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Fairy's Fairy
As this
enchanting
little creature
examines the
tiny look-alike
in her hands,
she discovers
yet another even
smaller
likeness, so
beautiful and
perfect, in the
delicate hands
of her twin.
With joy, she
sees yet another
and another tiny
fairy just like
herself, her
delight being
magically
repeated into
infinity. -
Josephine Wall
The Faerie
Call
A spell
for summoning
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!
~excerpt
from "Lady
Cottington's
Pressed Fairy
Book
The myths and
legends about
Faerie are many
and diverse, and
often
contradictory.
Only one thing
is certain-that
nothing is
certain. All
things are
possible in the
land of Faerie.
The mystery of
Faerie has been,
from the
earliest times,
a subject of
human
speculation.
What are
faeries? Where
did they come
from? Through the
ages, people
have thought
many different
things about
faeries.
They are little
folk like the
leprechauns, or
they live under
the sea like a
mermaid.
Perhaps they are
big like the
ogre. Some say
they are the
fallen angels.
Light
elves, living in
the air, are
benign, happy
creatures, but
the dark elves,
whose domains
are the
underground
regions, are
swarthy, evil
and blighting.
One Nordic myth
states that Eve
was washing all
her children by
the river when
God spoke to
her. In her awe
and fear she hid
those children
she had not
already washed.
God asked her if
all her children
were there and
she replied that
they were. He
then declared
that those she
had hidden from
him would be
hidden from man.
These hidden
children became
the elves or
faeries and were
known as Huldre
Folk in the
Scandinavian
countries.
Elsewhere
faeries are
believed to be
fallen angels;
or the heathen
dead, not good
enough for
Heaven, but not
evil enough to
find a place in
Hell-compelled
to live forever'
in between' in
the twilight
regions, the
Middle Kingdom.
In England
pixies are
considered to be
the souls of
unbaptised
children.
However, these
beliefs stem
only from the
advent of
Christianity,
baptism being
unknown prior to
that time, and
hence cannot be
considered
reliable. The
belief in Faerie
is very ancient
and predated
Christianity by
several thousand
years. Moreover
it exists, and
has existed, in
varying forms,
in many
countries all
over the world.
 (SugarPlumFairy
by Myrea Pettit)
There is the
Faery Godmother,
who grants
wishes and
brings gifts,
and the Gnome
who is a
mischievous
little being who
causes havoc,
the ToothFairy,
and of course
Santa's Elves
fit the bill.
Aine
is one of the Great Goddess Faeries of Ireland. She is a
Moon goddess, a Love goddess who encourages love with a
human, and the Fairy Queen of Munster. Aine rules
agriculture, fertility, crops, and animals. She was
originally a Sun goddess who could take the form of a
a red mare that no one could outrun. There
are several myths about Aine who some say was a mortal
woman who was taken and enchanted by the fae. She
possesses a magical ring that can reveal faeries. Aine
liked humans and often mated with men, producing faery
children. She once made a magickal vow to never sleep
with a gray-haired man. Aine kept this vow even after
her jealous sister used enchantment to turn her
beloved Fionnis hair that color.
There
are several stories about how Aine came to marry Gerald,
the Earl of Desmond. Gerald came across her bathing in a
river and fell in love with her at first site. He stole
her cloak and refused to return it until she agreed to
marry him. In another version he found Aine combing her
hair beside the river, and used her own cloak to capture
her. In yet another version, Aine enchanted the Earl,
who them married her. In any case, they had
a son, Earl Fitzgerald, who was called The
Magician. Gerald who was under a taboo to never show
that he was surprised by anything their son did, but he
broke his taboo by exclaiming loudly when Geroid jumped
in and out of a bottle. The Magician then turned into a
wild goose, and flew away. Disgusted with her human
husband, Aine disappeared into a faery castle. Geroid is
said to live beneath a lake, but will return one day to
expel all foreigners from Ireland. Others say that
Geroid rides forth every seven years, as a phantom upon
a spectral white horse that is shod in silver shoes.
 Invoke
Aine for love spells, fertility, faery magick,
abundance, prosperity, keeping magickal vows,
revealing faeries, and bearing magickal children.
The Sun and Moon are her planets, South West is her
direction, and Air is her element. The red mare, rabbit,
and swam are her sacred animals. Midsummer Eve (Summer
solstice) is Aine's main feast day, when she is
traditionally worshiped with torchlit processions
through the fields at night. The first Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday after (August 1) are also her sacred
days. Some say that she claims a life at that time.
 
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