Book Review-Pagan Portals: Celtic Fairies in North America by Morgan Daimler

Book Review

Pagan Portals: Celtic Fairies in North America

By Morgan Daimler

Publisher: Moon Books

110 page E-Book

Release Date: November 1st, 2024 

Those of you who read my reviews, and columns, have probably figured out that I’m a huge fan of the Pagan Portals series by Moon Books. Pagan Portals are short booklets, usually no more than 120 pages, that focus on a topic, deity, practice or something relating to paganism and/or witchcraft. They’re excellent for beginners and advanced practitioners alike, and I always find myself coming back to them for inspiration and reference. That said, Celtic Fairies in North America is the perfect addition to my library of works on Fairies and the Fae. Fairies and other similar spirits and cryptids are a subject of fascination for me, and this book explores the transplanted beliefs about Fairies and other beings of the sort coming along with immigrants from Scotland, Ireland Wales and Britain. Those beliefs, naturally over time, morphed into their own mythos and set of beliefs and stories, especially as the land those spirits inhabited changed. Morgan Daimler is one of the few authors I will undoubtedly trust when it comes to subjects dealing with Celtic and Norse spirituality, including Fairies. This book is an exploration of the different beliefs of and in Fairies across the North American Content, from Canada, the United States (which is broken up into cultural region), and even Mexico and other areas.

I chose to pick this book up to review for a multitude of reasons; first off, Morgan Daimler is one of my favorite authors from the Pagan Portals series. I own nearly every book she has contributed to this ever-growing series! Second, as I stated before, Fairies and other similar beings and cryptids are a field that fascinate me (I also have a healthy working relationship with Fairies). Pagan Portals: Celtic Fairies in North America exceeded my expectations in that truly all of North American lore concerning Fairies is covered, and the presence of such lore may inspire many others to work with and form relationships with (friendly) Fairie spirits, much the same way as I do. I have no critiques and only praise for Celtic Fairies in North America, and I would recommend anyone interested in Fairies, Fairy Witchcraft, Fairy Folkore, and Celtic spirituality to read this. I give Pagan Portals: Celtic Fairies in North America a 5/5 star rating. It’s wonderful and will be another excellent reference to use in my ever-evolving understanding and study of Fairies.

Morgan Daimler is a blogger, poet, teacher of esoteric subjects, witch and priestess of the Daoine Maithe. She is a prolific and popular Pagan writer and has published over a dozen books on varying subjects in Paganism and Esoteric teachings. She is one of the world’s foremost experts on everything Fairy! Morgan lives in Connecticut USA.

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Author Bio:

The Modern Merlin has been a Polytheist and Animist Pagan, Witch, Sorcerer, Wizard, Druid, Mystic, Ceremonial Magician, Occultist, Shaman, Seer and Soothsayer for 15 years, worshipping and casting magick with deities and spirits from many cultures, including Ancient Greece, Rome, Norse & Germanic, Celtic, Egyptian, Sumerian, as well as many Faeries, Nymphs, Dryads, Ancestors and other nature and land spirits and spirits of place. He is a Priest of Hecate, Diana, Hades, Lilith and Persephone. He has experience in the Left and Right Hand Paths, working with both hands as needed. He currently practices Necromancy and Deathwalking, as well as Traditional Witchcraft, Druidry, Hellenism and Ceremonial Magick, incorporating all of them into a cohesive practice, with some shamanic touches. He studies and practices Astrology as well as Tarot and other forms of divination such as Runes, Palmistry and Ogham. He has a personal blog where he shares Astrological, Pagan, and other magickal wisdom for free! He gives readings and other spiritual services on his Facebook Page, The Modern Merlin, as well other free informational posts for everyone to see!