Fairy Tale Rituals $8 I originally recommended these, but the author was arrested for child pornography and on second inspection the books carry those themes subtly as well.
The Faeries, or Fey, live close to nature. Their homes are often hollow hills or mounds, and they dance in rings of mushrooms or stones. They haunt overgrown ruins and tangled green places.
The spend a good deal of time devoting themselves to the arts.
Faeries can hurt or help humans, but there seems little evidence as to why they choose to do one or the other.
They fear iron. A gift of clothes will frighten them off.
They can appear as many elements of the natural world: human, animal, floral. Bird-like, fox-like, insect-like, seal-skinned, fishy, leafy, watery, earthy.
Their food and drink are harmful to humans.
They can be lusty.
Some Faeries are portrayed as immortal, some as long-lived, some subject to harm and death as much as mortals are. It depends on the Faerie.
They have a sense of humor, and often a sense of honor.
Source-
Klein, Kenny. Through the Faerie Glass. Llewellyn, 2010. Pg. 9-10.
Brownies, also known as the common house elf, are faeries that typically live within human dwellings.
These kindly and dependable creatures attach themselves to human households, where they help with chores and protect the well-being of people living on “their” land.
They are well known for assisting with household chores, tending to the property, and watching out for the house’s wellbeing. Originating from Scottish and English Folklore, they also have various counterparts or other creatures similar to them in other folklore.
They tend to not like being seen and will only work at night, traditionally in exchange for small gifts of food. They especially enjoy milk and honey.
Typically, brownies prefer to not be paid for tending to their homes. They like being given gifts and treated as fellow members of the home.
They usually abandon the house if the owners of the house misuse them or abuse them. Though sometimes, the brownies can in fact turn into boggarts if angered or abused.
Brownies make their homes in an unused part of the house.
Brownies really enjoy homes that smell of freshly cooked food, or houses that have a warm hearth.
A famous tale of brownies is “The Elves and the Shoe Maker”
Brownies, in appearance, tend to take a more human-ish look. Do to their closeness to people, they tend to take a more similar appearance. They tend to be very small.
"It is an accepted part of Faery lore that human souls may be taken into Faery after death (or sometimes physically whilst still alive), so we may well encounter human spirits acting as guides or envoys in our dealings with Faery. This is often the case if someone has had a strong interest and connection with Faery in life […] It is also a considerable possibility, therefore, that Faery beings may take the journey in the other direction and be born into human bodies."
- Carding, Emily. Faery Craft: Weaving Connections with the Enchanted Realm. Minnesota: Llewellyn, 2012. Pg. 18.
after you have finished placing the dirt in the eggs and have placed the seeds, you will grab the small cup of water and mix sugar in “The World is very old; But every Spring It groweth young again, And fairies sing.” (Flower Fairies of the Spring, 1923)
place the seven pieces of grain around the egg, “Come Come (name of the flower) fairy. My home is friendly and happy, and those inside are jolly and fun,” continue chanting this for as much as you like
as the flower seed grows, the chances of having flower fairies will increase
Most of this is UPG, gathered from my experiences and from other fae-workers experiences. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ALL FAE.
Do not eat food/drink offered to you from The Good Folk. There’s a legend that though it may be the most delicious thing and their drink could quench any thirst, it is dangerous for humans. One story is that a man took a drink from the Good Folk and fell into a slumber that lasted for years. I take this into consideration with most entities, however, since I wouldn’t want to be hurt from a stranger.
Do not say thank you. It can sometimes imply that you now owe them a favor. I tend to say ‘that was kind of you’, instead. I keep this in mind with most entities, too.
I’ve found that some fae don’t like it when I say ‘I’m sorry’, and would rather I show I’m sorry rather than just say it. I’ve given offerings to make amends before, which have been taken pretty alright. I’ve actually had some tell me to stop apologizing and get annoyed with me. (MY OWN EXPERIENCE).
Do not tell them your actual name. I go with this with most entities, too, though. There’s the thought that if you disclose your actual name to an entity that it can give them power over you.
There are some things that are said to repel fae, so I keep these things away from their altar. Some of these things are: iron, mirrors, citrus and clothing.
Iron, I’ve found, is more so a thing that says ‘do not speak with me’ symbol for some of the fae I’ve come across. Like it didn’t repel them, but they took it as a gesture of ‘DO NOT TALK TO ME’. (MY OWN EXPERIENCE HERE) Blacksmiths also used to put iron horseshoes in entrances in households to repel fae.
