The World of Fairies is a mysterious world, one in which the fairies keep to
their dimension and distance themselves from mortals, yet let us see their
strengths and accomplishments in so many ways.
For instance, have you ever noticed that sometimes you can’t find your car
keys or have misplaced papers and after you have given up all hope of ever
finding them or thinking yourself one of the newest casualties to Alzheimer’s
disease, all of a sudden they are right in front of your nose? Did you ever feel
moody or depressed and then walk out into a wooded area or flower garden and
feel a little better? Sometimes it’s not just the way we feel, it could be the
way other beings or spirits influence us to feel. Nature has many cycles, has
many forms and encompasses many creations.
The "creation" we will discuss in this article is:
Fairies are a very general term describing any spiritual being who resides in
or helps a particular part of nature. Some of them even become an object for
its entire life. For instance, it is said that some Oak Tree Fairies would
actually merge with the oak tree and live a considerable number of years
growing older and wiser and seeing the Earth and its inhabitants evolve.
Apparently, the fairies are not pleased with the evolution of mankind or our environment
and have been retreating into objects or stay hidden from humans so that we
may never know the pleasure of having them around us to help.
It is said that fairies were very common when civilization was young and
eventually as countries were settled. With the continued settling of the country,
the wee-ones felt they were being pushed out of their homes and natural
environments. In defense, many of them turned themselves into wild animals to
protect themselves against these stranger or intruders. It is not that fairies
are nasty, although some have been known to be, it is just that they have a
limited resource, Earth, and they see us slowly but surely destroying it. They
can guide us and offer to help with our new obsession of recycling and saving
Mother Earth, yet it seems too much damage has already been done. There are
Earth Fairies who protect our environment and the planet. They are trying to
make all of us aware of our natural resources and the limited time that is left
before we have exhausted all of our renewable resources. They are trying so
hard to help us only if we would listen to our intuitions and let them.
Fairies or Sprites (male fairies) hide in meadows and fields and particularly
love flowers and tall grasses. They love to spy on humans to see what we are
up to, and are particularly playful, like human children. They may even try
to get your attention in unusual places and in strange ways. Sometimes, it
might feel like a bug is crawling on you and you try to brush it off but there
was nothing there! Or if you are walking through a field or meadow and you are
suddenly aware of wiping cob webs from your face. Usually cobwebs aren’t
found at that level and have nothing to cling onto in an open field, so again, it
is "the little ones" trying to make you realize they are awaiting you to
invite them into their lives.
Elementals
Fire Fairies correlate to Aries, Leo and Sag in the zodiac and their
elemental name is "salamander." Their subdivision is a very short one. It consists
of the salamander and the flame spirits. Those two subdivisions of fire take
care of all the needs of this elemental.
Earth Fairies correlate to Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn in the zodiac and
refer to the ever-popular "gnome." The earth subdivision is a little more
complex. It indicates two major subdivisions of the surface fairies and the
underground fairies. The surface fairies consist of tree and wood or garden fairies.
The underground fairies consist of the rock spirits or gnomes.
Air Fairies correlate to Gemini, Libra and Aquarius in the zodiac and have
the "sylph" as its representative. Air fairies are broken into two categories.
One is the sylph and the other subdivision is the nature spirits which
include the cloud, storm and dragon spirits.
Water Fairies correlate to Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces in the zodiac and are
called "undines." This group is subdivided into salt and fresh water. The
fresh water spirits are called undines. The salt water consists of water babies,
sea sprites and storm fairies.
Although the little spirits go by these names, I usually just refer to them
by their element since calling them their rightful name may bring totally
different concepts of what the fairies would look like. In fact, fairies can be
many shapes, colors and sizes, but frequently take on human form because they
know that’s what we expect to see. If you suppose they would look like an
animal, they will. If you believe they will look very ethereal and spirit like,
you wish is their command. Their intent is to make you comfortable with their
form – their intentions are usually honorable and caring.
Fire Fairies can make and controls fire or make fire burn out of control,
depending upon the circumstance.
Earth Fairies are usually mischievous and like to hide things, but eventually
return them to you if you ask nicely. I usually call upon my Earth Fairies
to help me locate lost items. They also protect the flora of our planet.
Air Fairies control the different air currents related to wind, storms,
tornadoes, hurricanes, etc., but also the nice warm breezes of summer.
Water Fairies control the water flow of rivers and oceans and help heal the
water bodies as much as possible in light of world pollution. They even turn
the water into ice and snow in the winter and then can turn the dew to frost.
It's a Fairy’s World Afterall
By Vikki Anderson
The elemental fairies are broken down into different categories depending
upon their responsibility. The elements are fire, earth, air and water.
Sometimes either is also used as an element, but being ether is from which all
elements come, we usually do not use it.