There is an old saying that goes - there is no smoke without fire. The fire of the fairies may not burn as brightly as it once did, but the tendrils of smoke still wisp out at us to remind us or their presence.
There was a time when we all roamed the earth together co-existing in peace and harmony. When Fairies walked with humans, the world was perfect. Uncontaminated. A place of beauty, harmony and joy. Now chaos reigns supreme. Before you discard that statement - think about it. The earth is polluted, rivers are dirty and choked. Animals are dying because Mother Earth (or it's people) can't sustain them. Peace and harmony - non existent. Hearts are heavy. Imagination is hard pressed. Most of our time is spent wondering who we are, and where are we going. Those of us on a spiritual path find peace. We fill ourselves with love. We hope and we dream. In essence, we walk with fairies. Or Angels. Or God. We walk in light. We aren't the only ones who do. Everyone does at times in their lives. It just seems people going through some kind of spiritual awakening are the ones who will readily admit it!
Fairies play as much a part in our lives as breathing does. Why? Because Fairies represent the childlikeness that is contained within the heart and soul of every man and woman. They represent the mystic. The Magic. Play and fun. They tell us that we don't need to grow up. We just need to grow.
Fairies come in all shapes and forms. Peace Peace and harmony CAN reign supreme. You don't have to be on a spiritual path to believe in Fairies. You just need to have a heart that can love. To have just once in your life wished on a star.
I welcome you all to this year of 1999. And I am going to christen it 'The Year of the Fairy'.
I wish you an open heart, an open mind. And in your hopes and dreams for this year, ask a Fairy to touch your heart with magic dust to make your dreams come true. And most of all - I wish - you wouldn't grow up. Just Grow. To use the words of Dr Winston O'Boogie - this is an invitation, to make a reservation, for the magical mystery tour.
Magical - because Fairies represent all things mystic.
Mystery - because who really knows?
Tour - it's a journey. Taken in the comfort of wherever you are sitting reading this.
So, where do Fairies come from? Legend has it that when God created the earth, the Angels wept with joy at the beauty of 'His' creation. An though they all had Angel duties to attend to, some just could not leave this beautiful place. So God made them smaller. More human looking, and sent them down to earth to live. They no longer had the power of the Angels, but were given gifts of their own, to help them lift the hearts of humans and tend to the planet. They co-existed with mankind in harmonious tranquility. But mankind changed with degrees of awareness, and thought themselves superior to the folk of fairyland. They created boundaries that the Fairies were not to cross. Created order. Technology. The fairies retreated, practising their art of invisibility to overcome this. They merged with trees. Some went to live in the water, becoming nymphs and mermaids. They blended into the natural environment and became part of it. Always intrigued by humans and requiring our assistance to live and evolve, they never went far from man. Due to the lack of understanding of our destructive nature, Fairies became withdrawn, and had little contact with humans.
They still loved us though, and tried to sprinkle their magic dust to help make our dreams come true. But history has shown we began to dream dreams the Fairies could not make come true. We began to cut down trees, killing the Fairies that lived inside. We polluted waterways, maiming and disfiguring those who lived there. We lost our belief in things magical. The Fairies, realising they could no longer co-exist with us, separated into different groups. The Elements and the Nature Spirits. Each helping mankind, but in a more subtle way. Working mainly with Nature, they moved to secret places, communicating only with children and the pure of heart. But Fairies long to walk with us. Always carrying the remembrance of the joy we bought to each other. Every soul has a purpose. Sometimes we get so lost in our daily lives we forget our purpose and our joy. Through it's connection to God our soul tells us something is missing in our lives. The realm of Fairies reminds us to keep joy and hope alive. Walk with nature. Smell the perfume of the flowers. Hear bird song. Walk with God. And the Fairies. Leg the Magical Mystery Tour begin.
And if you believe in Fairies, clap your hands! Peter Pan.
by White Dove
Where is Faerieland?
The Faerie are from the Celtic-myths, nature spirits brought to life by the essence that they represent. You'll find Faerie almost everywhere. There are many kinds of faeriekith as from the Celtic-mythology. As in all things there are good and bad Faeries...but mostly good.
(Some snippets of legend, myth, and theory...)
Pembrokshire Coast the Welsh thought it to be an invisible island in the Irish Channel just off this coast Laugharne and Milford Haven the Faerie are reported to frequent these markets Hy Breasail elusive island to the west of Ireland where they lived isle of Man British version of the island theory Hollow Hills ancient forts, barrows, and earthworks. May raise itself up on pillars at night during Lammas Tide (August 7). King Arthur may have been buried in one.
Silbury Hill, Wiltshire King Sil in his golden armor was buried here atop his horse Bryn y Ellyllon translates to Hill of the Goblins, near Mold, Clyd Flint Castle Neroche in Somerset. Faeries defended their hill from gold seekers by instilling the miners with a fierce panic and they all died within a month of the attempt.
Orkney a Trow warned a farmer there not to dig in a certain mound. The warning was ignored and the farmer lost his cattle and family. Faerie Rings Faeries dance in circles and their music lures humans to them. Once inside, a human cannot escape unless a human chain from the outside is formed to pull him/her out. Inside, what seems like a couple minutes could actually be several days.
Gump Hill near Cornwall, reported to be a popular Faerie meeting place Faerie Islands elusive islands where all is happiness, it is always Spring, and no one ages or falls ill. Some float, some are underwater and only come up at night, some are only visible every so often. Among the best known are the Isles of the Blest (a/k/a Fortunate Islands), Tir Nan Og (the Land of the Young), Tirfo Thuinn (the Land Under the Waves), Tire Nam Beo (Land of the Living), Tirn Aill (the Other World), Mag Mor (the Great Plain), Mag Mell (the Pleasant Plain), and Tir Tairngire (the Plain of Happiness). Chaw Gully, Dartmoor The Knockers here are very protective of their mine. Anyone trespassing will be killed when a Knocker cuts the rope and the trespasser falls down the mining shaft. The body is always found the next day neatly laid out at the entrance.
Parish of Bodfari, Denbighshire A group of Coblynau were once seen dancing in a field there, dressed as British soldiers with handkerchiefs (red with yellow spots) on their heads.
Fincastle Mill It was so haunted no one ever set foot there after dark. One girl who dared to had to defend herself from a leering Brownie who years later killed her by throwing a stool at her. Knockma Hill Under Knockma Hill is King Firvarra's palace. He still holds court there as the leader of the leader of the Daoine Sidhe.
