"I can perceive spiritual beings in my surroundings.... I can communicate with higher spirit beings of either an elemental or non-elemental kind, when they are willing. I can perceive the human aura, as well as certain areas of the astral plane.... I can see the aura of plants and animals. I can speak with the guardian beings of plants and animals, inasmuch as they're interested" (Verena Staël von Holstein). Verena has learned to see and speak to elemental and nature beings. What's more, she is able to translate their language into human terminology and thought. In this remarkable book, seventeen nature spirits are interviewed through her, almost as if these beings were sitting in front of us. Through the conversations we learn what spirits of fire, air, water and stone have to say--as well as hearing from beings of glass, silver, salt, paper, and even spirits of our dwellings and homes! They speak about their work with nature and their regrettable lack of contact with human beings. They describe the secrets of the cosmos, and tell of humankind's past and future. The nature beings have surprising views on the environment, on natural disasters, good and evil, love, and redemption. The interviews throw up beautiful, but sometimes disturbing insights into our world. Nature Spirits and What They Say offers an enchanting view of the world of elemental beings--but it also calls on us to recognize the seriousness of the situations they describe. As Verena explains, humans owe a huge amount to nature spirits, and we need to discover new ways of approaching them with full consciousness. This valuable book gives us the means to do just that. C O N T E N T S: Foreword by Wolfgang WeirauchPreliminary Remarks by Verena Staël von HolsteinLiving with Spirit Beings: Interview with Verena Staël von HolsteinNature Spirits: Interview through the Mediation of Verena Staël von Holstein 1. Miller, the House Spirit2. Echevit, the Watery One3. Kapuvu, the Stone One4. Vallinlyu, the Airy One5. Eknaton, the Fiery One6. The four Groups of Elemental Beings through the Year7. The High One8. The Paper Being9. Evil10. The Cycle of the Year and the Christian Fesivals11. Kollii, the One from the Marsh12. Moonlight, the Silver One13. Little Glass Man14. Kahine, the Salt Child15. Harmonious Elemental Beings16. The Relationship between Humans and Nature Spirits17. Madeleine, Lady of the Pines18. Oakbeena19. Quadron20. Knut, the Sandy One21. Moonlight, the Silver One22. The Paper Being23. Kahine, the Salt Child24. The Brown One25. Gnunno, the Green One26. Kapuvu, the Stone One27. Eknaton, the Fiery One28. Vallinlyu, the Airy One29. Echevil, the Watery One30. The Catastrophic Flooding31. The High One32. Miscellaneous33. The Brown One34. Gnunno, the Green One35. Echevit, the Watery One36. The High One37. Kapuvu, the Stone One My Abilities in Spiritual Perception, by Verena Staël von HolsteinLearning to Open Yourself to Nature: Interview with Friedrich PfannenschmidtThematic Index