Clothing is sometimes said to offend fae, but there’s some legends that once a farmer gave a Pooka (type of fae) silken robes, and the Pooka went out into the world and found wealth. They later repaid the farmer.
I’ve actually had fae like citrus stuff, some don’t, some do. Most of the time they just tell me they don’t like the smell. (MY EXPERIENCE, ALONG WITH OTHER WORKERS).
I highly suggest to be mindful as to what you say. Things can be interpreted differently and could get you in trouble /points back to the thank you example/.
“A fairy (also fay, fae; from faery, faerie, “realm of the fays”) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural….“ -Wiki
The word Faerie (fairy as spelt in America) is a word that originates from the 16th century. They may also be referred to by many names within various folklores such as "Wee Folk”, “Fair Folk”, “Little People”, and so on. “Faeries” are found within almost every European mythology ranging from Scandinavian to French folklore. Within a lot of European folklore, the term “faerie” is used as an umbrella term for various non-human entities and spirits. This includes, but not limited to, brownies, trolls, banshees, cait sith, goblins, gnomes, and so on (a list of faeries). There are even some folklore, fairy tales, and stories that include entities like griffins, dragons, and unicorns as “faeries”.
“ Faeries, also known as Fairies or Fey, is a term used by both themselves and Humans to describe any magical creature that lives in the Invisible World. "Faerie” could also be another name for the Invisible World itself,“ -Spiderwick Chronicles
The meaning of the word has changed over the years. There are in fact various different meanings for the one word Faerie (as well as many different ways of spelling it).
”(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutivehuman form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs, “Dictionary.com
"an imaginary supernatural being, usually represented in diminutive human form and characterized asclever, playful, and having magical powers,” -Dictionary.com
“a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, esp. a female one,” Google Dictionary
“They are nature sprits/beings found on Earth and beings from another realm, known as Faerie. With a myriad of appearances and personalities like anyone else, fae are the universes’ beloved contradictions rolled up into a ball of different life,” faeriepedie
"…the fae are anthropomorphic personifications of nature. Nature, when looked at realistically, is hardly fluffy. When it is, it can still usually sting, claw, bite, burn, prick, or at very least tickle you in sometimes-uncomfortable places,“ -anderen-faq
Many definitions consider faeries as "invisible beings” or “Spirits of nature”, but it changes depending on the certain tradition, lore, cultural, or personal background.
Now, I’m sure quite a few of you picture fairy as the pictures above. A small humanoid being (usually female) with butterfly wings or various other insect like wings.
This “definition” of fairy became very popular during the Victorian era (mid to late 19th century). The genre of faeries and fairy tales was quite popular during this era .
What really are Faeries? The most consistent definition is “Non-human” and “Supernatural”.
They are non-human beings from folkore, fairy tales, myths, and legends; however, many agree that things like gods, angels, demons, and ect are not faeries…or are they?
“From post-Christian ideology to faery lore, it was believed that fae are magical creatures without souls and because people believed that they had no doubt in their right minds that fae must be in the pay of the Devil. One belief to this cause was that the children that Eve hid from Yahweh…"
”One popular story held that when the angels revolted, God ordered the gates shut; those still in heaven remained angels, those in hell became devils, and those caught in between became fairies…“
”A fourth belief was the faeries were demons entirely. This belief became much more popular with the growth of Puritanism. The hobgoblin, once a friendly household spirit, became a wicked goblin…“
It is also noted that some believe the Faerie to be the gods of old. The gods that have been forgotten.
What do I think faeries are?
Now, we are venturing into the area of my own personal belief (UPG).
Faeries are the beings from the realm next door. They are entities born from the dreams of the gods (and some even the collective dreams of mankind). The word "Faerie” is used to describe these creatures that originated from that land, the Faelands (Feylands, Faylands, Farielands).
They possess “supernatural” abilities and have an ability towards magic.
Various UPG names that I call them
The Dreaming People
Arcadians
The Fair
-Brian Froud
The word “Faerie” or “Fae”, as I use it, is an umbrella term for many different beings from the Faelands. If it originates from the faelands, then I typically consider it a faerie.
They are, and should be considered individually, beings of various backgrounds, personalities, “morals”, appearance, and so on. Faeries are both beautiful and grotesque. They are both powerful and feeble. They are both wise and foolish. They are beings that should be considered as individuals, even though they do have a “group” mentality at times.
Fairy Tale Rituals $8 I originally recommended these, but the author was arrested for child pornography and on second inspection the books carry those themes subtly as well.
