Dreamspells

The prose in this tiny tome is lyrical and transports you to a twilight land of magic. I love to just read and contemplate the images and words flowing. It is beautifully done and crafted. The spells are pure poetry.....

I found the illustrations by Ms. Pearce excellent - in keeping with the surrealistic theme of the book. The dream-like synbolism and use of Jungian archetypes and zodiac syboloogy were a welcome surprise in this small book. There is also an underlying leitmotif of marine symbology - ships, drowning, etc... contrasted with the fire/flame motif. The feminine struggle is presented, but in a tasteful, non-militant way, making it appealing to both genders. The drowning man (sailor) is a bit of an anomoly, but in keeping with the mermaid/angel/valkyrie theme. Most stimulating.

In this book, Claire Nahmad transports us to a lovely dreamland with a distinctly Victorian flavor. This book's style may not appeal to everyone, but it certainly got me into the "dreamy" mood Nahmad was trying to evoke, with beautiful writing and great ideas for how to understand your dreamlife. I liked that she only spent a small part of the book explaining the meanings of certain symbols; most dream books are dictionaries of meanings that may or may not be true, depending on the person doing the dreaming. There is no one meaning for a symbol that is true for everyone. Nahmad encourages you to interpret the symbols for yourself--since no one else can know your own psyche as well as you.There are also several spells in the book, all of which are beautifully written and evocative. There is a spell to ask for a dream to illuminate your situation; a spell to heal a friend on the dream plane; a spell to protect yourself from incubi and succubi. The most valuable (and simplest) of the spells, perhaps, she calls the King Solomon and Queen of Sheba Spell; it is designed to get your subconscious mind and conscious mind working together.My only gripe is that this book is too short!

Thsi book contains many wonderful spells on dreaming about people and things and they actually work! its a wonderful book i suggest it to you!

"Dream Spells" is illustrated in a folk-artsy style and contains 6 indexed spells which were gleaned from the journals of the author's great-grandmother, a Victorian "wisewoman", as well as dream lore from many other cultures. Ms. Nahmad has included entries for "Precious Stones which Evoke Dreams", "Phases of the Moon for Dreaming", "Dream Days and Hours", "Saints, Gods and Magical Beings which bring Dreams and Visions", as well as directions for creating a hand bound-dream journal. I was delighted to receive this book as a birthday gift, and I highly recommend it!