Frequently
asked questions of the FaeFrequently
asked questions of the Fae(and
other tid-bits)
It is said that to summon faeries, one must follow the instructions of "The Fairy Call"
The Fairy Call
A spell for summoning the fairies
Sit where the cat sits. Cross your toes.
Close your eyes. And smell a rose.
Then say under your breath:
"I believe in fairies, sure as death.
Gadflykins! Gladtrypins!
Gutterpuss and Cass!
Come to me fairily
Each lad and lass!"
- OR - Check out -How to meet a Faerie-
~How To Meet A Faerie~
Don't take this lightly. The fey folk are wild,
their integrity so strong and unusual that you must be VERY careful with
them. However, if you approach one correctly, he/she might be an
honourable, powerful and delightful friend and ally. Such as mine....BE
CAREFUL!!!!
If you find you cannot handle the power of this rite, courteously end your
visit. If a bad entity arrives by accident, END THE VISIT, either with courtesy
or rudeness, whichever is safest and most effective.
Do each numbered step before going to the next.
1. Focus on the darkness of the mind's eye, the darkness
that's already there when you shut your eye's.
2. See that darkness filled with a glowing green, a Faerie
green, a magick glow.
3. Feel that magick green, Fey glow start swirling around you,
bathing you in it's beauty bathing you in it's magick.
4. Enjoy drinking in that magick for a minute.
5. Let that Fey power feed you, cleanse you, and give you
things you need. Let it work it's magick on you.
6. Into that green thirst, call out for a Faerie friend. Don't
demand a visit, we do not control the Fey Folk. Invite with warmth, courtesy,
good will and good cheer.
7. Welcome your visitor with dignity and respect. Ask his/her
name and his/her need of you. If no name is given, usually you should end the
visit. When you meet someone and they don't tell you their name, you usually
notice something is not right huh?
8. Never make an agreement with a Faerie. They take
commitments seriously. And are tricksters, who often have an unusual view to
what life should be like. You may not want the same goals as they.
9. Visit. Then do the following steps: If you fall asleep,
your visit might be happening on an unconscious level, so you would still need
the following steps upon awakening.
10. If you may, you can ask your visitor for something you
need.
11. Give your thanks for the visit, and for any help you were
given. At this point it may be appropriate to give or promise a gift, (a little
food & drink) left out at night.
12. Perhaps this Faerie will become your friend for a while or
even a lifetime. You can use this ritual to visit again. But for now just say
"Goodbye"
13. After doing something like this ritual, one might be in an
altered state without realizing it. If you are then do something like drive or a
walk at night along bright lights or cook, you could possibly go through a red
light, get mugged ,or burn yourself, all because you were off in another world!
So, after you finish step 12 do the following two steps:
A) Spend time consciously focusing on the embodied, mundane plane by
making your mind concentrate on physical things.
B) Continue focusing on looking both ways when crossing streets paying
special conscientious attention to kitchen safety or whatever focus is best for
the activity in which you become involved. Use these two steps until you are
well focused onto the embodied plane.
You may feel very sharp and alert, so think there is no need for step 13 Please
do it anyway. For one thing, alert as you are, you might alert only to the
Faerie plane! Take time to become alert to the physical realm. If you're feeling
really spacey or "OUT THERE" add body stretches or do some other very
physical "BUT SAFE" activity that will focus you onto your own body.
All the credit goes to
Francesca Dubie on How to meet a faerie.
Faeries disguise themselves as Toads... If you've ever noticed when a Toad is about it looks up at you in wonder... In a different way from other critters... It might even follow you....Watch carefully next time you see a toad it may be a Faerie in disguise.
Faeries can often be found near thorn bushes, in the forest or anyplace where flowers are blooming out of season.
Many people won't see faeries because they do not have any belief in them. Only those mystical in mind, body and spirit will allow themselves to be guided to Faerieland.
Anyone who believes. Children mostly, though.
Faeries are bursts of energy and light that twinkle in our mind's eye.
Anytime that you feel you are ready to meet them. It comes without saying that the quest of meeting faeries is joined by its share of danger. Keep your wits about you.
Apple
To ensure good harvests, leave the last apple of your crop
for the Apple-Tree-Man.
Ash
Druids wands were made of ash twigs. It also has healing
properties. Weak-limbed children were passed through split ash trees which were
then bound up. If the tree grew straight, the child would as well.
Bluebell
One who hears a bluebell ring will soon die. A field of
bluebells is especially dangerous, as it is intricately interwoven with Faerie
enchantments.
Clover
A four-leafed one may be used to break a Faerie spell.
Cowslips
These are loved and protected by the Faeries. They help
one to find hidden Faerie gold.
Elder
Sometimes is a witch disguised as a tree. Never lay a baby
in an elder wood cradle or the Faeries will pinch them so they bruise. Burning
elder wood is dangerous since it invites the Devil.
Fairy Ring Shrooms Marks the boundaries of Faerie rings.
Foxglove
Flowers are worn by Faeries as hats and gloves.
Hazel Celtic
legend says it is the receptacle of knowledge; the hazelnut is a symbol of
fertility in England.
Oak
One should never take food offered by them. It's
poisonous.
Pansies
The flower that was used as a love potion by Oberon {a
faerie king}.
Primroses
Eating them lets you see Faeries. If one touches a Faerie
rock with the correct number of primroses in a posy, the way to faerie land and
Faerie gifts is made clear. The wrong number means doom.
Ragwort Used
as makeshift horses by the Faerie.
Rowan Protects
against bad spirits. Used in butter churns so that the butter would not be
overlooked by Faeries. Druids used rowan wood for fires with which they
called up spirits whom could be forced to answer questions when rowanberries
were spread over the flayed hides of bulls.
St. John's
Wort A calming
effect, used when stress is overwhelming. Helps break spells.
Toadstools
Some have poisonous hallucinogenic properties. The Vikings
ate it and gained their reputations as berserkers. In Celtic lore, they are
among the food of the gods, as with many red plants. Some toadstools associated
with the Faerie are Fly Agaric, Yellow Fairy Club, Slender Elf Cap, Dune
Pixie-Hood, and Dryad's Saddle.
Wild Thyme
Part of a recipe for a brew to make one see the Faeries.
The tops of the Wild Thyme must be gathered near the side of a Faerie hill.
Willow
At night they uproot themselves and stalk travelers,
muttering at them.
~The Faerie Lover~
