Are faeries good or bad? Are they light or dark? The answer might surprise you. Our planet is a brilliant place. All of the plants and animals have developed a way to take advantage of it. You might call it “survival of the fittest”, but I say it’s a beautiful, interwoven fabric. There are creatures…
In a former post, we discussed places that you could find faeries. These are typical places to find elementals. Elementals are the basic unit of fae. They come in four distinct groups; earth, air, fire and water. These were the elements back in classical Greek and Roman times. Chances are, if you have worked with fae…
Should you invite faeries into your spiritual world? They might be a more unpredictable, wilder form of magic than many are used to, but that’s no reason not to attempt working with them. However, there are some important fae rules to keep in mind. These rules help ensure that your interactions remain respectful and safe,…
I’m sure if I were to say to you, “My house is full of fairies,” you might think I mean collectible statues and artwork from the likes of Nene Thomas and Selina Fenech. Or perhaps you might think that I have a young daughter obsessed with the Disney Tinkerbell movies, and trinkets and toys are…
Most new-age teachers categorize fae as benign nature spirits. Indeed, anyone who has read a book by Lucy Cavendish or Doreen Virtue would think that the fae are kindly and good to humans. This is both true and not true. On the one hand, there are a lot of faeries who love humans and love working with us. They…
Faery Holidays If you’re going to work with faeries, you have to be aware of the yearly rhythms in nature. Pagans call this the Wheel of the Year because it’s a cycle that continues from one year to the next. These high holidays are also faery holidays! Old agrarian societies probably followed this cycle too,…
I vividly remember being a young teenager and losing myself in fantasy worlds, traipsing through Narnia and looking for dragons in the Enchanted Forest. I journeyed for the Hero’s Crown and fought with a Blue Sword. I followed Willow and Sarah Williams as they quested with and for babies. I knew, without a doubt, that…
Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox! We are entering into my favorite time of year. The time of year when the leaves look as though they’ve caught fire, when the forest smells like earth and dampness, when there’s a chill in the air. It’s the time when you finally break out those comfy sweaters and can’t go…
The stones and crystals faeries love most, from bismuth and goldstone to Herkimer diamonds and staurolite, and why your own fae will tell you what they like.