Episode 30: Fairies: Folklore, Faith and Fact With Morgan Daimler
Photo by Barbara Fisher “Glimpse into the Otherworld.”
Morganna and Barbara welcome Morgan Daimler, fairy lore expert, blogger, author, Witch, Priestess of the Daoine Maithe and teacher of arcane subjects. Not just an academic; Morgan has had experiences with the Fairies, also known as the Good Folk, ever since she was a child, so she comes to the subject from practical, literary and folkloric directions.
It was a fine, winding conversation; a great introduction to the Fairies and how to safely interact with them in the modern world. And there was lots of tale telling and story sharing, and as always, there’s a list of books for those of you who want to know more.
We hope you enjoy this episode as much we enjoyed the making of it. Morgan is a lovely person and a gracious guest and we hope she can come back again sometime.
Oh, and next week—next week, is a very special episode that segues perfectly from this one—
Kendra is back and she and I will tell the story about how the Good Folk crashed our graduation party and stole our beer. (Well, not quite, but kind of.)
THE BOOK LIST:
For a large list of Morgan’s books, click on the link above that says “author.” I would suggest pretty much all of her books are well worth reading; it just depends exactly on what you are interested in.
But in the meantime, I will suggest my two favorites at the top of our book list:
A New Dictionary of Fairies: A 21st Century Exploration of Celtic and Related Western European Fairies by Morgan Daimler
Fairies:: A Guide to the Celtic Fair Folk by Morgan Daimler
Similarly, any books by Katherine Briggs are worth reading for fairy lore, but I particularly suggest the following two:
An Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures by Katherine Briggs
The Vanishing People: Fairy Lore and Legends by Katherine Briggs
The Secret Commonwealth and the Fairy Belief Complex by Brian Walsh
Faery: A Guide to the Lore, Magic & World of the Good Folk by John T. Kruse
British Fairies by John T. Kruse
The Banshee: The Irish Death Messenger by Patricia Lysaght
The Good People: New Fairylore Essays by Peter Narvaez
The Taming of the Fae: Literary and Folkloric Fairies in Modern Paganisms by Sabina Magliocco
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. Evans-Wentz
A Trojan Feast: The Food and Drink Offerings of Aliens, Faeries, and Sasquatch by Joshua Cutchin
THIEVES IN THE NIGHT: A Brief History of Supernatural Child Abductions by Joshua Cutchin
Palgrave Publishing (This is the company with the amazing $10.00 book sale once a year.)
Fairy Fiction Books Morgan Recommends:
The Knowing: A Fantasy by Kevan Manwaring
A Crack in Everything: Welcome to the Other Side (Dubh Linn) by Ruth Frances Long
A Hollow in the Hills: Try to outrun the fear (Dubh Linn Book 2) by Ruth Frances Long
A Darkness at the End: The shadows know your name ... (Dubh Linn Book 3) by Ruth Frances Long
The Call by Peadar O’Guilin
The Invasion (The Call, Book 2) by Peadar O’Guilin
