the least and is full of art that I spent several seconds gazing at. The writing's also simple enough for me to understand and doesn't over explain itself. But that's about it for me.

The biggest issue, I believe, is basically that "fairy" is a catch all term to this author. Gods and goddesses and mythical creatures that you would never consider a fairy are suddenly brought to fae wavelength. Notable gods/goddesses and mythical creatures that were called fairies would be: Hermes, Thor, Thoth, Odin, Griffins, Sphinx, Familiars -- gods, even Lilith was considered a fairy! The demon queen of Jewish myth!

... Oh yeah, even Bigfoot and the yeti are considered fae to the author. That seemed especially ridiculous to me. I legitimately could not take the book seriously any longer because she painted a "whimsical" light over a majority of gods and mythical beings.

That's another thing, because in the stories that she recalls she acknowledges that the fairies can be wicked but then turns around and goes that respect is all it takes to win them over. Suuure, just try telling the characters in the stories that were wronged that.

By the later half of the book, I was simply in it to see how ridiculous it could get.

[Jessica McKee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I must say that I was super excited to get this book. I though it would be a great reference for me while I am writing my own series. The cover is fabulous but on the inside it is missing tones of valuable information. And it is also missing a ton of fairy beings like Unicorns and shape shifters witch is sad because they are also apart of the Fae world along with out Fairytale Figures. Which she dose mention a few like Robin Hood aka Robin Goodfellow. But everyone else is missing. She also left out things like the fact that the Fae can not lie but they can Talk in riddles and make not so honest deals. She also did not mention the the Land of the Fae only exist because of fairytale. Which if you think about it is very logical. But yet it is not mentioned any were. And she also brushed off the Fae Courts which is a big no no in my book. Because the Land of the Fae replies on the Unseelie and Seelie Courts along with there Kings and Queen's. The most disporting part is that the back of the book declares this to be a series. But it is only one book which any reader knows is not a series. So I hope she comes out with the other half of this book or else this was just a waste of my money.

[Margot · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked beautiful illustrations and the scope of the book. I think it’s useful to get an orientation in the field and as an introduction to then go on a deeper search.
What put me off was an inconsistency of tone: sometimes it talks about spirits & fairies as energies or representing something of nature which I like, but then it describes really silly superstitions and spells - not my jam. Also as someone pointed out - she drags in all sorts of gods and goddesses, and while she acknowledges them as gods and goddesses in their descriptions, it makes me question the whole premise of naming this ‘the fairy bible’

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

As others have said, this book is very beautiful and does contain some good information, but largely takes itself too seriously. The term "bible", as opposed to encyclopedia, is actually quite accurate, as the book contains spells and meditations and various other means of attracting fairies. I loved the beautiful illustrations and the layout. I also enjoyed the mix of various different mythologies and traditions but did feel the need to verify some with other sources after realizing what the context of this book was. All in all, I found it a useful tool for my research, but I would probably stick with a more "academic" source for my next work.

[Mikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is absolutely a good read. It tells you a lot about all sorts of fairies and more. Even the celebrated Gaelic traditions and holidays and what you can do to celebrate with the fairies on those days, too. How to work with the fairies, what to do and not to do with such beautiful illustrations on each page. You must open your mind and if you're drawn to this book with curiosity, buy it in a heartbeat and trust me, you won't be disappointed.

[Luis González · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una recopilación bastante extensa de varias hadas y sus dones especiales. Todos los capítulos vienen separados por tipos de elementales y sus características más específicas, además de contener ejercicios de meditación y rituales para conectarnos con esa parte natural de la vida y del mundo. Es un texto muy completo y maravilloso que nos permite acceder a un mundo invisible, mágico y necesario, una parte de nosotros que ya creíamos olvidada y a la cual necesitamos regresar.

[Carlota · Rating 2 out of 5]

2/5
Se toma demasiado en serio a sí mismo y se contradice en el proceso. Para ser una “enciclopedia/biblia” la autora impone muy a menudo sus opiniones, pareciendo el personaje principal entre la amalgama de datos desordenados que expone.

Me habría gustado más descripciones de los tipos de criaturas en vez de las secciones dedicadas a hechizos, meditación, … que acaban por sentirse fuera de lugar.
Los dibujos muy bonitos, eso sí.

[Author · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book that sits within my collection for various reasons:

* It's informative
* Well-written
* Well-illustrated
* Covers global tales from a range of cultures
* Is well-laid out
* Groups by element

It is a must for anybody practising the craft who is seeking to understand creatures believed to exist alongside us but a definite for anyone seeking to write fantasy/fiction with a view to including otherworldly creatures.

[Saskia_madding · Rating 2 out of 5]

Again, this book is fine, but not precisely what I was looking for. It had a solid foundational base of information, but it was a bit too hippy dippy, in my opinion. I was looking for a book of faeries for research on something I want to write, and this was a good place to start, but it was too much "open your heart" and "spells to contact wind fairies" for me.

[Elaine Cunningham · Rating 3 out of 5]

A light, fun, and beautifully illustrated book of fairy lore. There's a wide breadth of tone, approach, and opinion in fairy lore. This author views the fey folk as largely benevolent creatures and she gives spells and meditations to help the reader "invite them into you your life." Whether or not that represents your view of fairy folklore or your level of credulity, the book is worth a look.

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

a fun book. it gives descriptions of more common faeries like the sylph, and the vila's and also some lesser known ones. it tells of the faerie triad (oak ash and thorn), faerie spells, and flowers. there are some potions too. i've referred to it several times in my writing.

[Missfit · Rating 2 out of 5]

Artwork was absolutely beautiful but this was certainly no definitive guide to fairy lore. Lore was a part of the book but it was also chock-full of opinion, bias, and bits and pieces of whatever parts of other lore/myth/religion she wanted to add in.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as complete as it could have been, especially in regards to the Unseelie Court.

[A.E.M. A.E.M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charming little book that’s a good intro to fairies. The illustrations are great, and I learned something that I’ll add to my books!

[Tecla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a good reference book if you're interested in fairies like me!

[Amelie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es un libro de magia, habla sobre criaturas mágicas y mitológicas, trae mucha información muy interesante

[Ivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just started. Goodreads.com mobile sucks.

[Lidia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not really what I expected, but still a fairly pleasant read.

[ash · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was pretty good, just a little bit of misinformation. Don't rely on this for all your fairy research.