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In Faery Seership the truths we seek can only be found within ourselves, within nature, and within our relationships to nature. At the center of the Faery Tradition lies the Tree of Enchantment: the symbol for these relationships and for the threefold life of humanity. At each level of the tree, there are attending spirit forces that vary from beings of light to beings of shadow, from the ancestors of humanity to the architects of form and nature, from the destiny of our planet to the creation forces of the universe. The tree's roots grow through the lower world, where all life originates and the dead travel, its trunk and lower branches reach out across the middle world, where elemental forces and the four directions guide us, and its highest branches reach the into the upper world and the Star realm.
Weaving together folk tradition and extensive academic research, Orion Foxwood has created and accessible, beautifully written pathway into the Old Religion of Faery Seership. Based on Appalachian traditions, Wiccan studies, Celtic oral traditions, and the Craft from Western and Northern Europe, The Tree of Enchantment offers the student of Faery Tradition both introductory and advanced visionary practices and authentic tools to learn to navigate the three realms of humanity. With diligence and an open heart, the reader will learn to cross The River of Blood, pass through The Gate of Awakening, and over The River of Stars.
“Destined to become a classic...This is a wise and wonderful book to be studied and savored, its teachings and methods diligently applied.” -Margie McArthur, author of Faery Healing: The Lore and the Legacy; Wisdom of the Elements: The Sacred Wheel of Earth, Air, Fire and Water; and WiccaCraft for Families: The Path of the Hearthfire
“The Tree of Enchantment is a rare and beautiful piece of esoteric writing that is fresh, vibrant, and ready for this age and those to come. It is a true guide for helping mend the rifts and fractures within the self and between the planes of being. ” -Ivo Dominguez, Jr., author of Spirit Speak, Castings: The Creation of Sacred Space, and Beneath The Skins
“I say this with the deepest conviction and without a tinge of hyperbole: Orion Foxwood is a national treasure. His Tree of Enchantment is a brilliant and elegant jewel of modern magical literature and a testament to his genius and insight. ” -Lon Milo DuQuette, author of Enochian Vision Magick
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Fascinating and enlightening
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As a long-time student of the occult, it's rare for me to find new, refreshing ideas. I've been associated with Wicca, Druidry, Rosicrucianism, Christian Mysticism, Alchemy, and Hermeticism over a period of 25 years, and thought I had seen it all, but Orion has produced two books (this one and The Faery Teachings) which put unique spins on the relationship between the spirit world and nature. His "Tree" is similar enough in its components to the Tree of Life of Kabbalah that one can spend much time drawing very useful, practical, and insightful parallels between the two, but there is so much more that comes from this work. The images and meditations presented in this work can provide the serious student with much new material upon which to focus, and I have found that Orion's visions have deeply melded and meshed with my own. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking to find new ideas, to reconnect with the natural world, and to find a new vision of The One Source and Its manifested faces. Bravo, Orion, keep these works coming!
Opening the Well of Enchantment
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Each time I read Orion Foxwood's first book The Faery Teachings, I find something new and relevant to my work and life at that moment. In The Tree of Enchantment, Orion gives us the tools to go even deeper. Here is a way to bring the inner and outer landscape into balance. As we move along the paths of the Tree, we embark on a great adventure of discovery. We learn how to bring ourselves into alignment with our inner being, the immediate space around us, and the universe. Orion gives us the keys to open many doors. Which ones we choose to open and how deeply we go, depends on us. The material is presented with a magnificent clarity and with a poetry that takes the breath away. This is a work of great and profound truth. To say this book is remarkable is an understatement. To those that follow this path, it is a revelation.
Stepping Through The Gates
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Orion's first book, The Faery Teachings (FT), was a map of the sacred worlds. It's the closest book that has mirrored my own experiences of the Fae. The Tree of Enchantment (TOE) is written with more of Orion's voice shining through and therefore more poetic and deeply moving. In TOE, Orion walks with us as we experience travelling through the sacred lands (aka inscape) using the Vision Keys.
There are some who will read TOE and just won't get it. That's okay, this work is not for you. Move on. But for the seekers (new or not) who do the practices contained in TOE, you will be led through a series of encounters that will rewire you to better receive and interpret the messages. With TOE, you will not be more "evolved" - you will be transformed. Warning, once you step through the gates and taste the oneness of alignment and attunement you will always crave more of it. For those already on a magical path, you know what I mean when I say that this book gives you delicious shivers of magic as you experience the visions.
Thank you Orion for sharing and leading us through the worlds of enchantment.
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