Author and fairy expert Karen Kay has been hearing fairy whispers since she was a young girl—and it started in her grandmother’s wild, rose-filled garden. Kay would gather up the fallen rose petals, place them in a bowl with water, and crush them to make perfume for the flower fairies she knew inhabited that enchanted space. She’d leave the perfume out overnight, and it would always (of course) be gone in the morning. She saw the fairies, she writes, as tiny points of vibrant light, out of the corner of her eye, piercing through from the fairy realm into this one—and she does to this day.
And now she’s written a book about them. Fairy Whispering, which was published by Hay House last November, contains 111 ways to connect with the fairies through magical practices, including gorgeous rituals, spells, meditations, incantations, and visualizations. One of these spells, based on that most alluring and gossamer of fairy plays, is below.
Midsummer Night’s Dream Spell
Many of us are familiar with William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream—a play telling the tale of fairies playing games with humans on this most enchanted of nights!
Midsummer’s Eve is certainly a potent and magical time, during which fairies pierce the veil into our realm. This makes it the perfect time to connect with fairies.
This spell can be done indoors or outdoors. I always say that doing it outside is best. However, I know that this is not always possible, and doing it inside works equally well.
You’ll need some fairy dust (biodegradable glitter), a white or light‐ colored candle (ideally unscented), a small jar or lantern if going outside, and some rose essential oil and rose petals to represent midsummer.
The spell is to be performed any time between dusk and midnight on Midsummer’s Eve.
Place a few drops of the rose essential oil in your palm and put a small dab onto your third eye area (between your eyebrows). Then pick up your candle and, using your index finger and thumb, rub the oil from the top to the bottom. As you do this, say: I call upon Oberon and Titania, king and queen of the fairies, to help me to love all that I see, and to accept with good grace what life gives to me. I call also on Puck, to bring me good luck and good fortune forever more. I am knocking upon your fairy door.
Next, light your candle, and say: With this flame I ignite this spell, for the highest good of all, wishing everyone well.
Then sprinkle your fairy dust over the flame. Hear it crackle and pop as the energy rises. Take care when doing this and keep your face and eyes at a distance. Next, take your rose petals, hold them up high, and allow them to fall gently over your head, energizing you with their sweetly scented energy. While you are doing all of this, hold the intention of inviting the king and queen of the fairies to connect with you. Be mindful that Puck can and probably will play games, as he is prone to do!
Follow Karen Kay on Instagram @karenkayfairy and find Fairy Whispering wherever books are sold.
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